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World Religions Chart
Religions
Name:_____________________________
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
33 BC – 1 AD (depends
on the historian)
- 570-622 AD
1812 BC
6th century BC (aka
600’s BC)
Thousands of years ago,
~2,000 BC
- Came out of Judaism
through Jesus and his
apostles
- Muhammad
- Abraham – made a
covenant with God
- Siddhartha Guatama
aka Buddha, the
Enlightened One
-
No single founder
Founded as a
culture then turned
into a religion
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Mecca/Medina, Saudi
Arabia
-
Mesopotamia>>Canan - India then moved
Modern Day Israel
throughout Egypt
-
Ancient India
Indus River Valley
Civilization
Identify the sacred
writings and holy books
of the religion.
- Bible (new testament)
- Quran
-
Torah (old testament)
- Tripitaka
- Vedas
List major laws/rules
associated with the
religion.
- Follow the 10
commandments
- 5 Pillars of Islam
1. Declare faith in
Allah (God)
2. Pray 5 times a day
facing Mecca
3. Give to charity
4. Ramadan
5. Hajj to Mecca
- Follow the 10
Commandments
4 Noble Truths
- Truth of suffering
- Truth of the cause
of suffering
- Truth of the end of
suffering
- Truth of the path
that leads to the
end of suffering
8 Fold Path
- View/Belief,
Intentions, Speech,
Action, Livelihood,
Effort, Mindfulness,
Concentration
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When was the religion
founded?
Who founded the
religion?
Where was the religion
founded?
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Ultimate goal is to
achieve moksha
Spiritual union with
Brahman
Caste system – born
into a specific role
in society depending
on if one follows the
rules and laws of
Hinduism
Dharma – moral
duties
Religions
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Identify rituals and
practices associated with
the religion.
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-
- Worship in a synagogue
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah
- Rosh Hashanah
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Is there an afterlife, and
if so, how do you get
there?
Reading the bible
Christmas (birth of
Christ)
Baptism
Jihad – struggle
internally with
religion
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Nirvana – peaceful
place – ends the
reincarnation cycle
No gods
-
Brahman is the all
powerful spiritual
force
Polytheistic
Karma – what goes
around comes
around
- Heaven or Hell
depending on how one
lives their life
- Heaven-hell
- Focuses on how one lives
their life not much focus
on the afterlife of heaven
- Reincarnation until
one reaches Nirvana
-
Believe in
reincarnation/rebirt
h
- Have to have goo
karma to be
reincarnated as
something better
(could be worse if
acts in life were
bad)
820 million
2 billion
1.2 billion
14.5 million
362 million
Location of large
populations of followers
(regions)
- North and South
America, Europe,
Australia
- Asia, Africa
- Israel, US
- Began in India but
- India
then spread throughout
Asia
Are there any symbols
that go along with this
religion? Draw one.
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Number of current
followers
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