Final Review Flashcards

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Alms

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Charity

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Agnosticism

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Belief in the possibility of a god or higher power

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Animism

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Believing that inanimate objects have souls

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Anti-Senitism

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Prejudice against Jews

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Atheism

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Believing that there is no god

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Ayatollah

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Shiite or other religious leader in Iran

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Bar Mitzvah

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Jewish boy turns 13

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Bat Mitzvah

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Jewish girl turns 12

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Blaspheme

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Speaking inreverently about god or sacred things

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Brahman

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Highest caste; priesthood

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Buddhism founder

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Siddhartha Gautama

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Buddhism symbol

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Wheel of life

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Buddhism was founded where?

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India

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Buddhism holy text

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Tripitaka

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Buddhism key works

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Reincarnation
Nirvana
Meditation

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Caste

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Social standing

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Cathedral

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Place of catholic worship

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Covenant

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An agreement

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Cosmogony

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Religion concerning the origin of the universe

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Cult

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System of religion toward a particular figure or object

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Dharma

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Religious teachings of Buddha

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Denomination

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Branch of a church

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Diaspora

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Jews driven out if the holy land

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Diocese

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District under pastoral care of a bishop

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Dogma
Set of principles laid down by authority as true
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Enlightenment
Reaching nirvana
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Fend shui
Placement and arrangement of space
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Fundamentalism
Religion strictly following the literal, basic rules
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Hajj
Pilgrimage to Mekka
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Henotheistic
Belief in one God without denying others
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Heresy
Someone who has beliefs contrary to orthodox religious doctrine
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Holy See
Home of pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church
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Icon
Representation of something sacred to a religion
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Imam
Person who leads prayer in a mosque
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Jihad
A struggle
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Karma
Cause and effect
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Kibbutz
A communal settlement in Israel; typically a farm
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Missionary
Person sent on a religious mission
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Monotheism
Belief in one god
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Mosque
Muslim place of worship
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Nirvana
Highest place of mind
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Pagan
Religious beliefs other than those of the main word religions
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Pilgrimage
Hajj
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Polytheism
Belief in many gods
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Orthodox
An extreme version of a religion
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Prophet
Inspired teacher or proclaimer of the word of God
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Purgatory
The place where those who died in a state of grace undergo limited torment; Roman Catholic
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Reincarnation
Rebirth
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Shaman
A person who claims to have mystical or religious powers through supernatural powers
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Sect
Branch of religion
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Sharia law
Super strict Islamic laws
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Shrine
Place of Shinto worshipt
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Synagogue
Jewish place of worship
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Synod
Assembly of the clergy
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Talmud
Ancient Jewish writings
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Tenet
Opinion held true by a member of an organization
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Untouchables
Lowest caste
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Torah
Jewish bible
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Founder of Christianity
JESUS CHRIST THE LORD AMEN
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Where was Christianity founded?
Jerusalem
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Sacred text of Christianity
The bible
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Christianity symbol
Cross
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Original language of the bible
Hebrew
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Founder of Hinduism
Not really anybody
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Where Hinduism was founded
India
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Sacred texts of Hinduism
Vedas
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Hinduism symbol
The ohm
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Founder of Islam
Muhammad
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Where Islam was founded
Mekka
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Sacred text of Islam
Quran
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Islam symbol
Moon and star
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Founder of Jainism
Mahivira
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Jainism symbol
Hand with circle in the middle
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Founder of Judaism
Abraham/Moses
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Where Judaism was founded
Mesopotamia
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Sacred text of Judaism
Torah
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Founder of Shintoism
None
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Sacred texts of Shintoism
Kojiki, Nihon Shoki
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Who founded Sikhism
Shri Guru Nanak Devji
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Sacred text of Sikhism
Adi Granth
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Shinto symbol
Torii Gate
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Judaism symbol
6 point star
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Sikhism symbol
3 swords
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Founder of Taoism
Lao-Tze
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Sacred text of Taoism
Tao Te Ching
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Taoism symbol
Yin and Yang
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Founder of Zoroastrianism
Zoroaster
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Sacred text if Zoroastrianism
Avesta, Gathas, Pahlavi
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Zoroastrianism symbol
Man in an eagle with a weird hat