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Monotheistic Religions

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Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism

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Buddhism

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There is no belief in a personal God. It is not centered on the relationship between humanity and God.

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What Islam calls God

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Allah

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Main gods of Hinduism

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Vishnu, Shiva, Bhramha

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Which of the 6 world religions does not have a god?

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Buddhism

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What Jews call their god

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Yahweh

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Founder of Judaism

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Abraham / Moses

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Founder of Islam

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Mohammed

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Founder of Buddhism

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Siddhartha Gautama “Buddha”

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Founder of Christianity

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Jesus (Apostles)

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Sacred text of Judaism

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The Torah (Old Testament)

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Sacred text of Christianity

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Holy Bible (Old and New Testament)

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Sacred text of Buddhism

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4 Noble Truths

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Sacred text of Hinduism

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The Vedas

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Sacred text of Sikhism

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The Sikh scripture Is the Guru Granth Sahib, a book that Sikhs consider a living Guru

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Sacred text of Islam

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Koran (Qur’an)

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Judaism’s major beliefs?

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10 commandments (Moses), Hundreds of individual laws, rules and punishments in the Torah

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Christianity’s major beliefs?

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Belief in one god and Jesus is the son of God. Believe in the Holy trinity (the father, son and the Holy Ghost), 10 commandments

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Islam’s major beliefs?

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Five pillars of faith:

  1. Pray five times a day towards Mecca
  2. Belief in one god (Allah) and accept Mohammed was the messenger of god
  3. Give to the less fortunate
  4. Fast during the holy month of Ramadan
  5. All Muslims are expected to complete a Hajj (trip) to Mecca once in their lives
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The caste system is

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a class structure that is determined by birth. Loosely, it means that in some societies, if your parents are poor, you’re going to be poor, too. Same goes for being rich.

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The 4 noble truths are

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The Four Noble Truths comprise the essence of Buddha’s teachings, though they leave much left unexplained. They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.

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What do the Sikhs believe leads to a good life?

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God and the cycle of life. Sikhs believe that human beings spend their time in a cycle of birth, life, and rebirth. They share this belief with followers of other Indian religious traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The quality of each particular life depends on the law of Karma.

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These two religions believe in reincarnation

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Hinduism + Sikhism

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Mecca Is the holiest city of what religion?

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Islam

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What religion has no god?

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Buddhism

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