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World religions
Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, & Buddhism
Islam
▪ Muhammad: founder of Islam. Believed to be the Prophet!
▪ Allah: Islam's god
▪ Sunni: majority of Muslims. 2nd largest religion in the world. Believe
they are true followers of Muhammad
▪ Shiite: believe the leader of Islam should be a decent of Muhammad
▪ Mecca: holy city of Islam
▪ Cleric: religious leader
▪ Koran: holy book of Islam
Christianity
▪ Jesus: founder of
▪ Jerusalem: holy city
▪ Catholicism: biggest division of
▪ Protestantism: another subdivision of (created by M. Luther)
▪ Pope: leader of the catholic faith
▪ Bible: holy book
Judaism
▪ Abraham: one of the main founders
▪ Moses: leads the Jews back to Israel from Egypt
▪ Palestine: homeland of the Jews
▪ Jerusalem: holy land
▪ Israel: Palestine renamed
▪ Rabbi: religious leader
▪ Torah: holy book
Hinduism
▪ India: major religion there
▪ Vedas: original holy book
▪ Brahmins: religious leaders
▪ Upanishads: collection of all religious beliefs
▪ Reincarnation: believe people’s spirits come back
▪ Karma: persons actions and what effect it has on your future
▪ Cows: holiest animals
Buddhism
▪ Siddhartha: founder of
▪ SE asia: practiced here
▪ Buddha: “Enlightened One”
▪ Nirvana: state of ultimate peace with one and nature
▪ 4 noble truths: basic beliefs
▪ 8 fold path: way to achieve nirvana (blue print)
▪ Theravada: holy book