World Religions

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World Religions
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Major World Religions
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Judaism
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Judaism

• Believers are called Jews
• Founder of Religion Abraham
• Where did it start Canaan (modern day Israel)
• Sacred Book Torah, Talmud
• Monotheistic
• Main Beliefs Monotheism-Following God's
  Law-Equality and Social Justice-The
  Importance of Study
• - Do have some dietary restrictions (against
  pork and shellfish)

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Judaism

• Spread Diaspora
• Mostly practiced in Israel today.

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Christianity
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Christianity

• Believers called Christians
• Founder Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth)
• Where is started Modern day Israel
• Sacred Book The Bible
• Monotheistic
• Beliefs
• Teachings of Jesus Christ
• The Trinity
• Believe in trying to achieve salvation (go to
  Heaven)

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Christianity

• Groups within Christianity
• Catholics
• Protestants
• Orthodox
• Spread throughout the Roman Empire through
  missionaries and traders and by conquest.
• All over the world

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Islam
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Islam

• Believers are called Muslims
• Founder Mohammed
• Where it started Mecca, in modern day Saudi
  Arabia
• Monotheistic
• Main beliefs
• The Five Pillars (declaration of faith, fasting
  during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca, pray 5
  timers per day, give alms (money) to the poor)
• Does have some dietary restrictions (against
  pork)
• Believe in trying to achieve salvation.

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Islam

• The religion spread through missionaries,
  traders, and through conquest.

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Stoning the devil
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Pilgrimage to Mecca
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Hinduism
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Hinduism

• Believers Hindus
• No single founder
• Started in what is now India
• Sacred Book Vedas
• Polytheistic
• Main Beliefs
• Dharma Law, obligation, and duty. Effect many
  believe in nonviolence-every living creature has
  a soul.
• Karma explains why dharma is important, law
  explains what will happen to peoples soul when
  they die, karma made up of good and evil.
• Believe in reincarnation (born again) until soul
  merges with Brahma.

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Caste System
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Hinduism and the Caste System

• Social classes Brahmins (religious class),
  Kshatriyas(rulers and warriors), Vaishyas
  (herders and merchants), and Shudras (servants,
  farmers, and laborers).
• Also had the untouchables.
• Over time, became complex.
• No social mobility. Born into a certain level of
  society and stayed there.

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Hinduism

• Ethnic religion.
• Mostly practice in India.
• Spread through migration.

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Hindu Temples
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Pilgrimage to Ganges River
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Buddhism
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Buddhism

• Believers Buddhists
• Founder of religion Siddhartha Gautama
• Where it started India
• Name of Sacred Book Tripitaka
• Main Beliefs
• Peoples self centered desires causes suffering.
• The Four Noble Truths
• The Eightfold Path
• When a person dies, they will be reincarnated
  until they hit enlightenment, nirvana.

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Spread of the Religion

• Monks and traders along the Silk Road

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Confucianism
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Founder

• Kong Fu Zi

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Confucianism

• Practioners Confucianists
• Where it started? China
• Name of Sacred Book Analects
• Main Beliefs
• Uphold traditions of the past, establish
  relationships and guidelines for how people
  should act.
• Taught respect for parents, loyalty to the state,
  honesty, hard work, concern for others.
• Believed education is important.
• Ancestor worship.

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Relationships
Parents Husband Elder Brother Ruler Teacher Friend
Children Wife Younger Brother Subject Student Friend
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Daoism
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Daoism

• Founder Lao-Tzu
• Daoists
• Started in China
• Name of Sacred Book Daodejing
• Main Beliefs
• Live in harmony with nature.
• Yin/yang opposite forces of nature and it
  represents balance.
• Importance of honor and duty.
• Best government is one that governs least.
• Observe nature to learn how to behave.
• Achieve oneness with the Dao.
• Wuwei action through non-action.

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Daoism

• Found in China.

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Sikhism
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Sikhism

• Followers Sikhs
• Founder Guru Nanak
• Started in India
• Sacred Book Guru Granth Sahib
• Started in India
• Main Beliefs
• Faith, especially faith in one god
• Social reform and pursuit of justice for all
  people

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Sikhism

• Spread through migration (Diaspora).

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Sikhs
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