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World ReligionsTest Date Thursday October 2nd
5 Major World Religions
• Monotheistic
• Western• Europe and Western
Asia
• What does monotheistic mean?• _____________________
_____________________
• What does Western mean?• _____________________
_____________________
5 Major World Religions
• Monotheistic and Western Religions• Judaism• Christianity• Islam
• How are these religions similar?• ________________________
________________________
• How are these religions different?• ________________________
____________________
• Which is the oldest?• ______________________• ______________________• ______________________
5 Major World Religions
• Polytheistic
• Eastern• India and China
• What does polytheistic mean?• _____________________
_____________________
• What does Eastern mean?• _____________________
_____________________
5 Major World Religions
• Polytheistic and Eastern Religions• Hinduism • Buddhism
• How are these religions similar?• ______________________
______________________
• How are these religions different?• ______________________
______________________
• Which came first?• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Judaism
• God’s Covenent to Abraham and Sarah
• What was God’s promise to Abraham and Sarah?• ______________________
______________________
• Why would this be so difficult to fulfill?• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Judaism
• Isaac is born
• God orders Abraham to kill his only son
• How does God fulfill his promise? • ______________________
______________________
• How does God test Abraham?• ______________________
____________________________________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Judaism
• An angel stops the sacrifice
• Abraham is rewarded with many descendants
• Does Abraham kill Isaac? • ______________________
______________________
• How is Abraham rewarded?• ______________________
____________________________________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Judaism
• God’s “Chosen People”
• Remain “Chosen” by following the 10 Commandments
• Written in the Old Testament
• What do descendants of Abraham consider themselves to be? • _____________________
• How will they remain “Chosen”• __________________________
______________________
• What is the written book of Judaism?• __________________________
______________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Christianity
• Jesus is believed to be the Messiah Jews were waiting for
• Who do Christians believe Jesus is?• ______________________
______________________
• What is “The Messiah”?• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Christianity
• Jesus taught fairness, equality, and salvation
• Jesus’ teachings and growing followers put him in conflict with authorities
• Why did Jesus’ teachings and growing following put him in conflict?• ______________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Christianity
• Authorities crucified Jesus
• Christians believe he came back to life and rose into heaven
• Jesus’ assentation into heaven confirms that Jesus was the • ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Christianity
• Jesus’ Apostles illegally spread his story
• Christians are persecuted and put to death
• What is persecution?• ______________________
______________________
• How did violent persecution actually attract more Christians?• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Christianity
• Edict of Milan legalized Christianity in 313
• By the year 500 Christianity is the official Western Religion
• What did the Edict of Milan do?• ______________________
______________________
• What major Western faith did Christianity surpass? • ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Islam
• Muhammad
• Received revelation and began prophesying in Mecca around 600
• Who did Muhammad receive revelation from?• ______________________
______________________
• What is a prophesies?• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Islam
• Muhammad
• Prophesies put Muhammad in conflict with Authorities
• Muhammad fled
• Why did Muhammad leave Mecca?• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Islam
• Muhammad
• Muhammad returned with an army and conquered Mecca
• Muslims believe Muhammad is the final prophet
• Who do Muslims believe to be the final prophet?• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Islam
• Muhammad
• Following his death “Abu Bakr” emerges as the first Caliphate
• Muhammad’s teachings were recorded in the Quran/Koran
• What is a “Caliphate”?• ______________________
______________________
• What is the Quran/Koran?• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and Western
• Islam
• Muhammad
• Five Pillars of Islam• Faith• Prayer• Fasting• Almsgiving• Pilgrimage
• What is “almsgiving”?• ______________________
______________________
• What is “pilgrimage”?• ______________________
______________________
Polytheistic and Eastern
• Hinduism• Three Major gods
• Creator• Preserver• Destroyer
• Is Hinduism monotheistic or polytheistic?• ______________________
____________________________________________
Polytheistic and Eastern
• Hinduism• Karma
• Good or bad will (luck) you earn
• Reincarnation• Rebirth of the soul in
another body
• Do followers of Hinduism want good karma or bad karma? Why?• ______________________
____________________________________________
• What is reincarnation• ______________________
____________________________________________
Polytheistic and Eastern
• Hinduism• Caste System
• Strict Lifelong Divisions
• Moksha• Final Level (“heaven”)
• How could one move castes in Ancient India?• ______________________
____________________________________________
• What is the final pursuit for Hinduism? __________________________________________________________________
Polytheistic and Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama• Hindi Prince• Rejected certain Hindi
ideas
• Is Hinduism monotheistic of polytheistic?• _______________________
___________________________________________
• Which is older Hinduism or Buddhism?
________________________________________________________________________
Polytheistic and Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama• Believed in
reincarnation• Did not like the caste
system
• What is reincarnation?• _______________________
___________________________________________
• Why didn’t Gautama like the caste system?
________________________________________________________________________
Polytheistic and Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama• Meditated to come to
theses beliefs
• Who is Buddha or the “Enlightened One”?• _____________________________
_____________________________________
• What is “Enlightened”?
• ________________________________________________________
• How did he become “Enlightened”
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Polytheistic and Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama• Meditated to come to
theses beliefs
• Who is Buddha or the “Enlightened One”?• _____________________________
_____________________________________
• What is “Enlightened”?
• ________________________________________________________
• How did he become “Enlightened”
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Polytheistic and Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama• Believed in Four
Nobel Truths:• There is Suffering• There is an origin to
that suffering• Suffering can be
healed• It can be healed by
the 8 Fold Path
• Is there suffering in the world?• ______________________
____________________________________________
• How can that suffering be healed?• ______________________
____________________________________________
Polytheistic and Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama• 8 Fold Path
• View• Intention• Speech• Action• Livelihood• Effort• Mindfulness• Concentration
• Who can follow the 8 Fold Path?• ______________________
____________________________________________
Polytheistic and Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama• If the 8 Fold Path is
followed, you can achieve Nirvana• Like Moksha or
Heaven
• Who can achieve Nirvana?• ______________________
____________________________________________