This festival lasts for eight days. It celebrates the victory of the small Maccabee army against the large Greek army of Antiochus, and the Maccabees’ recapture and re-purification of the Temple in Jerusalem

Celebrated on the tenth day of Tishrei, it is the Jewish Day of Atonement. One traditionally wears white clothes to symbolize purity. In the afternoon, the Book of Jonah is read.

Celebrated on the first and second days of the month of Tishrei and marks the beginning of the Jewish civil year. It is believed that on this day, people’s souls are judged, and God “temporarily” decides their fate

The Old Testament in Christianity is called the _____________ in Judaism.

The ________ holy text is made up of 114 Surahs, or books.

Which Chinese philosophy uses the "Golden Mean?"

This philosophy believes you should seek inner-peace and live in harmony with nature.

Religious branch developed in 1830s from William Miller's prediction that second coming of Christ would take place on October 22, 1844. They observe Saturday as the Sabbath.

Religious denomination by George Fox. Pacifist denomination whose services often include unprogrammed worship

German monk turned reformer who started the Protestant Reformation. Wrote Ninety-Five Theses.

Born in Mecca in the Year of the Elephant, he is said to have been visited by the angel Jibril in the cave of Hira, where Jibril revealed the Qur’an to him. Founder of Islam

He is said to have had a vision in which the angel Moroni directed him to a set of golden plates, from which he claimed to have translated the Book of Mormon.

His mother Maya is said to have dreamt that a six-tusked elephant entered her right side, ten months before she gave birth. Attained enlightenment sitting under a tree. Founder of Buddhism

Boston-born philosopher and poet, is the father of the transcendentalist movement. He rejected the pressures imposed by society, materialism, and organized religion in favor of the ideals of individualism. He wrote the essay, "Self-Reliance"

Italian philosopher that viewed ambition, competition and war as inevitable parts of human nature. His philosophy is often seen as a template for tyranny and dictatorship.

German philosopher that advocated a view called historical materialism and argued that societies develop through class struggle, and that this would ultimately lead to the dismantling of capitalism

German philosopher that believed in the individual’s creative capacity to resist social norms in order to live according to a greater set of virtues. Believed in nihilism, the basic idea that all things lack meaning.

Greek Philosopher that believed pleasure was the highest good, and that the absence of pain (aponia) was the highest pleasure.

Chinese Philosopher who put much importance on ren, the inner state which allows one to behave compassionately toward others. Many of his sayings were piled in a book called Analects

Greek philosopher (student of Plato)that was tutor to Alexander the Great. His school is known as the Lyceum. He wrote Physics, Metaphysics, and Poetics.

Greek Philosopher (student of Socrates) that founded a school called Academy and wrote Republic, Apology, and Phaedo. He believed in a world of “forms”—or ideal versions of real things that lie beyond the human senses.

This Greek philosopher claimed ignorance of all things and searched for truth in question and answer sessions. He was put on trial for corrupting youth and sentenced to death by drinking hemlock

Who is widely known as the first existentialist, despite never having used the word existentialism?

French philosopher and enlightenment thinker is best known for his work "Social Contract". He wrote, "man is born free but everywhere is in chains".