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World History 1

31 cards·by 2024jdbarnett
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Monotheistic
Belief in one god.
Polytheistic
Belief in more than one god
Non-theistic
Belief in no god
Buddha’s most important teachings were called
Four Noble Truths, and Eightfold Path
Buddhists believe
Nirvana, and Dharma
Nirvana is
A state in which a person is released from wandering through life and is filled with peace.
Christianity and Judaism share the same
Begining of life
Christians believe the messiah is
Jesus Christ
Christians worship in buildings called
Churches
The church leader is called
a Pastor or a Priest
Christians Holy books are
The Bible and the Torah
The Bible is made up of two parts:
The Old Testament and the New Testament
Sins mean
Disobedience to God
A collection of books for priests were later added to the Vedas that described important practices for priests who were called
Brahmans
Over time, a new religion formed out of Brahmanism it was called
Hinduism
However, most Hindus believe in one god called
Brahman
The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are
Epic poems
The idea that every action has a good or bad impact on the future is called
Karma
Outside of and below the Caste System were the Untouchables they were a group of people who did the work that no one else was willing to do
Impure
The word Islam means to submit to God being a
Muslim
The message for Islam is recorded in the
Qur'an
When Muhammad was alive, the people living in Arabia worshipped many gods made of statues called
Idols
Islamic laws, called the
Shari’a
There are five main
Pillars or duties of Muslims
Hajj is the
Third pillar of Islam
The fourth pillar is
Ramadan a month of fasting
The final pillar is the
Zakat, which instructs Muslims to give to the poor
Abrahamic religions all began with the founder
Abraham
The Torah or the Pentateuch is the first five books of the Bible written by
Moses
The Ten Commandments are a set of laws God gave to
Moses
Dharma is
The understanding of suffering and breaking away from the world