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Major Belief Systems

Islam Confucianism

Christianity

Animism

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Islam

Sects of Islam:

Sunni & Shiite

Three Beliefs :1.Muhammad

2.Quran 3.5 Pillars of Faith

Daily Life:1.No Pork, No Alcohol2.Trip to Mecca Once3.Pray 5 times a day

Monotheistic:

Allah is God.

Where:Middle East

Confucianism

Idea comes from China

Stresses social order

More of a philosophy than a religion with Gods

(Confucianism = No God)

Based on the “Five Relationships”

Christianity

Founded by Jesusin the Middle East

(Jerusalem)

Most popular religion in the

world

Monotheistic religion

Follows the 10 Commandments

“Bible” is Holy Book

Animism

Belief that all “natural” lifehas a SPIRIT Oldest Religion on the World

Practiced today in Africa,

New Guinea, and Amazon (Brazil)

Believe that ancestors watch over the living

Turning

Points

Fall of Rome

French Revolution

Age of Exploration

Neolithic Revolution

French Revolution

Political revolution

Started in France in 1789 with

the overthrow of the King

Key Ideas:1.Three Estates

2.Poor Leadership3.Bourgeoisie (middle class)

Allowed for the Bourgeoisie

to gain political power

Fall of Rome

Fall of Rome in 476 C.E…

Leads to the “Dark Ages”

A period of Chaos happens

afterward (Dark Ages)

Barbarians invade and conquer Rome

Rome lasts for almost

1,000 years before fall

Age of Exploration

Time period during the 15th and 16th

centuries

Europeans searched for new sources of

wealth and an easier route to China and

India

Resulted in the discovery of North and

South America

Lead to the imperialism

of many regions (South America, Mexico, India)

Neolithic Revolution

Time period of 10,000 - 8,000

BCE

The development of agriculture and the domestication of

animals

Led to the development of permanent settlements

Beginning civilization

Forms ofGovernment

Democracy Monarchy

Theocracy

Totalitarian System

Democracy

Form of government in which citizen vote

and participate in decisions

First used in ancient

Greece (Athens)…

Different forms:1.Direct Democracy

2.Parliamentary Democracy

3.representative democracy

Examples:1.Magna Carat in England

2.French Revolution3.John Locke

Monarchy

Absolute monarchy:

King has total power

Divine right:King

through God

Constitutional monarchy:King shares power with the

People or constitution

Examples:1.King Louis in France

2.Tsar Nicholas in Russia

Totalitarian System

A single ruler;One-Party

System;Or a Dictator

Dictator gains power through:1.Purge

2.Propaganda 3.Organized Violence4.No Individual Rights

Examples of Totalitarian Gov:1.Communism

2.Fascism 3.Nazism

4.Monarchy

Totalitarian Leaders:1.Stalin: Soviet Union

2.Hitler: Germany3.Mao: China

Theocracy

A government which isbased on RELIGION

Laws are based on rules laid out in:1.The Bible

2.The Quran (Islamic Law, Sharia) 3.The Torah

Examples of Theocracy:

1.Iran = Islam (today)2.Yemen = Islam

3.Afghanistan = Islam

Government led by Clergy

(God is real leader of nation)