Religion vocab

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  1. 2. specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons.
  2. 5. is the belief in many gods (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, and Ancient Americas).
  3. 7. The way of life propagated by a Chinese philosopher named K'ung Fu-tzu or Confucius
  4. 9. a religious teaching by Buddha and his followers, which declares that by destroying greed and hatred
  5. 11. a collection of traditional stories that express the beliefs or values of a group of people.
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  1. 1. the Christian religion, based on the life and teachings of Jesus and on the christian holy book, the Bible.
  2. 3. a religion based on the messages that Muhammad is believed to have received from God. In Arabic, the word Islam means “to submit to God.”
  3. 4. The religion of the Israelites of the Bible and of the Jews of today, based on the teachings of the Torah.
  4. 6. is the belief in one God (Judaism, Christianity and Islam)
  5. 8. originated in India and can be viewed as both monotheistic and polytheistic.
  6. 10. a folktale that tries to explain the way the world is or how things came to be