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Five Major Religions in 1500 Flashcards

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Founder of Buddhism

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Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)

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Buddhism location in 1500

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Southeast Asia

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Buddhism: monotheistic or polytheistic?

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Considered neither

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Buddhism holy text

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Tripitaka

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Buddhism beliefs/characteristics

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  • Eightfold Path to Enlightenment
  • Spread by Asoka’s missionaries
  • Nirvana: Buddhist’s Enlightenment
  • Reincarnation based on karma until you get to Nirvana
  • Four Noble Truths
    1. Life is Suffering
    2. Suffer because you’re attached
    3. There is a way to get rid of attachments
    4. To end suffering, follow the eightfold path
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Founder of Hinduism

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Unknown

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Hinduism location in 1500

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Majority in India but spread to Europe and North America

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Hinduism: monotheistic or polytheistic?

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Neither: Many forms of one god (god - Brahma)

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Hinduism holy text

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Upanishads and Vedas

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Hinduism beliefs/characteristics

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  • Reincarnation based on karma until you get to Moksha
  • Karma: Knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future consequences, good and bad.
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Founder of Judaism

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Abraham

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Judaism location in 1500

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Europe and Middle East

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Judaism: monotheistic or polytheistic?

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Monotheistic

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Judaism holy text

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Torah

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Judaism beliefs/characteristics

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  • Ten Commandments: their moral and religious conducts
  • Diaspora: Dispersion of any people from their original home
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Founder of Christianity

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Jesus

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Christianity location in 1500

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Europe and Middle East

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Christianity: monotheistic or polytheistic?

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Monotheistic

19
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Christianity holy text

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The Bible/New Testament

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Christianity beliefs/characteristics

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  • Establishment of Christian doctrine by early church councils
  • Jesus as son of God
  • Life after Death
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Founder of Islam

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Muhammad (the seal of the prophets)

22
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Islam location in 1500

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Europe, Middle East, and Northern Africa

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Islam: monotheistic or polytheistic?

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Monotheistic

24
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Islam holy text

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Koran/Qur’an

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Islam beliefs/characteristics

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  • Allah is god
  • Mecca and Medina: holy cities
  • Shia vs Sunni:
    Shia (smaller group) - believe that close relative of Muhammad should lead (Ali). Sunni (larger group) - believe that the person most capable and spiritual should lead. Huge war between them, and to this day do not get along.
  • Five pillars
    1. Testimony of Faith (there is no god but Allah, Muhammad is Prophet)
    2. Pray 5 times a day towards Mecca
    3. Giving Zakat (charity)
    4. Fasting during month of Ramadan (can’t eat or drink from sunrise to sunset) (pregnant, old, young, and sick people excused)
    5. Hajj (traveling/pilgrimage) to Mecca at least once in their life. Travel to ka’ bah (black box)

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