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1
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These myths describe the making of the world and universe

A

Origin myths

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These myths describe the destruction of the world and universe

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Eschatology

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These myths describe what happens after we die

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Afterlife

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These myths describe the ways of the god and goddesses

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Divine

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These myths describe events like weather and natural phenomena

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Nature

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These myths describe heroes as fixers

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Fisher king

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These myths describe heroes questing for honour, fortune and glory

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Prestige

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These myths describe how cities and empires came to be

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Foundation

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Taoism is known as

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The way(Tao)

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Taoists tend to be

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Polytheistic

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In taoism, creation is believed to have happened due to universal

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interaction of opposing forcesT

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This religion led to the formation of the three major world religions today

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Judaism

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The first man responsible for a relationship with God according to the Jews, Christians and Muslims is

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Abraham

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14
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The descendants of this man are who became the Jews

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Isaac

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15
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The descendants of this man are who became the Muslims

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Ishmael

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16
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Jews are

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Followers of Judaism

17
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Creation according to Judaism is that

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God made the world in six days and rested on the seventh

18
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The Universal religion is an offshoot from which religion

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19
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The religion that believes in God, but that once God created the universe he left it alone is

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Deism

20
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Scientology is from a concept by author

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L. Ron Hubbard

21
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Hindus believe in

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Polytheism

22
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Who is the main god for Hindus

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Brahman

23
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Reincarnation is a part of which religion’s doctrines

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Buddhism and Hinduism

24
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Who do Muslims believe is the one true prophet

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Muhammad

25
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What is the biggest difference between Islam and Ba’hai

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Number of prophets

26
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Who is the founder of Buddhism

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Siddartha Gautama

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