Download The Five Major Religions

A Very Brief
Overview of
the Five Major
World Religions
Christianity, Buddhist, Islam,
Hinduism and Judaism
Christianity
 The
world’s largest religion with about 2.2
billion followers. It is based on the
teachings of Jesus Christ and is 2,000 years
old.
Buddhism
 Buddhism
was started around 2,500 years
ago in India. It has about 350 million
followers around the world.
Islam
 Islam
began in the early 600s and is the
second largest religion with over 1000
million followers. It is more a way of life
than a religion.
Hinduism
 Hinduism
has around 750 million followers
around the world. Hinduism is about 4000
years old and is practiced by more than
80% of India.
Judaism
 Judaism
is over 3,800 years old and
followers are Jewish. There are 12 million
Jews and most live in the United States
and Israel.
Resources
 Text
gathered from
 http://www.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Religion.html
 http://www.enotes.com/history-factfinder/religion/how-old-islam
 Pictures from
 http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&ta
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