Religions

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Religions

• By Shaina Kelsey

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Judaism

• Abraham was told to follow the voice with his
  family and flocks. He was a Patriarch of
  Judaism.
• Abraham was the founding father of Judaism.
• They were monotheistic-worshiped only one god.
• People are usually born into Judaism but some
  convert.
• Judaism can be found all over the world.
• The Torah is the Holy Book.
• They believed in the 10 Commandments.

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Christianity

• This religion that started out as a breakaway
  section of Judaism.
• Jesus was the founding leader of Christianity.
  He was a Jewish man born in Judah.
• They are monotheistic-worship only one god.
• Christianity spread through Jerusalem and
  Bethlehem.
• Today Christianity is all over the world.
• The Christians believed in the Ten Commandments.
• The Bible is the Holy Book.

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Islam

• The origin of Islam is Medina which is now Saudi
  Arabia.
• Islam was founded by the prophet Mohammed in
  622C.E.
• Islam is monotheistic-worship only one god.
• This religion spread through three continents.
• The Quran is the Holy Book.
• The 5 pillars of Islam.
• The 5 pillars of Islam are
• Faith
• Prayer
• Alms
• Fasting
• Pilgrimage

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Buddhism

• The origin of Buddhism was started in India in
  the fourth century.
• The founding leader of Buddhism is Siddhartha
  Guatama. Also known as The Budda or The
  Enlightened One.
• They are polytheistic-worshiped more than one
  god.
• Emperor Ashoka spread the origin.
• They believed in The Four Noble Truths and The
  Noble Eightfold Path.

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Hinduism

• Hinduism is the main religion in India. It
  started near the Indus River.
• Aryans and the people at the Indus River Valley
  were the founding leaders of Hinduism.
• The Hindu were polytheistic-worshiped more than
  one god.
• They believed in 3 main gods
• Hinduism was spread throughout India.
• They had Rig Vedas.
• They believed in reincarnation and Kharma.
• Hinduism is the worlds oldest religion

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Confucianism

• Confucianism originated in China.
• The founder of Confucianism is Confucius.
• He had proverbs and analects.
• One of his famous analects is Do unto others as
  you would want others to do unto you.
• Confucianism was spread throughout Eastern Asia.

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Taoism

• Taoism is not a religion but a philosophy.
• The founder of Taoism was Laozi.
• The ying- yang symbol means peace and harmony.
• Taoism came from Confucius in China.