1. Grade 6 Unit 4 Illustrated Glossary Comparative Religion

2. Arabic Semitic language spoken and written in a wide arc of territory, stretching across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa calligraphy-expo.com

3. agnostic a position stating that the existence of God can't be proven encyclopediadramatica.es

4. Ahimsa In Hinduism, it is the principle of nonviolence against all living things

5. atheism a position stating that there is no God or gods

6. Brahma In Hinduism, the god (deva) of creation blissofhinduism.wordpress.com

7. Buddha Hindu for “enlightened one" founder of Buddhism Siddhartha Gautama www.oshonews.com

8. Buddhism ashwath0608.wordpress.com Buddhism developed in India, and is a belief in an endless cycle of reincarnation, or samsara, which is similar to beliefs of Hinduism

9. Christianity www.majorreligions.com This monotheistic religion developed from Judaism and believes Jesus died for our sins, was buried, was resurrected, and thereby offers salvation to all who will receive Him in faith

10. demographics www.flagstaffchamber.com the statistical data of a population such as average age, income, education

11. dharma veda.wikidot.com The act of fulfilling one's duty in life. Associated with Hinduism and Buddhism

12. Eightfold Path buddhistbeliefs.org Code of behavior for followers of Buddhism

13. Five Pillars of Islam en.wikipedia.org Code of behavior for followers of Islam.

14. Four Noble Truths eashambhalagrp.blogspot.com Siddhartha's Gautama philosophy of the nature of human suffering and its relation to desire

15. Golden Rule a rule of conduct to do to others as you would have them do to you cathyv7.wordpress.com

16. hajj www.quettaresults.com the pilgrimage or holy journey to the city of Mecca

17. Hebrew Semitic language originating in ancient Palestine and spoken by the Israelites. Modern Hebrew was developed in the 19th and 20th centuries from the ancient written language www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org

18. Hinduism www.srivishnuastrology.com A polytheistic religion that believes salvation is achieved through a spiritual oneness of the soul, atman, with the ultimate reality of the universe, Brahma

19. Holy Land holylandpilgrims.wordpress.com term given to lands in present day Israel that is significant to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

20. Holy Trinity fatheryoung.com Formed by the Creator (Father), Redeemer (Son), and Sustainer (Holy Spirit). Christians believe that these three entities are all part of a single higher power

21. Imam content.time.com In Islam, the leader of prayers and religious scholar

22. Islam israelstreet.org the youngest of the world's major monotheistic religions. Worshippers of this monotheistic religion are known as Muslims, which means "one who submits to the will of Allah"

23. jihad effort in God’s service waged by Muslims in defense of the Islamic faith

24. Judaism en.wikipedia.org Judaism is the oldest known monotheistic religion that teaches that there is one God who is the creator of all things. It is the basis for more recently developed religions such as Christianity and Islam

25. karma kundalinidotorg.wordpress.com Actions in this life result from the consequences of a previous life’s actions. Associated with Hinduism and Buddhism

26. messiah southmacombchurchofchrist.org According to the Hebrew Bible, an anointed king who will lead the Jews back to the land of Israel and establish justice in the world. According to the Christians, the Messiah was Jesus Christ

27. monotheism sites.google.com the belief in one god or goddess

28. mosque en.wikipedia.org a domed Islamic religious building

29. New Testament jprahlow.blogspot.com sacred scripture of Christians, a collection of Christian works written in the common Greek language of the first century, at different times by various writers

30. Nirvana www.dhammakaya.net in Buddhism, spiritual enlightenment

31. nonpartisan gapersblock.com not biased especially toward any particular political group

32. polytheism pinkzebras.wordpress.com the belief in many gods or goddesses

33. Pope www.people.com the bishop of Rome; head of the Roman Catholic Church

34. Quran www.equranclass.com Islamic holy book verbally revealed from Allah (God in Arabic) to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel. Considered a book of guidance for life by Muslims

35. Rabbi www.messiahnj.org Jewish scholar charged with conducting religious services, ensuring that Jewish laws are observed, and serving as a spiritual guide for the community

36. Ramadan khaleafa.com The ninth month of the Muslim calendar. All Muslims must fast during daylight hours, except the very young or sick

37. reincarnation edgeba.webs.com the rebirth of a soul into another body

38. religion www.humanitarianforum.org a person's beliefs concerning the existence and worship of a god or gods, and divine involvement in the universe and human life

39. sacraments www.stmaryguthrie.com Christian religious practices such as baptism

40. sacred worthy of or regarded with religious worship, and/or respect southernorderspage.blogspot.com

41. Talmud www.greatthoughtstreasury.com the collection of Jewish writings that is the basis of Jewish religious law

42. Torah www.myjewishlearning.com The holy book of Judaism. It describes the creation of the world, the history of ancient Israel, the Ten Commandments, and contains the Psalms and the prophetic books

43. Upanishads www.allabouthinduism.info Hindu holy book from the 8th century BCE that contains revealed truths concerning the nature of ultimate reality) and describing the character and form of human salvation

44. Vedas veda.wikidot.com a Hindu holy book which is a collection of Aryan hymns that were transmitted orally before being written down in the 6th century BCE