Other Religions Flashcards by Sharon Boyd | Brainscape

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Confucianism

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175 Million Believers
Founder - Confucius
Principal Country - China

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Hare Krishna

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Spiritual Founder = Swami

Principal Country = India

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Hinduism

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The Eternal Law

500 Million Believers

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Trimurti of Gods

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Brahma (The Preserver)
Shiva (The Destroyer)
Vishnu (The Creator)

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Avatar of Vishnu

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Krishna

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Hindu Text

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Vedas (“Knowledge”)

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Hundu Universal Spirit

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Brahman

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Sacred Hindu Rivers

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Ganges and 5 others

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Great Hindu Epic

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Ramayana

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Islam

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1 Billion Believers

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Founder of Islam

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Mohammed (570-631 AD)

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Mohammed’s Daughter

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Fatima

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Major Islamic Sects

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Sunni (Largest)

Shiite

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Holy Muslim Book

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Koran

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Highest Islamic Office

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Caliphate

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Leader of Local Muslim Community

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Imam

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Highest Ranking Shiite Leader

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Ayatollah

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House of Muslim Worship

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Mosque

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Prayer Tower

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Minaret

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Holy Islamic Sites

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Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem

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Holy Pilgrimage to Mecca

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Hajj

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Number of Pillars of Islam

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5

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Holy House in Mecca

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Kabaa

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Kabaa Center Piece

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Black Stone

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Month of Fasting

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Ramadan

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Holy War

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Jihad

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Religious Ruling by an Islamic Scholar

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Fatwa

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Movement Founded by Wali Fard, 1934

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Nation fo Islam

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Jainism

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4.3 Million Believers

Principle Country = India

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Judiasm

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17 Million Believers

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Founder of Judiasm

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Abraham

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Holy City of Judiasm

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Jerusalem

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Feast of Lights or Dedication

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Rosh Hashanah

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Day of Atonement

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Yom Kippur

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Passover Feast

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Seder

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Jewish Mourners Prayer

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Kaddish

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Coming of Age Rite

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Bar/Bat Mitzvah

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Mountain Fortress

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Masada

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Jewish Population outside of Israel

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Diaspora

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Door Post

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Mezuzah

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Skull Cap

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Kepa, Yamulke

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Rastafariansim

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Principle Country - Jamaica

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Religion of Japan

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Shintoism

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Sikhism

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Founders = Kabir and Nank

Principle Country = India

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Taosim (Or Daoism)

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Founder: Loa-Tsu (c. 400 BC)

Chief God: Jade Emperor

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Unification Church

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Founder: Sun Myung Moon

Principle Countries: South Korea and USA

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Religion in Haiti

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Voodoo

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Zoroastrianism

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250,000 Believers
Founder: Zoroaster (C. 600 BC)
Principle Countries: India and IRan