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Objective:
To help students work with the vocabulary introduced in the unit. To introduce them to using the glossary.

Materials:
You will need the glossary to the unit or a dictionary for each student or small group.

The Lesson:
Below is a word matching puzzle with words taken from the glossary. Students could do this as homework or in class with a partner, in small groups, or individually.

Follow-up/Assessment:
As a follow-up, students could make their own matching puzzle or other word game. You will be able to correct the matching worksheet, or students could trade to correct them.

Words for the matching puzzle:

A. altar
B. enlightenment
C. Brahman
D. disciple
E. baptism
F. Sabbath
G. Bar or Bat Mitzvah
H. Koran
I. Atman
J. mosque
K. doctrine
L. Bible
M. idol
N. atonement
O. Jihad

P. deity
Q. nirvana
R. meditation
S. Brahman
T. church
U. prophet
V. worship
W. monotheism
X. Diaspora
Y. exile
Z. tenet
AA. sect
BB. Guru
CC. polytheism
DD. Messiah

___unwilling absence from your home, whether for religious or political reasons.
___reconciliation with God. The word is usually used in the context of Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. In this situation, atonement means "forgiveness", and the reconciliation with God is a result of being forgiven and forgiving others.
___a set of fundamental beliefs.
___to treat someone or something as divine or to show respect by praying and devotion.
___a Hindu God, considered the protector of the world (can also be called Brahman)
___another name for God or other sacred beings.
___ someone treated as a savior of a country, a religion, or a group of people.
___ a part of a religious group with beliefs and practices of its own.
___the spreading out of Jews all over the world following capture.
___a follower of a particular religion or leader.
___teachings about beliefs.
___a building for worship, especially in Christianity
___A designated location in a place of worship or home for sacred things (offerings to God) to be kept on display.
the sacred book of Christianity.
___generally, to clarify information. In some Asian religions, enlightenment is the highest level of understanding and clarification.
___a ceremony in which a person is put into water to symbolize being pure. In Christianity, this is a major step in being accepted into the religion.
___the belief in more than one God.
___in Hinduism, the soul
___In Islam, the struggle to live a good life.
___In Judaism, the rite of passage into adulthood. Translated, it means "Son or Daughter of the Covenant". There is a ceremony when the boy or girl reads from the Torah for the first time.
___ the belief that there is one God.
___In Hinduism or Sikhism, a religious leader or guide.
___a person who speaks for God on earth.
___a symbol or picture that is believed to have sacred powers. In some religions, they are prohibited. In others, they are integral to the religion.
___ a building in which Muslims worship.
___the holy book of Islam.
___emptying the mind of thoughts, or concentration on just one thing.
___In Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, the attainment of enlightenment and, therefore, release from the cycle of birth and rebirth.
___a day of rest. In some religions, it is Sunday, others are Saturday, and still others are Friday. Historically, Wednesday was also used.