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| Ancient home of the Hebrews |
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| First five books of the Hebrew Bible |
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| Man chosen by god to be the "father" of the Hebrew People |
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| Mutual promise between God and the founder of the Hebrew people |
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| The man who led the Hebrews out of slavery |
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| A Jew born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea |
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| The 12 men who were Jesus' apostles |
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| Buddhists who accepted the new doctrines |
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| Buddhists who held to Buddha's stricter, original teachings |
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| Mounded stone structures built over holy relics |
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| One of India's greatest writers. His most famous play is "Shakuntala" |
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| Means "submission to the will of Allah" |
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| Means "one who has submitted" |
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| Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Yathrib |
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| The body of law in which the guidance of the Qur'an and Sunna was assembled |
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| A title that means "successor" |
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| A family who came to power after Ali died |
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| A group who believed that the caliph had to be descendant of the Prophet |
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| Followers of Muhammad's example. They didn't outwardly resist Ummayyad rule |
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| Rejected the life of the Umayyads. Pursued a life of poverty |
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| The most powerful of the rebel groups that overthrew the Umayyads |
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| Formed by Shi'a followers who claimed descent from Muhammad's daughter Fatima |
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| Movement for religious reform |
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| A group created by Luther and his followers after leaving the Catholic church |
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| Christians who belong to non-Catholic churches |
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| Council of elders govern each church |
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| English monarch is the head |
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