Warmup # 6 Glue in Notebook

Siddhartha Gautama

385.4 million Based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama

Jesus Christ

2.2 billion One GodMonotheistic

Teachings of Jesus

Unknown 875.1 million Based on spiritual force - Brahman

Muhammad 1.4 billion One God – AllahFive Pillars

Abraham 15.2 million One God and the spiritualand ethical principleshanded down by God

Warmup # 7 Glue in Notebook

5 Major Religions of the World

(in order of appearance)

HinduismOrigination -1500 B.C. in India

(oldest religion)

Founder NONE

House of

Worship

Individual Homes

Temples

Holy Site N/A

Beliefs/

Significant

Events

• Polytheistic – belief in more than one god

• Caste System – a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity

• Reincarnation – rebirth of the soul in another body

• Ganges River is sacred

Afterlife Reincarnation

Where practiced? India and Nepal

JudaismOrigination - 1300 B.C.

Founder Abraham

House of

Worship

Synagogue

Holy Site Western Wall in Jerusalem

(Video)

Beliefs/

Significant

Events

• Monotheistic – belief in one God

• Jesus is viewed as a man,

not the Messiah

• Holocaust during WW II, the killing of 6 million Jews

Afterlife Judgement Day (Heaven and Hell)

Where practiced? Israel, Europe and US

BuddhismOrigination - 525 B. C.

Founder Siddharta Gautama (Buddha)

House of

Worship Temples

Holy Site

Beliefs/

Significant

Events

• Buddha known as the

“Enlightened One”

• Reach inner peace (Nirvana)

Afterlife Reincarnation

Where practiced?

Asia

ChristianityOrigination - A.D. 30 in the Middle East

Founder Jesus

House of

Worship

Church or cathedral

Holy Site Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

Beliefs/

Significant

Events

• monotheistic

• Jesus is Messiah

• Sabbath is on Sunday

• most practiced religion

Afterlife Judgement Day, (Heaven and Hell)

Where practiced?

N. America, Europe, S. America, Africa,

Australia, parts of Asia

IslamOrigination - A.D. 600 in the Middle East

Founder Muhammed

House of

Worship Mosque

Holy Site Kaaba – Mecca Dome of the Rock - Jerusalem

Beliefs/

Significant

Events

• Sabbath is on Friday

• prayer 5x/day

• Hajj – pilgrimage to Mecca (Video)

Afterlife Judgment Day (Heaven and Hell)

Where practiced? Middle East, Africa, Europe,

N. America

Let’s review

religious structures!

CHURCH

SYNAGOGUE

MOSQUE

TEMPLE

KAABASaudi Arabia, Mecca

WESTERN WALLJerusalem, Israel

DOME OF THE ROCKJerusalem, Israel

CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHREJerusalem, Israel