Chapter 6 Vocab ( Unit Three ) Flashcards
Founder of the Hebrew people. Left Sumer and led his people through the desert to Canaan.
Abraham
Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life.
Animism
the chief bishop responsible for an archdiocese.
Archbishop
A religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally.
Autonomous religion
the Christian scriptures, consisting of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments
Bible
Head the church in each major city (Christianity)
Bishop
A large fundamental division within a religion
Branch
Founder of Buddhism (Siddhartha Gautama)
Buddha
The class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law.
Caste
a building used for public Christian worship.
Church
A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe
Cosmogony
A solemn agreement
Covenant
A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body
Denomination
a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church
Diocese
shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem
Dome of the Rock
A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on/applies to those who follow the religion
Ethnic Religion
five basic acts in Islam, considered mandatory by believers and are the foundation of Muslim life
Five Pillars
the four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching
Four Noble Truths
Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect)
Fundamentalism
an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus
Ganges River
during the Middle Ages, a neighborhood in a city set up by a law to be inhabited only by Jews; now used to denote a section of a city in which members of any minority group live b/c social, legal, or economic pressure
Ghettos
the person who leads prayers in a mosque.
a title of various Muslim leaders, esp. of one succeeding Muhammad as leader of Shiite Islam
Imam
a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims, capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel
Jerusalem
Son of God (Christianity)/Prophet(Jud.)
Jesus (of Nazereth)
A religion in which central authority exercises a high degree of control
Hierarchical religion
Sacred house/ancient house. built of stone, covered by black silk and gold curtain. black stone
Ka’aba
An individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion
Missionary
The doctrine or belief of the existence of only one god
Monotheism
A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times
Pagan
A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes
Pilgramage
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus
Moses
The belief or worship of more than one god
Polytheism
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
Sect
Time when the Sun is farthest from the equator.
Solstice
A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location.
Universalizing religion
Important religious site located in the old city of Jerusalem. Destroyed by the Babylonians. Only part left.
Western Wall
(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
Karma
(of food, or premises in which food is sold, cooked, or eaten) satisfying the requirements of Jewish law
Kosher
joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam
Mecca
the old Arab or non-European quarter of a North African town
Medina
a Muslim place of worship
Mosque
Founder of Islam
Muhummad
A follower/worshiper of Islam
Muslim
the second part of the Christian Bible
New Testament
Perfect Peace. The cycle of reincarnation is complete
Nirvana
the first part of the Christian Bible
Old Testament
(in the Christian Church) a small administrative district typically having its own church and a priest or pastor
Parish
Patriarch of Rome
Pope
Conduct local services and ceremonies
Preists
Holy Book of Islam
Koran/ Qur’an
a Jewish scholar or teacher, esp. one who studies or teaches Jewish law.
Rabbi
the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset
Ramadan
the rebirth of a soul in a new body.
Reincarnation
Legal system within the framework of the religion
Sharia Law
Believed only Ali’s descendants, called imams, should decide religious and world by matters.
Shi’ah
The Buddha
Siddartha Gautama
Believed agreement with Muslim people should settle religious matter
Sunni
the building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction
Synagouge
a building devoted to the worship, or regarded as the dwelling place, of a god or gods or other objects of religious reverence
Temple
the biblical commandments of Moses given by God
Ten Commandments
(in Judaism) the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch).
Torah
the major book/writing of the Hindu religion
Vedas
