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WESTERN RELIGIONS
EASTERN RELIGIONS
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Judaism
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Hinduism
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Christianity
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Buddhism
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Islam
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Jainism
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Daoism
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Monotheistic
Afterlife
Linear Thought
Holy Book
Ten Commandments
Jerusalem
Prophets
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Cyclical Thought
Divinity
Reincarnation
Ultimate Goal of
Existence
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2000 BC Abraham
moved his family to
Canaan and founded
Israelite nation
Famine pushed
Israelites to Egypt
where they were
enslaved
Exodus: Moses led
Israelites back to
Canaan
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Saul drove out the
Philistines and United
Israelite tribes
1000 BC David
established Israel
Solomon established
Israel as a powerful
trading nation
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922 BC Kingdom split
Israel N./ Judah S.
722 BC Assyrians take
Israel (forced to pay
tribute)
586 BC “Babylonian
Captivity”
Babylonians grab
Judah
538 BC Cyrus frees
them
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Monotheistic
God made a covenant
or promise with them
Patriarchal
Ten Commandments
Prophets Isaiah and
Jeremiah say to “Obey
God’s word”
Moral Ethics “All
people are equal”
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Originally a Sect
within Judaism
Early Christians were
Jews waiting for the
messiah
30-33 AD, Jesus of
Nazareth
Pontius Pilate
crucified Jesus Christ
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Those who believe
Christ was the
messiah became
Christians
Paul spread the word
of Christ
Peter established the
first church in Rome
(first pope)
Christianity was still
illegal
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Bible: Old Testament
(Jewish Torah), and
New Testament
(written after Christ)
Gospels: First four
books of New
Testament, describe
Life of Christ
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313 Edict of Milan
legalizes Christianity
in Rome
325 Council of Nicaea
organizes Christianity
391 Christianity
becomes official
religion of Rome
476 Rome fell, but
Christianity remains
intact and dominant
Define the following
terms:
 Islam
 Muslim
 Allah
 Muhammad
 Quran
 Jihad
 Mecca
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Haj
Alms
Sunna
Sharia
Mosque
Use your book to look up the five pillars to Islam.
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Faith
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Prayer
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Alms
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Fasting
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Pilgrimage (Haj)
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Rightly Guarded
Caliph
Shi’a: Party of ALI:
Caliph must be
descendant of
Muhammad
Sunni: Followers of
Muhammad’s
example
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Brahman: spiritual drive
within everything
Atman: your essential
self
Reincarnation: rebirth of
a soul into another body
Moksha: ultimate goal of
existence
Karma: all actions of a
persons life that affect
his or her fate in the next
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Brahmin: Hindu
priest
Untouchable: lowest
caste
Dharma: religious or
moral duties of an
individual
Ahimsa: non-violence
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The Four Noble
Truths
Life is full of Pain and
Suffering
 Desire is the cause of
Pain and Suffering
 To end Suffering is to
end Desire
 To overcome Desire
is to follow the EightFold Path
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The Eight Fold Path
Right Views
 Right Aspirations
 Right Speech
 Right Conduct
 Right Livelihood
 Right Effort
 Right Mindfulness
 Right Contemplation
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Siddhartha Gautama is
the founder
They reject the Hindu
Caste System
Somewhere between
pleasure and self-denial
is the eight- fold path
Nirvana is the ultimate
goal
JAINISM
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Emphasis on Karma
Three Jewels
DAOISM
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Laozi
Bruce Lee
Yin Yang