Across
- 5. the belief that all events, including human actions are the inevitable and necessary result of previous actions
- 6. the driving force of history according to Marxists
- 7. the belief that humanity is evolving both biologically and spiritually
- 8. the inner spiritual battle of every Muslim to fulfill their religious duties and the outer physical struggle against the enemies of Islam
- 11. the belief that history follows a chronological pattern of cause and effect
- 12. the study of the methodology used to reconstruct historical events
- 13. the view that the world and human existence are without meaning, purpose, comprehensible truth, or essential value
- 15. the belief that the world should be united under a global Islamic state
- 16. the belief that events are either determined or influenced by discernable patterns that can be seen throughout history
- 17. Christian metanarrative that describes the course of history unfolding according to the biblical chronicle of God's creative act, humanity's rebellion, Christ's redemptive sacrifice, and God's eventual restoration of His creation
- 18. the belief that history follows a repeating pattern of recurring ages
- 19. Marxist ideal of a stateless and classless utopian society
Down
- 1. the belief that we are progressing through history toward the ultimate goal of realizing our own divinity
- 2. radical Muslims who teach that all of humanity will one day bow to Allah freely or by force
- 3. the belief that human beings have the capacity to voluntarily choose a course of action from among various alternatives
- 4. the belief that society is guided by nature through progressing socioeconomic phases: tribalism, slavery, feudalism, capitalism, socialism, communism
- 9. the act of reinterpreting the past to serve an ideological purpose
- 10. the belief that society will continually improve through human initiative
- 14. the study of past, places, persons, and events