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World Religions:
A Comparison
World Civilizations
Quiz
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“We are 2 Blocks North of Baltimore”, would be
considered an example of what kind of
location?
Describe the difference between Region and
Place.
Items from one culture that are used by
another culture is referred to as what?
A bridge is an example of what geographical
theme?
Of the three kinds of maps we discussed
(Mercator, Interrupted, and Robinson) which
TWO distort the size of Antartica?
Followers of the Major
Religions
Buddhism:
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373 Million followers
No personal deity
Siddhartha Gautama
was the founder,
people follow his
teachings.
Many sacred texts, no
main one
Buddhist monks and
nuns are the
leadership
The Buddha:
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The Buddha is not
considered a god,
rather he is seen as
an example on how to
live your life.
Basic Beliefs of the Buddhist:
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People reach
complete peace and
happiness, Nirvana,
when they divorce
themselves from
worldly things and
desires.
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Noble Eightfold Path
is the way that a
person reaches
Nirvana
Hinduism:
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Since Hinduism has more than
one god, what type of religion
is it?
840 million followers
Three main gods
(Brahma, Vishnu,
Siva)
No one founder or
holy book, several
texts including the
Vedas
Leaders include the
guru, Holy Man, and
Brahmin priests
Basic Principles of Hinduism:
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Reincarnation
People reach
happiness when they
let go of worldly
possessions
Worship, knowledge
and virtuous acts also
lead to happiness
Karma
Compare/Contrast
Hinduism
Similarities
Buddhism
Islam:
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One God (Allah)
Muhammad is the
founder
The Qur’an is the holy
book
There are no clergy
leaders
Followers are known as
Muslim (1.25 billion
followers)
Basic Beliefs of the Muslim:
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Person achieves salvation by following the
5 pillars and living a just life.
The 5 pillars are:
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Faith
Almsgiving
Fasting
Hajj
Prayer
Judaism:
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15 million followers
God (Yahweh)
The founder is
Abraham.
Holy books include the
Hebrew Bible or Torah
Rabbis
Basic Beliefs of Judaism:
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There is only one god
who watches over his
people.
God protects his
people, but also holds
them accountable for
their sins.
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A person serves god
by studying the torah
and living its
teachings.
Christianity:
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2.1 Billion followers
Jesus Christ is the
founder
The holy book is the
bible
The leaders of the
Christian church are
the clergy members
Basic Beliefs of the Christian:
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There is only one god
and he protects and
watches over his
people
Jesus was the son of
god and he died for
man’s sins.
Judaism
Similarities
Differences
Unique
Christianity Islam
Confucianism:
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Not known how
many followers bc
of blending with
other ideas.
Confucius was the
founder
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Some say the main
deity as well
Holy books include
Analects and 5
Classics
No clergy
Basic Beliefs of Confucianism:
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Strong family
relationships
Social order, harmony
and good government
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Education is very
important
A. Protestant D. Shiite Islam AC. Eastern Orthodox
B. Catholicism E. Buddhism
AD. Shintoism
C. Sunni Islam AB. Hinduism