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World Religions
What are differences in how
people worship?
WG.17.B Describe major world religions, INCLUDING animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism, and their spatial distribution
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Which words are you familiar with,
and which do you not yet know?
Animism
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Sikhism
Beliefs
Practices
Buddhism
Chinese
religions
Japanese
religions
Lamarst
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Largely Eastern
Orthodox
Shia
Largely Protestant
Sunni
Largely Roman
Catholic
Southern
Buddhism
What patterns do you notice?
Other
Animism
Hindu
Judaism
No Data
The Buddha taught …the Four Noble
Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path
Buddhism
Chinese
religions
Japanese
religions
Lamarst
Buddhism
Southern
Buddhism
•Life is suffering
Christianity
Islam
Other
•Suffering is caused
and
Shia by craving
Animism
aversion
Sunni
Largely Protestant
Largely Eastern
Orthodox
Hindu
•Suffering can be overcome
Judaism
Largely Roman
Catholic
No Data
•The Nobel Eightfold Path will
lead to
happiness. (Wisdom)
What patterns do you notice?
•Christian history goes back to the Roman
Empire.
Buddhism Christianity
•Martin Luther launched
Islam
Other
•The emperor Justinian established it as the official
the
Protestant
Chinese
Largely Eastern
Shia
religions
Animism
religion of Rome, leading to its spread across the
Orthodox
Reformation.
Japanese
Sunni
Largely Protestant
empire.
Hindu
religions
•European colonization of
Largely Roman
Lamarst
Judaism
Catholic
•After the fall of Rome, the Roman Catholic Church
the Americas brought
Buddhism
NoNew
Data
controlled much of Medieval Europe, while the Southern
Christianity to the
Buddhism
Eastern Orthodox maintained control of Russia,
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Greece, and the Eastern Empire.
What patterns do you notice?
•Islam goes back to the teachings of the Prophet Muhamed in 610.
•Muhamed is regarded as the messenger of Allah through the
Q’uran.
Buddhism Christianity
Islam
Other
•Two denominations of Islam exist-- the largest is Sunni, the
Chinese
Largely Eastern
smaller is Shia.
Shia
religions
Orthodox
Japanese
religions
Largely Protestant
•Muslim belief, culture and architecture influenced Europe for
800
Largely Roman
Lamarst
years, particularly in Spain.
Catholic
Buddhism
Southern
•Arabic influences are still seen in modern Spain.
Buddhism
What patterns do you notice?
Sunni
Animism
Hindu
Judaism
No Data
•ANIMISM-- is worship centered on the natural world, especially
animals. It’s prevalent in Central and Southern African.
•HINDUISM-- is the world’s third largest religion, practiced primarily in
India. Karma and Dharma are central to its tenets as is a commitment
Buddhis
Christianit
Islam
Other
to daily morality. Hinduism concept of Varna, the categories of society,
m
Chinese y
Largely Eastern
became associated with a caste system, which
is now illegal
in India. Shia
religions
Orthodox
Japanes
e
religions
Largely
•JUDAISM-- is the religion, philosophy, and way of life for
Jewish
Protestant
people. It is a monotheistic religion which explores the Talmud,
Largely Romanits
Lamarst
sacred scripture, for wisdom and morality. It Buddhis
is culturallyCatholic
and
m
ideologically the basis of Christianity.
Southern
Buddhis
m
Sunni
•SIKHISM- The principal beliefs of Sikhi are faith and justice, in
Waheguru—represented by the phrase ik ōaṅkār, meaning one God.
Sikhism advocates the pursuit of salvation through personal meditation
on the name and message of God
Animism
Hindu
Judaism
No Data
Let’s see what we know…
Which are you ready to answer,
and which do you need a peek?
Which of the following describes
animism as a religion and
shows the current practice of it?
F It is the belief in idols or
images and is mainly in North
Africa.
G It is the belief in an assured
afterlife and is mainly in South
Africa.
H It is the belief in physical
features around a culture and is
mainly in the Sahel.
J It is the worship of animals
and environmental features and
is mainly found in Central Africa.
Which practice based
on Hindi beliefs, is
outlawed by
government, but still
used in India?
A caste system
B reincarnation
C holy wars
D arranged marriages
Let’s see what we know…
Which are you ready to answer,
and which do you need a peek?
Which religion was successfully
introduced to China primarily by means
of the Silk Road?
F Jainism
G Judaism
H Shintoism
J Buddhism.
Talk to each other, and then
talk to me…
• What are differences in how people
worship?
•
WG.17.B Describe major world religions, INCLUDING animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam,
Judaism, and Sikhism, and their spatial distribution
•
Use the word wall words to answer.
Resources
• http://www.buddhanet.net/elearning/5minbud.htm