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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?• _____________________

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• Monotheistic and Western Religions• Judaism• Christianity• Islam

• How are these religions similar?• ________________________

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• How are these religions different?• ________________________

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• Which is the oldest?• ______________________• ______________________• ______________________


• Polytheistic

• Eastern• India and China

• What does polytheistic mean?• _____________________

_____________________

• What does Eastern mean?• _____________________

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• Polytheistic and Eastern Religions• Hinduism • Buddhism

• How are these religions similar?• ______________________

______________________

• How are these religions different?• ______________________

______________________

• Which came first?• ______________________

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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?• ______________________

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• Judaism

• Isaac is born

• God orders Abraham to kill his only son

• How does God fulfill his promise? • ______________________

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• How does God test Abraham?• ______________________

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• Judaism

• An angel stops the sacrifice

• Abraham is rewarded with many descendants

• Does Abraham kill Isaac? • ______________________

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• How is Abraham rewarded?• ______________________

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• 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?• __________________________

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• Christianity

• Jesus is believed to be the Messiah Jews were waiting for

• Who do Christians believe Jesus is?• ______________________

______________________

• What is “The Messiah”?• ______________________

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• 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?• ______________________

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• Christianity

• Authorities crucified Jesus

• Christians believe he came back to life and rose into heaven

• Jesus’ assentation into heaven confirms that Jesus was the • ______________________

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• Christianity

• Jesus’ Apostles illegally spread his story

• Christians are persecuted and put to death

• What is persecution?• ______________________

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• How did violent persecution actually attract more Christians?• ______________________

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• 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? • ______________________

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• Islam

• Muhammad

• Received revelation and began prophesying in Mecca around 600

• Who did Muhammad receive revelation from?• ______________________

______________________

• What is a prophesies?• ______________________

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• Islam

• Muhammad

• Prophesies put Muhammad in conflict with Authorities

• Muhammad fled

• Why did Muhammad leave Mecca?• ______________________

______________________


• 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?• ______________________

______________________


• 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?• ______________________

______________________


• 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?• ______________________

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• 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?• ______________________

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• What is reincarnation• ______________________

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• Hinduism• Caste System

• Strict Lifelong Divisions

• Moksha• Final Level (“heaven”)

• How could one move castes in Ancient India?• ______________________

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• What is the final pursuit for Hinduism? __________________________________________________________________


• Buddhim

• Siddharta Gautama• Hindi Prince• Rejected certain Hindi

ideas

• Is Hinduism monotheistic of polytheistic?• _______________________

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• Which is older Hinduism or Buddhism?

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• Buddhim

• Siddharta Gautama• Believed in

reincarnation• Did not like the caste

system

• What is reincarnation?• _______________________

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• Why didn’t Gautama like the caste system?

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• Buddhim

• Siddharta Gautama• Meditated to come to

theses beliefs

• Who is Buddha or the “Enlightened One”?• _____________________________

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• What is “Enlightened”?

• ________________________________________________________

• How did he become “Enlightened”

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• 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?• ______________________

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• How can that suffering be healed?• ______________________

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• Buddhim

• Siddharta Gautama• 8 Fold Path

• View• Intention• Speech• Action• Livelihood• Effort• Mindfulness• Concentration

• Who can follow the 8 Fold Path?• ______________________

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• Buddhim

• Siddharta Gautama• If the 8 Fold Path is

followed, you can achieve Nirvana• Like Moksha or

Heaven

• Who can achieve Nirvana?• ______________________

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