Across
- 2. the Chinese belief that a ruler’s power stemmed from divine authority
- 6. a set of basic ideas, beliefs, and values that form the basis of a social, economic, or political philosophy or program
- 9. an ideal state of happiness and peace, attained through enlightenment
- 12. a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that the good and evil done in a past life determines the nature of that person’s next life
- 13. the twelve followers of Jesus, designated to Sunnah the example set by Muhammad for how Muslims should live
- 16. belief in one God
- 17. in Christian belief, Jesus’s rise from the dead
Down
- 1. the spread of the Jewish people outside their homeland, beginning about 586 B.C.E.
- 3. a sacred agreement
- 4. a collection of ancient texts that are the foundation of Hinduism
- 5. the worship of multiple gods
- 7. respect shown by children to their parents
- 8. an ancient Indo-European language of India
- 10. a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life
- 11. a hereditary social class in Hindu society
- 14. Judaism’s most sacred text, consisting of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
- 15. the holy book of Islam