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Belief Systems
Mr. McEntarfer * Global History
What beliefs are shown in these pictures?
Belief Systems (B-FLASH)
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B – Beliefs of belief system
F – Founder or who started the religion
L – Location (Where in the world is it?)
A – Afterlife (life after death)
S – Sacred Text (books for religious moral living)
H – How it Spread (Where? How and by Who)
Nature Based Religions
• Animism: Belief that all things in nature have a
spirit and is located in Africa, Asia and Latin
America.
• Shinto: Also believe that all things in nature have a
spirit, but include ancestor and emperor worship.
(________)
Shinto Shrine
Hinduism p.54
• Beliefs:
• Universal Spirit – Belief in Brahman (God)
• Reincarnation – Belief that people are…
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• Karma – Consists of a person’s _____ that affect
their existence in the next life. Evil deeds will…
______________________
• Castes System – Puts people in social classes of
which they cannot move within their lifetime
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Founder – Unknown
Location - ________
Afterlife – Become one with the Brahman
after being reincarnated several times.
Sacred Text – Vedas
How it Spread – Moved along ____
Road, but primarily stayed in India.
The Caste System
Buddhism p.55-56
Beliefs:
• Four Noble Truths:
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Life is Suffering
Suffering is caused by ________
The way to eliminate suffering is to eliminate desire
Following the Eightfold Path will help people overcome
desire.
Beliefs shared with Hinduism:
• Reincarnation
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Founder: The Buddha (A prince from India
named Siddhartha Gautama) left his
wealthy home
Location: India and South East Asia
Afterlife: Nirvana – an end to the cycle of
rebirth (reincarnation) where one becomes
one with the universe.
Sacred Text: The Buddha’s teachings were
written down in the Tripitaka or “Three
Baskets of Wisdom”
How Buddhism Spread p.60
• Over time Buddhism was spread by
missionaries: (people dedicated to
spreading religion) and traders to many
parts of Asia: China, Korea and ______. It
eventually declined where it started in
_________.
Map: Buddhism (Cultural Diffusion)
Judaism p.57
• Beliefs
• People who practice Judaism are called ______
• Judaism is a __________ religion in which they
believe in one god. The Hebrew god is seen as all
powerful and all knowing.
• The ______ Commandments: Laws on how people
should behave towards god and each other.
• Founder: Leaders: Abraham and later ________
who led the Hebrews out of Egypt and founded the
Kingdom of Israel.
• Location: Israel (Judea)
• Afterlife: Kingdom of Heaven
• Sacred Text: Torah (Old Testament of the Bible)
• How it Spread: The ________ expelled the Jews
from Israel (Judea) in 135 A.D. This became known
as the Diaspora, or scattering of people.
Christianity p.58-59
• Beliefs:
• Rooted in Jewish tradition and accepted 10
Commandments.
• Jesus had a mission to bring salvation and _______ life to
all.
• Jesus taught mercy and sympathy for the _______ and
helpless. He also taught that all people were ______ before
god.
• Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God and died on
the cross for the sins of man. (__________)
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Founder: Jesus of Nazerath
Location: Israel (now Worldwide)
Afterlife: Kingdom of Heaven
Sacred Text: Bible – Guide for moral living
How it Spread: By ____________ on the Roman
roads and became the official religion of the Roman
Empire. Later it spread to America by the voyages
of __________ ___________.
Islam
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Beliefs:
Followers of Islam are called _________ and
all accept five basic duties known as the Five
Pillars.
Belief in one god (_______)
Pray __ times a day
Give money to the poor
Fast during the holy month of __________
Muslims are suppose to visit the holy city of
_________ once in their life time.
• Founder: Muhammad is Islam’s greatest prophet
(teacher)
• Location: Middle East, _________, Indonesia, North
and West Africa (World wide)
• Sacred Text: __________, which is a guide for
Muslim life.
• How it Spread: Muhammad was a merchant (trader)
and Islam spread through trade and military
conquest.
Project
• Create a educational brochure on
a specific religion in which you use
the acronym B-FLASH.
Map Exercise
• Create a map showing the locations of the
worlds major religions.
– Use color to show where the different
religions are located
– Create a key to show each religion as a
different color.
– For countries or regions that have multiple
religions create a pattern that incorporates the
multiple colors of each religion.