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- 2. Commandments In the bible, a set of moral laws given to moses by god
- 5. first of the three Patriarchs of Israel whose story is told in chapters 11–25 of the Book of Genesis.
- 7. A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha that developed in india in the 500’s BC
- 9. is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and worldviews that relate humanity to an order of existence
- 11. a religion based on the teachings of jesus of Nazareth that developed in Judea at the beginning of the first century AD.
- 14. the Christian scriptures, consisting of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments.
- 15. A philosophy that was based on the ideas of Confucius that focused on morality, family order, social harmony, and government.
- 17. The belief in only one god.
- 19. In Buddhism, a state of perfect peace.
- 20. a religious leader, lawgiver, and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed.
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- 1. Muhammad's departure from Mecca to Medina in AD 622, prompted by the opposition of the merchants of Mecca and marking the consolidation of the first Muslim community.
- 3. The most sacred text in Judaism
- 4. A philosophy that developed in china and stressed the believe that one should live in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality.
- 6. the central religious text of Islam
- 8. Deep, conditioned thought that focuses the mind on spiritual ideas.
- 10. A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.
- 12. Someone who is said to have received messages from god to be taught to others. religion
- 13. The religion of the hebrews, world’s oldest monotheistic religion.
- 16. A religion based on the messages Muhammad is believed to have received from god.
- 18. The main religion of India.
