Transcript Religions Notecards

Religions Note Cards
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Definition
Egalitarian
 The
belief that all people are
equal and deserve equal rights.
The teacher was very egalitarian
with her students, treating them all
the same.
 People
were led to the Christian
faith because of its egalitarian
beliefs.
Polytheistic
 To
have a belief in more than
one God.
 The
ancient Romans and Greeks
were polytheistic because they
believed that there was a god for
everything.
Monotheistic
 To
have a belief in only one
God. Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam are the major monotheistic
religions.
 Many
people were skeptical of
monotheism because it was a
new and strange idea to them.
Afterlife
 The
idea that there is life after
death.
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appealed to many Romans
because it gave them hope for the
future. Lives were bad, but they
might have a better afterlife if they
were good people.
Zealots
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An extremist Jewish group who tried to overthrow
the Roman Government. They wanted equal
treatment.
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Today it is used to refer to a group of extremists.
Jews
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Members of Judaism who were persecuted by the
Romans because of a fear that they would take over.
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They were the first monotheistic religion.
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Holy book is the Torah
Hierarchical
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A structured society where most people are at the
bottom and a few people at the top with all of the
power.
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This is how Roman society was structured. Those at
the bottom were looking for hope in a better life.
Missionary
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Someone who travels around the world spreading
their religious beliefs.
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Paul was a missionary for the Christian faith. He
helped to spread the religion across the world and
preached Christian beliefs to anyone who would
listen.
Holy Book
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All 3 of the major world religions have one. Serves
as a guide and influences their actions and how they
live their lives.
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Christians – Bible (Christianity)
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Jews – Torah (Judaism)
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Muslims – Quran (Islam)
Caliph
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Muslim religious leader who ruled according to the
Quran.
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There were major disagreements over who should
take over when Caliphs died. This leads to the
division of the Islamic faith.
Sunnis
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liberal Muslim
group
More liberal Muslim group and make up a majority
of Muslims.
Believe in interpreting the Quran, are not as strict as
Shiites, and make up more than 80% of all Muslims.
Shiites
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Smaller more extreme group of Muslims.
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Believe in a literal (word for word) interpretation of
the Quran.
5 Pillars of Islam
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Guiding force for Muslims. Outlines how they
should live their lives.
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Include fasting, praying 5 times a day, believing in
only one god (Allah), giving to charity, and a taking a
pilgrimage to Mecca.
Jihad
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Means a struggle for faith.
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Commonly refers to Islam’s belief that one who dies
for their faith will be rewarded with an afterlife in
paradise.
Mecca and Medina
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Mecca is a holy city for Muslims. Birth place of
Muhammad. Muslims travel there as a religious
pilgrimage.
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Location where Muhammad traveled after he was
kicked out of Mecca.