Vocabulary
the belief or worship of more than one god
polytheism
stories about the religion of Ancient Greece
Greek Mythology
Monotheistic Religions:
Judaism and Christianity
Jewish boy born in Bethlehem. Considered the messiah by Christians.
Jesus Christ
Rules that are God's laws followed by Jews and Christians
the belief that there is only one god
monotheism
the sacred text of Judaism
the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh
Individual Worth: each person has value and worth because each person was created in the image of God
Judaism
Moses
Name of the first temple in Israel
Solomon's Temple
the Egyptian belief in life after death
afterlife
the sacred text of Christianity
the Bible
Karma: the sum of a person's good and bad actions.
Hinduism
Considered the patriarch of Judaism
Who destroyed Solomon's Temple
the Babylonian Empire
the rebirth of a soul into a new body
reincarnation
the sacred text of Hinduism
the Vedas
Moksha: freedom from the cycle of reincarnation. Achieved by living a perfectly good, moral life.
Hinduism
Royal Prince who gave up his luxurious life to find solutions to suffering.
Siddhartha Gautauma (Buddha)
Two religions that believe in reincarnation
Hinduism and Buddhism
the belief or claim of the Ancient Chinese people that their leader was chosen and told to rule by their gods in heaven
the mandate of heaven
the sacred text of Buddhism
the Tripitaka
The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path
Buddhism
Jewish man who converted to Christianity and became one of the most important messengers of the Christian faith
Paul
Temple in Athens built to honor Athena
the Parthenon