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World Religions Review
Hinduism
• The Bahavagd Gita and the Upanishads are some of the texts for this religion.
Islam
• The Five Pillars are the basic tenents of this faith.
Zoroastrianism
• This religion originated in Persia around 1200 BCE.
Sikhism
• This religion began in India in the 15th centruy CE.
Christianity
• This is the most practiced religion in the world.
Buddhism
• In order to reach nirvana one must follow the Eight Fold Path.
Eastern Orthodox
• This sect split off from the western portion in the Great Schism in 1054.
Judaism
• The Talmud is the oral interpretations of this religion that were written down and are used to guide believers everyday life.
Islam
• In this faith there are not visual representations of God.
Jerusalem
• This City is home to three of the worlds major religions; Christianity, Judaism, Islam
Hinduism
• The exact date of creation of this beliefs system is unknown but has existed since ancient times.
Confucianism
• This is a belief system that started In China in the 6th century BCE.
Sufism
• This is a syncretic religion of Islam that originated soon after Islam began.
Lutheranism
• This off-shoot of Christianity was created in the 1520s and was based on a more personal relationship with God.
Hinduism
• Moksha is the end of the reincarnation cycle and the achievement of enlightenment.
Jainism
Ahmisa is the belief of the extreme non-violence and the center of this belief system.
Christianity and Buddhism
• What are considered the missionary religions?
Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism
• India is the location where what world religions began?
Primal/animistic
• Sacrifices, ceremonies, and large temples are characteristics of what belief systems?
Judaism
• What is the earliest known monotheistic religion?
Hinduism
• What is the earliest known world belief system?
Christianity and Buddhism
• Monks are part of the leadership of these religions.
Buddhism
• Bodhisattvas or enlightened beings are part of the belief system of this religion.
Confucianism
• Maintaining a peaceful life through various relationships and education are the foundation of this belief system.
Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Zoroastrianism
• What are examples of monotheistic religions?
Daoism
• Laozi is said to be the founder in the 6th century BCE. Zhuangzi in the 3rd century BCE was another important philosopher of this belief system.
Shinto
• The most important value is harmony and finding a balance and they venerate kami.
Islam
• The Hajj is something that each person should do if he/she is able to in their lifetime.
Huguenots
• Protestants in France are called what?
Shinto
• This belief system originated following the arrival of Buddhism to an area.
Judaism
• Rabbi’s are the leadership of this faith
Theravada Buddhism
• This form of Buddhism is mostly practiced in South East Asia and is more like the teachings of Buddha. It originated in the 6th century BCE
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism
• Faiths that believe in rebirth and reincarnation.
Confucianism
• Ancestor honoring and filial piety are important in this belief system.
Daoism and Confucianism
• Yin and Yang represent the balance in life in 2 of the world faiths.
Indonesia
• The most Muslim populated country in the world is?
Zoroastrianism
• Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu are the good and evil gods of which world religion?
Differences among Western and Eastern Christianity
• Views of the Holy Trinity
• Essential goodness vs human are by nature sinful
• Worship vs dogma
Judaism
• This religion began about 1300 BCE.
Mahayana
• Bodhisattvas are part of this off-shoot of Buddhism and was created in the 2nd-3rd century CE.
Sunni and Shi’a
• After the death of Muhammad Islam spilt into these 2 groups.
Manichaeism
• This religion was created as a result of the religions spread along the Silk Roads.
Judaism
• The Diaspora is most closely associated with what religion belief system?