Islam
Islam
A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims.
Monotheism
Belief in one God
Who is Siddhartha Guatama
This is the name of the man who founded Buddhism.
Who is Jesus Christ
He was the founder of Christianity.
Who is the founder of Hinduism?
There is no known founder.
caravan
A group of traders traveling together
kosher
describes food that has been made according to Jewish dietary law
What are the four noble truths.
This is the name of the four ideas that Siddhartha Guatama came up with while achieving enlightenment.
What are priests, ministers, monks, and nuns.
These four jobs make up the leadership positions of Christianity.
Who are the Brahmins
This is group of people make up the top level of the Caste system.
Shari'ah
Islamic law
Jerusalem
A city in the Holy Land, regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
What is the Eightfold Path.
This is another name for the "middle way," between desires and self-denial
Parables
Short stories that use everyday images to communicate religious messages.
How many god or gods are found in Hinduism?...What is the name of this term?
polythesitic.
Quran
The holy book of Islam
Sabbath
a holy day for rest and worship
This is the amount of gods found in Buddhism
none
Salvation
(Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
What is the caste system
class system
Shia
the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad
Synagogue
Jewish house of worship
What is Nirvana
This is the name for the ultimate goal of Buddhism
hierarchy
a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
Who are the Aryans
This group of people migrated from the North down into India. They had fair skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes.