hinduism is the oldest major religion islam is the youngest major religion monotheistic faiths...
TRANSCRIPT
Hinduism is the Oldest major religion Islam is the youngest major religion Monotheistic Faiths studied
-Judaism -Zoroastrianism -Christianity -Islam
Polytheistic Faiths studied
-Hinduism -Jainism -Shintoism Abrahamic Religions = Judaism,
Christianity, Islam
These are the 5 actions Muslims must make 5 Pillars of Islam
1. Shahadah – Statement of Faith (I believe in Allah)
2. Salat – Pray 5 times a day 3. Sawm – Fasting (giving up food/drink,
something) 4. Zakat – Giving $ to needy (or donating in
Mosque) 5. Hajj – Must make 1 trip to Mecca in your
life
These are not meant to be depressing or sad This is a belief-system about overcoming
suffering and becoming enlightened Just know the 4 truths, you will not need to
explain the 8-fold path (look up if interested) The 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism
1. Life is suffering 2. Suffering comes from Desires 3. If you end desire, you can end suffering 4. The 8-fold path is the path to ending
desire
Hinduism believes in the Caste-System Buddhism and Jainism believe in Equality
of all life. Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism are all
Indian. Believe in not harming any life form?
1). Buddhism
2). Jainism (yes, pronounced Ji-niz-um)
1). Similarities/Differences-Hinduism is pro-caste system-Buddhism/Jainism are against it b/c of
equality-All 3 are Indian Religions, believe in Karma,
and believe in Reincarnation-Buddhism have no gods/deities in their
religion-Jainism & Hinduism can have many gods
2). Divisions of religionsChristianity (hardest one for this
question) = Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant; divisions are based on differing beliefs about Christianity. Protestants believe in a personal relationship with God instead of needing a church to build the relationship with God.
Islam (easier) = Sunni – Believe the Caliph (leader of
Islamic Faith) should be elected after Muhammad’s Death
Shi’ite (or Shi’a) – Believe the Caliph should be a relative of Muhammad (Ali) instead of elected
Buddhism (easier) = Theravada (less religious branch)– These
Buddhists believe in the old teachings and do not think Buddha should be worshipped or include lots of rituals.
Mahayana (more religious branch) – These Buddhists believe that there should be rituals and practices to guide followers of Buddha
3). Relationship between Gov’t and religions-Government sometimes adopt religions and
then they become more popular and spread.-Examples: Christianity in Rome
Hinduism in India-Government sometimes oppress religions
because their beliefs don’t fit with the culture-Examples: Rome oppressing Jews/Christians
Buddhism oppressed in India
4). Why do some religions die and some don’t?-Diffusion: spread of religion through trade/war-Government adopts religion and it therefore spreads throughout the culture-Missionaries spread religion