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29 Cards in this Set

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One God who chose the Hebrews as His people
Israel is the Promised Land
Ten Commandments
Jews (formerly known as Hebrews)
Holy Book is Torah; guides moral and ethical behavior
Spread through Diaspora
Faced anti-Semitism
JUDAISM
One God; Jesus is the Messiah and Son of God
Brotherhood of believers; equality, sympathy for poor, forgiveness; salvation; eternal life
Ten Commandments
Bible Old Testament (Torah) New Testament (life & teachings of Jesus)
Official religion of the Roman Empire
Spread through missionaries & trade; especially voyages of exploration inthe 1400's
Europeans spread the religion as they established settlements in the Americas, Africa, and Asia
CHRISTIANITY
One God, Allah
Five Pillars of Faith (Allah/Pray 5X day/Fasting/Almsgiving/Hajj)
Muhammad is founder and prophet
Mecca is holy city
Hajj is pilgrimage; hegira is journey to Medina
Quran (Koran) ; Sharia (Islamic law)
Spread through military conquest and trade
ISLAM
Shrines located at nature sites
Temples or Synagogues
Church or Cathedral
Mosque
No particular worship site; often in home
Spirits conjured by traditional dancers with masks
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant
Sunni Shiite (Sh'ia)
karma/dharma/reincarnation
Caste system; determined by birth; no social mobility (Brahmin/Kshatryia/Vaishya/Sudra/Untouchables)
Ganges River is sacred
Vedas and Upanishads
No founder; probably Aryans
Brahman is the unifying spirit
originated in India; stayed in India
HINDUISM
karma/dharma/reincarnation
Siddhartha Gautama is founder and Buddha
Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
Nirvana is goal
Rejects the Caste System
Originated in India, but spread out and to China, Japan, Korea, S.E. Asia
BUDDHISM
ANIMISM
Traditional/African/nature spirits
SHINTO
Japan; spirits are called kami
"the way" nature Yin Yang
TAOISM (DAOISM)
CONFUCIANISM
filial piety-respect for family/parents
civil service system established in China
5 Relationships
ruler/father/son/brother/friend