Unit Vocab
Belief in or worship of only one god.
Monotheism
The most practiced religion in the world
Christianity
The social structure in India
The caste system
'Buddha' means
The Enlightened One
Pickles start out as this vegetable
Cucumbers
Another word for non-religious
Secular
The percent of the world population that is Christian
~30%
In Hinduism, one's essential self
Atman
The heart of Buddhism, and the teaching of Buddha
The Four Noble Truths
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart
The belief that a god does not exist.
Atheism
The fastest growing religion in the world
In Hinduism, one's union with the universe, or Brahman
Moksha
The founder of Buddhism.
Siddhartha Gautama
He painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
The belief that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven empirically. (empirically = to be observed/experienced)
Agnosticism
This is the reason that the amount of followers of a religion increase and decrease
In Hinduism, the word for non-violence
Ahimsa
The final goal for Buddhists, and also the union with the universe and release from the cycle of births and rebirths.
Nirvana
This animal is the mascot for Hufflepuff house in the Harry Potter books
Badger
A religion that attempts to be global - to appeal to all people, wherever they may live in the world, not just to those of one culture or location. These religions are open to diffusion.
Universalizing religions
By 2060, this religion will loose followers
Buddhism
In Hinduism, to escape the cycle of birth and rebirth, a person must perform their religious and moral duties, called this
Dharma
As of 2015, this many people in the world practice Buddhism
~ 500,000
Name all 5 great lakes
Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie