Key Terms: Beliefs & Religion

the belief that there is no god

• monotheism
• polytheism
• atheism
• animism

the study of god and religious beliefs

• theology
• theocracy
• philosophy
• anthropology

a system of government in which a leader rules in the name of God or a god

• theology
• theocracy
• feudalism
• monarchy

a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ

• Judaism
• Hinduism
• Christianity
• Islam

the religion founded by the Hebrew people

• Judaism
• Hinduism
• Christianity
• Islam

the monotheistic religion based on the teachings of the Torah (Old Testament) and the Talmud

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Judaism

Arabic word meaning “submission”

• Judaism
• Muslim
• Hinduism
• Islam

the religion based on the belief in one God (Allah), as revealed by the prophet Muhammad

• Judaism
• Muslim
• Hinduism
• Islam

a follower of the religion of Islam

• Buddha
• Muslim
• Hebrew
• Daoist

the religion whose followers believe in reincarnation and that many gods make up one supreme being

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Judaism
• Islam