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World History 1 review
30 cards·by 2024higillespie
Where did the Christians worship?
Churches
What is the Christians holy text called?
The Bible
What is the belief in one god called?
Monotheism
What is the belief in many gods called?
Polytheism
What is the meaning of Non-theistic?
means they don't worship any gods
What is the Four Noble Truths?
Buddha's most important teachings
What is the way the way out of the suffering called>
The Eightfold Path
What is Nirvana?
a state in which a person is released from wandering through life and is filled with peace.
The understanding of suffering and breaking away from the world is called what?
dharma
What is karma?
it means the action and thought that leads to something.
Books that described important practices for priests were called what?
Brahmans
What are Ramayana and Mahabharata?
Poems
What does Reincarnation mean?
idea that people are born again in new bodies with the same souls after they die.
Where did the Caste System start?
India
What did the Caste System do?
its a social system that divided the members of Indian society into groups.
What were the groups called in the Caste System?
Varnas
What does impure mean?
unclean people
Where was Judaism practiced?
Middle East (Asia Minor)
Where was Islam practiced?
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
What was the text used for Judaism?
Torah
Where was Christianity practiced?
Jerusalem(Rome)
What was the text used for Islam?
Qur'an/Koran
Who is the founder of Judaism?
Abraham and Moses
Is Hindus polytheistic or monotheistic?
Polytheistic
What is Judaism's beliefs
answer
What is Islam's beliefs?
Five Pillars
What is Buddhism's beliefs?
Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
What does the word Islam mean?
Submit to God
What is the Hajj and what does it mean?
The third pillar of Islam which means the journey to the holy city of Mecca.
What text did the Hindus use?
Vedas and Upanishads