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  1. 3. The way of life propagated by a Chinesephilosopher named K'ungFu-tzu or Confucius, the Westernized version, believed that a society could becomeperfect, if the people who lived in it exhibited "beautiful conduct." High value given tolearning and to devotion to family (including ancestors)
  2. 6. is the belief in one God (Judaism, Christianityand Islam)
  3. 8. is the belief in many gods (Mesopotamia,Egypt, Greek Mythology, RomanMythology, and Ancient Americas)
  4. 9. a religion based on the messages that Muhammadis believed to have receivedfrom God. In Arabic, the word Islam means “to submit to God.”
  5. 10. a collection of traditional stories thatexpress the beliefs or values of agroup of people
  6. 11. a folktale that tries to explain the way theworld is or how things came to be;usually involving a god or goddess, hero, and/or human
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  1. 1. religious teaching by Buddha and his followers,which declares that bydestroying greed and hatred, which are the causes of all suffering, man can attainperfect enlightenment
  2. 2. originated in India and can be viewed asboth monotheistic and polytheistic;religious beliefs and cultural practices are characterized by a belief in reincarnation and asupreme being of many forms and natures
  3. 4. The religion of the Israelites of the Bible andof the Jews of t oday, based on theteachings of the Torah. Judaism involves the beliefin one God, whoseChosen People ar ethe Jews. Abraham is c onsidered the founder of Judaism,although Moses, whodelivered the laws of God to the Israelites, is also an important figure. It is the world’soldest monotheistic religion
  4. 5. Christian religion, based on thelife and teachings of Jesus and on theChristian holy book, the Bible
  5. 7. specific fundamental set of beliefs andpractices generally agreed upon by anumber of persons.