Bellwork: Sept. 20th

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Bellwork Sept. 20th

• 1.) What happened to the green drops in the
  beaker?
• 2.) Can culture traits behave this way?
• 3.) Give an example.

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Which religion .?

• ..has Jesus as the founder?
• ..has the Koran as the holy book?
• ..has the 4 Noble Truths?
• ..worships Allah?
• ..has Abraham as the founder?
• ..is polytheistic?
• ..is monotheistic? (list all 3)

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Monotheism-the belief in one god. All of these
are monotheistic.

• Judaism
• Founder Abraham
• Deity God
• Holy Book Hebrew Bible
• Basic Beliefs God is the creator and ruler of
  the universe
• Holiest city Jerusalem
• Holiest site Western Wall
• Symbol six pointed star of David

• Islam
• Founder Muhammad
• Deity Allah
• Holy book Koran
• Basic beliefs Allah is supreme and ultimate
  creator and Muhammad is his prophet
• Holiest city Mecca
• Followers are called Muslims
• Symbol crescent and star

• Christianity
• Founder Jesus
• Deity God (Trinity of God the Father, Jesus
  the Son, and Holy Spirit)
• Holy book Bible
• Basic beliefs Jesus is the son of God and the
  savior of mankind.
• Symbol - cross

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• Buddhism
• Founder Siddharta Guatma
• Deity none however the goal is to reach
  nirvana.
• Basic Beliefs Reincarnation (cycle of death
  and rebirth) and the 4 Noble Truths
• The truth of suffering
• The truth of the cause of suffering.
• The truth of the end of suffering.
• The truth of the path that leads to the end of
  suffering.
• The Path
• The Eightfold path leads to nirvana.

• Hinduism
• Polytheism the belief in more than one god.
  Hinduism is polytheistic.
• Founder no known founder
• Deities Thousands of gods.
• Holy book Vedas
• Basic Beliefs Hindus believe in reincarnation
  (the cycle of death and rebirth) To attain a
  higher form of life, they must live well in this
  life (dharma)
• How they worship Hindus also build shrines in
  their homes to worship gods of their choice.