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Major World Religion
Major Religions World Geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Described by may as polytheistic religion, but modern day describe it as one God, but in Many Forms | HINDUISM |
| Organized approximately 1500 BC in India (the oldest of the major religions) | HINDUISM |
| Beliefs are traced back to the Indus Valley civilization (River in Asia Near India) | HINDUISM |
| Holy Texts: Vedas, Bhogovad-Gita, Upanishads | HINDUISM |
| Belief in Reincarnation (Cycle of Rebirth) | HINDUISM |
| Belief in the caste system (A society based on five classes) existed strongly in Hinduism | HINDUISM |
| Ganges River is considered sacred | HInDUISM |
| The deceased are cremated after death and the ashes spread in a holy river such as the Ganges if possible | HINDUISM |
| Primarily practiced in India and Nepal | HINDUISM |
| Originated in 525 BC by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) in India | Buddhism |
| Gautama was known as the Enlightened One | Buddhism |
| Holy Text:Tripitaka | Buddhism |
| Belief in reincarnation (cycle of rebirth) | Buddhism |
| Buddha taught that we should break our dependence on worldly desires in order to reach peace. | Buddhism |
| Inner peace is called Nirvana | Buddhism |
| Practiced mainly throughout Asia | Buddhism |
| Monotheistic -Belief in One God (Allah) | Islam |
| Began approximately AD 600 by Muhammad in Middle East | Islam |
| Holy Text: Qu'ran or Koran | Islam |
| Place of Worship is a Mosque (With Minarets) | Islam |
| Sabbath is on Friday | Islam |
| Pray five times daily, facing Mecca in Saudi Arabia | Islam |
| Jesus is only accepted as a prophet not Messiah | Islam |
| Followers do not eat pork | Islam |
| Holy Sites include: Kaaba in Mecca, Medina (Saudi Arabia), Dome of Rock in Jerusalem | Islam |
| Polytheistic belief in numerous Gods or Goddesses (Spirt of things like Tanuke) | Shinto |
| Practiced mainly in Japan | Shinto |
| Usually polytheistic- believe in numerous gods or goddesses | Animsm |
| Found World Wide | Animsm |
| Belief that all objects including inanimate objects have a soul or spirit | Animsm |
| Monotoheistic Belief in Only One God( Holy Trinity ) | Christian |
| Accept Jesus as the Messiah | Christian |
| Originated approximately AD 30 in the Middle East | Christian |
| Holy Texts : Holy Bible (Old and New Testament) | Christian |
| Place of worship is a church or cathedral | Christian |
| Sabbath is on Sunday | Christian |
| Three main divisions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox | Christian |
| Most Practice religion in the world | Christian |
| Followers are found in North America Europe, South America, Africa, Australia, and in pockets of Asia | Christian |
| Holy Site: Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem | Christian |
| Monotheistic (Yaweh) | Judaism |
| Originated in 1300 BC | Judaism |
| View Jesus as merely a man, not the messiah | Judaism |
| Beliefs are traced back to Abraham | Judaism |
| Sabbath is from Sundown Friday to Sundown Saturday | Judaism |
| Some Jews follow dietary food laws (Kosher Laws) and do not Eat Pork | Judaism |
| Place of Worship is a Synagogue | Judaism |
| Holy Texts: Torah, Talmud | Judaism |
| Holocaust: attempt by Hilter and the Nazis in Germany to exterminate the Jewish race in the 1930's and 1940's. The result was the destruction of 6 millions jews. Call for Jewish homeland in 1947 Israel led to war with Palestine | Judaism |
| Most of the world Jewish people are in Israel, Europe, and US | Jusdaism |
| Holy Site: Western (Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem | Judaism. |
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