World History-religion

polytheism is the worship of multiple gods

Torah is Japans most sacred text, consisting of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible

Belief associated with good and evil done in a past life determines the nature of that person’s next life is

In the Middle East, India, and China most religions had been local and based on worship of gods and spirits

Karma is a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions

Nirvana is

Mandate of Heaven is the —————- belief that a ruler’s power stemmed from divine authority

A covenant is a sacred agreement

ideas, beliefs, and values that form the basis of a social, economic, or political philosophy or program is ideology

A belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life

By 500 B.C.E., the roots of the world’s great religious traditions were emerging in the Middle East, India, and China

Christian belief, Jesus’s rise from the dead

What is a caste?

respect shown by children to their parents Is filial piety

Which is the spread of the Jewish people outside their homeland, beginning about 586 B.C.E.

Vedas Is a collection of ancient texts that are the foundation of Hinduism

Religions were designed to safeguard animals and to let the gods know when people were angry

filial piety Is basic ideas, beliefs, and values that form the basis of a social, economic, or political philosophy

monotheism Is

The twelve followers of Jesus, designated to spread his message

Sunnah is the example set by Muhammad for how Muslims should live

These religions all unique had key elements in common such as basic ethical principals to guide human action.

the holy book of Islam

ancient Indo-European language of India, where the Hindu scriptures & classical Indian epic poems written is Sanskrit