Across
- 4. religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama
- 6. largest religion in the world
- 8. system put in place in Confucianism where government positions were awarded on merit and not noble birth
- 11. requirement to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once during one's lifetime
- 13. book that outlines the teachings of Confucius
- 15. muslim place of worship
- 18. term meaning successor to the prophet Muhammad
- 19. process of being born and reborn in Hindu and Buddhist society
- 20. duties and obligations that one has to their caste
- 21. major principle of the Islamic faith
- 25. religion that combines ideas from the Hindu and Muslim faiths
- 26. movement of Hebrews out of Egypt led by Moses
- 28. buddha's guide for behavior
- 31. confucian ideal of putting the good of society over the good of the individual
- 32. ethical law of cause and effect
- 33. holy book for the Muslim faith
- 35. law code that became the basis for the faiths of Judaism and Christianity
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- 1. became the basis for Chinese culture and government for nearly 2,000 years
- 2. collection of holy books for the Hindu religion
- 3. native religion to Japan meaning "way of the gods"
- 5. primary religion found in India today
- 7. considered the most important prophet in Islam
- 9. incudes ruler to ruled and father to son
- 10. buddhist ideas on the root of suffering and how to avoid it
- 12. oldest monotheistic religion beginning around 1800 BCE
- 13. earliest religion based on animal and nature worship
- 14. month of fasting in the Islamic faith
- 16. state of enlightenment for Buddhism
- 17. holy city for Muslims
- 22. term for God in Judaism
- 23. social system found in Hinduism to which one is to remain for their life
- 24. achievement of enlightenment in Hinduism
- 27. chinese belief system that focuses on living a life in accordance with nature
- 29. scattering of the Jews from their homeland following defeat from Romans
- 30. forces that make up the natural balance in Daoism
- 34. messiah for the Christian faith