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Reify

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To regard an extraction as if it had material existence

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Reification

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Process of regarding an abstraction as if it had material existence

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Deity

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God

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Deities

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Gods

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Deify

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To make a God of something or somebody

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Deification

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The process of making a God of something or somebody

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Theology

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The study of the nature of a deity or deities

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Theologian

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One who studies the nature of a Dejty or Deities

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Theism

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Believe in the existence of a deity or deities

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Theistic

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Characterized by belief in the existence of A deity or deities

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Monotheism

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Leave in one Deity

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What three major religions believe in one God

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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

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Monotheistic

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Characterized by belief in one deity

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Monotheist

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A person who believes in one deity

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What three of the oldest civilizations taught to belief in multiple gods

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Egypt, India, and Mesopotamia

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Polytheism

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Believe in multiple deities

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Polytheist

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Person who believes in multiple deities

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Polytheistic

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Characterized by believe in multiple gods

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Atheism

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Disbelief in a god or gods

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Atheist

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A person who does not believe in a god or gods

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Atheistic

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Characterized by disbelief in a God or God

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Humanism

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An emphasis on humanity and it’s concerns

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Agnosticism

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Belief that the existence of a deity cannot be proven

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Agnostic

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One who believes that the existence of a Deity cannot be proven

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Animism

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Belief in spirits that inhabit both anime and in animate object

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Animist

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One who believes that spirits inhabit both animate and inanimate objects

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Animistic

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Characterized by belief that spirits and have it both animate and Inanimate objects

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Reincarnation

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Rebirth of the soul in another form after death

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Heaven and hell

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Some sections of major monotheistic religions teach that humans will either go to heaven or hell after death

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Anthropomorphism

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Ascribing human characteristics to God or Gods

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Anthropomorphic

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A god or gods with human characteristics

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Islam is based on the teachings of who

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The prophet Muhammad

570-632

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The basic beliefs of Islam were revealed over 1,400 years ago in what city

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Mecca, Arabia

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Islam is the ____ largest or smallest in the world with how many followers

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2nd largest in the world

1.2 billion followers

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The word Islam comes from what Arabic word

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Salema

meaning “peace”, “purity” and “submission”

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Muhammad is what

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Muhammad is the final prophet

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What do Muslims believe

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There is only one God, called “Allah” who created and rules everything

Allah

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The Islamic god _____ sent prophets to teach them what?

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Allah sent prophets to teach how to live according to his law

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How can a believer in Islam approach Allah?

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By praying and by reciting the Qu’ran

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Is Islam monotheistic or polytheistic

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Monotheistic

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What is the Islamic holy book

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Qu’ran

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Muhammad follows traditions stretching back to who

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Abraham

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The three monotheistic religions are viewed by Muslims as what?

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Sharing similar derivations and a shared belief in one God

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Muhammad called all three monotheistic religions ______

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The people of the book

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Devout Muslims try to do what?

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Memorize the entire Qu’ran

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The Qu’ran should be read and recited in what language

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Arabic

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The Qu’ran contains what?

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The main teachings of Islam

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What are the 5 pillars of Islam

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  • Declaration of faith
  • prayer
  • alms
  • fasting
  • pilgrimage
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Declaration of faith

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There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet

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Prayer

Sunni and Shia

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Five times a day in the direction of Mecca (for Sunni)

3 times a day (for Shia)

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Alms

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Muslims must give money to the poor

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Fasting

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From sun up to sun down During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan

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Pilgrimage

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A devotional pilgrimage to Mecca, once in a lifetime

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What is the Islam place of worship

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Mosque

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What are the 3 Islamic holy cities

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Mecca

Medina

Jerusalem

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Mecca

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Place of Muhammad’s birth. Location of the Ka’aba dedicated to Allah. Devour Muslims pray in the direction of Mecca

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Medina

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“City of the prophet”

Where the Islamic community, “ummah” and their religious practice was first organized

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Jerusalem

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Site of Muhammad’s “Night Journey” from the Temple Mount into the presence of Allah

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What does Ummah mean

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Islamic community

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Eid ul Fitr

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  • the end of Ramadan

* Muslims give thanks to Allah for the strength to practice self control

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Eid ul Adha

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The festival of sacrifice remembers the prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son when God ordered him to

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Sunni is what %

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80

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Shia is what %

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20%

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What did Sunni Muslims believe

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  • that Abu Bakr, leading community member was the heir to Muhammad
  • no clerical hierarchy
  • prays 5 times a day
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Shi’a beliefs

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  • the leader should be a dependent from Muhammad
  • Ali his cousin and son in law
  • clerical hierarchy
  • prays 3 times a day
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What was a big message that came from Islam

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Social justice due to the prophets concern for the poor

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Buddhism modern day country

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India

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Buddhism major sects

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Hinayana (small raft)

Mahayana (large raft)

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Buddhism reason for split

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Different views on enlightenment

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Buddhism popular today

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Thailand, Vietnam, Korea and Japan

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Hinayana location and views

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Southeast

Looks for personal enlightenment

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Mahayana location and views

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East Asia

Wants to help more people

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Buddhism conflicts

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Conflicts with Hindu’s in Sri Lanka

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Christianity origin

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Israel

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Christianity sects

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Protestant, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox

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Christianity reason for split

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Differences in belief and church organization

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Christianity conflicts

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Protestant and Roman Catholic conflicts

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Hinduism origin

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India

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Hinduism reason for split

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Different teachers

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Hinduism conflicts

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Muslims in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

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Shia main location today

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Iran

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Judaism origin

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Israel

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Judaism sects

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Orthodox

Reform

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Judaism reason for split

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Differences in practice

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Judaism conflicts

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Muslims in the Middle East

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Confucianism origin

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China

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