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What is the Arabic word for "place for prostration"
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Mosque
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In 1947, a shephard found potted vessels which contianed what would be known as the dead Sea Scrolls. These Scrolls containd wahay works? (3)
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Torah- Five books of Moses
Neviim- The Prophets Ketubim- The writtings |
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What are the 5 pillars of islam?
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Shahadah
Prayer Alms Fasting Hajj |
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What does the greek word evangelos mean?
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Bearer of god
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What monastery sits at the foot of Mt.Sinai, near the tip of the Sinai peninsula, were, according to the Old Testement, Mosses received the Ten commandments?
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St catherine
Egypt |
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What type of Church is Santa Costanza?
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Central Plan Church
"moseleium" |
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What greek letters are usd as a symbol to stand for the word Christos?
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Chio and rho
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What leader decided in year 313 to issue the Edict of Milan, which granted religious freedom for all?
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Constantine the great
Mom is Helania |
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What is a stupa?
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Burial Mound
Budist Only 8 in the world |
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Which saint translated the Hebrew Bible and the Greek books fo the New Testament inton Latin, creating what is known as the Vulgate?
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Saint Jerome
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What is the stylized, artistic writing which is traditional in Arabic script?
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Calligraphy
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Pearsons of very near total elightenmeent, but who ahve vowed to ehlp others to achieve buddahood before crossing over into nirvana, are know as?
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Bodhisattuas
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What bishop composed simple melodic songs, or psalms, which is characterized by one syllable for each note or hym?
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Ambros
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What city is 200 sauare miles large, protected by a 30 foot high wall and known as "The City of Heavan" Marco Polo visited when he crossed the Silk Road between the years of 1254-1324
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Kinsai
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Who is buried in Santa Costanza?
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Contantina
Daughter of constanino |
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What are the Four Noble truths?
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Life is suffering
This suffering has a casuse which is ignorance The way to overcome this ignorance is by following path of right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right mindfull |
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Which bishop wrote the books Confessions and City of God?
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St Augustine
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The cult of Mithras is originated with what group?
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Persians
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What object that Justinian and Therodora are holding in the mosaics with San Vitale at Ravenna?
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Justina- Large golden "paten"
Therodora- "Challas" of wine |
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What greek word is an acronym for Jesus Christ, son of God, Savior?
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Ichthys (greekword for fish)
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