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- 4. of persons.
- 6. Jews. Abraham is considered the founder of Judaism, although Moses, who
- 7. or Confucius, the Westernized version, believed that a society could become
- 10. is the belief in many gods (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greek Mythology, Roman
- 14. a religious teaching by Buddha and his followers, which declares that by
- 17. greed and hatred, which are the causes of all suffering, man can attain
- 18. a religion based on the messages that Muhammad is believed to have received
- 19. the Christian religion, based on the life and teachings of Jesus and on the
- 20. is the belief in one God (Judaism, Christianity and Islam)
- 22. a collection of traditional stories that express the beliefs or values of a
- 23. a folktale that tries to explain the way the world is or how things came to be;
- 26. if the people who lived in it exhibited "beautiful conduct." High value given to
- 27. holy book, the Bible.
- 28. and to devotion to family (including ancestors).
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- 1. being of many forms and natures.
- 2. The way of life propagated by a Chinese philosopher named K'ung
- 3. of the Torah. Judaism involves the belief in one God, whose Chosen People are
- 5. beliefs and cultural practices are characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a
- 8. The religion of the Israelites of the Bible and of the Jews of today, based on the
- 9. specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a
- 11. monotheistic religion.
- 12. involving a god or goddess, hero, and/or human.
- 13. enlightenment.
- 15. and Ancient Americas).
- 16. God. In Arabic, the word Islam means “to submit to God.”
- 21. of people.
- 24. originated in India and can be viewed as both monotheistic and polytheistic;
- 25. the laws of God to the Israelites, is also an important figure. It is the world’s