Transcript 5 Major Relgions

Warm Up
Pick up warm up/agenda
off my desk
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You and your group need to come up with a word or phrase associated with each of the 5
major world religions to fit the letters of the alphabet
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Your group may eliminate 6 letters from the alphabet
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Your word should start with the letter, however a couple of your words may just have the
letter in it. (max 5 per religion)
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If the word doesn’t start with the letter, you must underline the letter in the word
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You may only use each word once
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You must know how each word relates to the religion. I will be asking you about your words.
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Your Religions A-Z MUST be color coded
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You may use you HW sheets and a book.
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This assignment will be graded on effort and by the degree of completion. The team that
finishes 1st gets 5 points EC, 2nd place gets 3 points, 3rd place gets 2 points. If you finish you
will receive 1 point EC.
A
Asoka
Arabic
Abraham
Apostles
Karma
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Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam
5 Major World
Religions
Islam
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Arabic translation=
‫العربية‬
 1st-
Mecca (Middle East)
Muhammad was chosen as a prophet by Angel Gabriel
 Many did not believe in Muhammad and some even
tried to kill him
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 2nd-
Medina
Muhammad had to flee Mecca and travel to Medina
 In Medina, Muhammad gained many followers,
followers of Islam are called Muslims
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 3rd-
Mecca
In AD 630 Muhammad returned to Mecca with an army
of 10,000 and began to gain followers
 In March AD 632 Muhammad led the first Haji, or great
pilgrimage to Mecca
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 Monotheistic-Allah
is God
 Founder- Muhammad
 Important cites are/were Mecca and Medina
 The Koran ( Qur’an) is the holy book
 The Koran is written in Arabic
 Mosques are their churches
 Jesus was a prophet
 Pray 5 times a day
 5 Pillars
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Fasting during Ramadan
Alms- money to charity
Faith- in 1 god, Allah
Prayer- 5 times a day facing Mecca
Pilgrimage- to Mecca once in a lifetime
Conflict
over the next caliphs or
leader created a division
 Sunni Make up 80% of the Muslim world
 Caliphs do NOT need to be a
descendant of Muhammad
 Shi’a ( Shites)
 You have to be a descendant of
Muhammad to be a caliph
Irrigation System
Banking system
Calligraphy
Bookmaking
Astronomy
Algebra
Hospitals
Herbal Medicines and Pharmacies
Hinduism
The Caste
System
 Karma-
the total of good and bad
actions a human soul carries with
them from life to life. Positive karma
moves you up the caste
 Reincarnation-
People are
reincarnated until they reach the top
caste and then they are released to
Moksha or heaven
 Founder
– No Real Founder
 Oldest Religion
 Many
3
forms of one God
main gods
Vishnu
 Shiva
 Brahma
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 Religious
Book – The Vedas and Upanishads
 Heaven-like place is called Moksha
 Believe in Reincarnation and Karma
 Caste System
Pick
up your warm up off of
the bookshelf. Goes on page
7
Pretend you have decided to
following Siddhartha
Gautama's “Middle Way,” and
come up with 5 things you
would voluntarily give up?
Buddhism
 Origins
and Founder-
 Siddhartha
Gautama lived in India from
563 to 483 BC
 He reached an understanding of the
cause of suffering
 Known as “Buddha” or the
“Enlightened One”. The way to reach
“enlightenment” is to follow the 8
Fold Path and 4 Noble Truths.
 His followers, including Asoka, spread
Buddhism into Asia
1st Nobel Truth
 Everything in life is suffering and
sorrow
2nd Nobel Truth
 The cause of all suffering is people’s
selfish desires for the temporary
pleasures of the world
3rd Nobel Truth
 The way to end all suffering is to
end all desires
4th Nobel Truth
The
way to overcome such desires and attain
enlightenment is to follow the Nobel Eightfold Path,
which is called the Middle Way between desires and
self denial. Following this path could lead you to
Nirvana, release from selfishness and pain. The 8
Fold path is made up of the following:
Right
Views
Right
Aspirations
Right
Speech
Right
Conduct
Right
Livelihood
Right
Endeavor
Right
Mindfulness
Right
Meditation
 Founder
– Siddhartha Gautama
 Not Mono or Poly- instead of worshiping
a God, you work on reaching
“enlightenment”
 Reincarnation- you continue the cycle
of rebirth till you follow the Middle
Path and reach Nirvana
 Nirvana- heaven-like place
 No Caste system
 Religious Books – 4 Noble Truths, 8
Eightfold Path
Judaism
 Founder
– Abraham
 Oldest Monotheistic religion
 Origins-started in the Middle East and was spread
throughout the world partly because of Diaspora
 The
scattering of the Jewish people
 Today-
it’s concentrated in North America
and Israel
 Monotheistic- God called YAHWEH
 Religious Books –
 The
Torah-The first 5 books of the Old
Testament
 10 Commandments
Christianity
 Founder
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– Jesus Christ
Jesus is the son of God
 Monotheistic
 God
called – GOD
 Location –
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Past- Started in the Middle East, spread to Europe
Today- Europe, North and South America
 Largest
Religion
 People achieve salvation by following the
teachings of Jesus
 Religious Book – Bible
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The New Testament- Life of Jesus
10 Commandments
 1.
Which is the holy book for the Hebrews?
A. Bible
B. Koran
C. Torah
D. Vedas
 Which
religion believes in reincarnation,
Karma, and its holy books are the Vedas and
Upanishads?
A. Judaism
B. Islam
C. Hinduism
D. BUddhism
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Muslims, which city is considered the
holy city to which Muslims must take a
pilgrimage to and pray towards 5 times a
day?
A. Medina
B. Cairo
C. Jerusalem
D. Mecca
 Which
of the following is the only true
polytheistic religion?
A. Christianity
B. Islam
C. Hinduism
D. Judaism
 Which
2 religions started in the Middle East?
A. Christianity and Hinduism
B. Buddhism and Hinduism
C. Judaism and Christianity
D. Buddhism and Judaism
 Which
of the following documents stated the
moral and religious code for the Hebrews?
A. Ten Commandments
B. Code of Hammurabi
C. 8 Fold Path
D. Koran