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11 Cards in this Set
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Polytheism
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The belief in more than one God (ex: Hinduism)
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Monotheism
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The belief in one God (ex: Christianity)
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Judaism
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Monotheistic Religion (One God)
Holy People: Abraham, Moses, David… Holy Book: The Torah (also known as the Old Testament) Holy Places: Jerusalem (location of the Western Wall) Code of Behavior: The 10 Commandments |
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Christianity
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Monotheistic Religion (One God)
Holy People: Jesus Christ Holy Book: The Bible Holy Places: Jerusalem (location where Jesus was crucified) Code of Behavior: The 10 Commandments |
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Islam
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Monotheistic Religion (One God)
Holy People: Mohammed Holy Book: The Qur'an Holy Places: Jerusalem (location of the Dome of the Rock), Mecca (location of the Kaba), Medina (location of Mohammed’s tomb) Code of Behavior: The 5 pillars |
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Islam’s Five Pillars of Faith
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1: Belief in only one God
2: Daily Prayers (5 times a day) 3: Charity (Muslims have to give 2.5% of their income to charity) 4: Fasting during Ramadan 5: Piligrimmage to Mecca once in their life (called Hajj) |
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Animism
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African belief that everything in nature (animals and plants) have spirits
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Shinto
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Japanese belief that everything in nature (animals and plants) has spirits
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Hinduism
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Polytheisitc Religion (Many Gods)
Holy People: Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesh... Holy Book: The Bhagavad Gita Holy Places: Ganges River Code of Behavior: Dharma (if one follows the dharma, one gets good karma and can get reincarnated into a higher caste) |
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Buddhism
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More of a philosophy of life than a religion (no God)
Holy People: The Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) Holy Book: Tipitaka Code of Behavior: The Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths (suffering comes from cravings, the only way to not suffer is to stop craving). If one follows the Eightfold Path, one becomes enlightened and can reach Nirvana (the ultimate state of Enlightenment and happiness) |
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Confucianism
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More of a way of life than a religion (no God)
Holy People: Confucius Holy Book: The Analects Holy Places: China Code of Behavior: People have to respect the Five Relationships (particularly filial piety: the respect of parents) |
