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page 2- Judaism       

page 3- Leader and Beginnings Timeline

page 4- Holy Writings and Guidelines

page 5- Beliefs and Influence 

page 6- Christianity

page 7- Leader and Beginnings Timeline

page 8- Holy Writings and Guidelines

page 9- Beliefs and Influence

page 10- Hinduism

page 11- Leader and Beginnings Tmeline

page 12- Holy Writings and Guidlines

page 13- Beliefs and Influence

page 14- Buddhism

page 15- Leader and Beginnings Timeline

page 16- Holy Writings and Guidelines

page 17- Beliefs and Influence

page 18- Islamic/Muslim

page 19- Leader and Beginnings Timeline

page 20- Holy Writings and Guidelines

page 21- Beliefs and Influence

page 22- Confucianism 

page 23- Leader and Beginnings Timeline

page 24- Holy Writings and Guidelines

page 25- Beliefs and Influence

page 26- Connections to the World Today

page 27- Where, Who, Why

page 28- Cover picture

Table of Contents

-In around 1800 B.C., Abraham and his family moved to Canaan. 

Then they moved to Egypt in 1650 B.C.

-Moses was born, raised by an Egyptian princess, and then led 

the Jews out of Egypt.

-Moses prayed and received God's Ten Commandments.

-Moses died and the Hebrews returned to Canaan. This is where 

Abraham was.

-Hebrews were split up into 12 tribes.

-Hebrews came to be called Jews, and their religion, Judaism.

-The Jews united under three kings in the kingdom of Israel.

-The Hebrew Bible is the main holy book in this religion.

-The Torah was what the Jews called the first 5 books in 

the Hebrew Bible. These writings were considered the 

most sacred in their tradition.

-Prophets: Stories about and writings by Jewish 

teachers. Also a part of the Bible

-Ten Commandments

-The Talmud contained written versions of Jewish oral 

law.

-One of the best ways to make God happy with you is to read 

the scripture and live according to it.

-The main goal is to live a moral life, obeying God's laws.

-They believe in one God, Yahweh. 

-Yahweh was not a physical being, so pictures were not to be 

made of him.

-Abraham promised to obey Yahweh, so Yahweh promised to 

protect Abraham and his descendants. This is called a covenant.

-Judaism has similarities to Christianity and Islam:

     -one God

     -the Ten Commandments (Christianity)

     -descendants of Abraham

     -Christian Bible's Old Testament and Jewish Torah

    -the Hebrew idea of ethical monotheism

-Around 6 to 4 B.C., a Jew named Jesus is born.

-Jesus begins preaching, doing good works, and 

performed miracles.

-In about 29 A.D., Jesus was crucified.

-People like Paul spread Christianity. 

-Christian churches were created. 

-The Ten Commandments are rules that 

Christians are to live by.

-The Bible is the holy book of Christianity.

-Paul was a huge influence in the spreading of Christianity. 

He spent his whole life preaching the teachings of Christ.

-Christians are monotheists. 

-Jesus stressed the relationship between God and every 

single person.

-Jesus died for our sins.

-Jesus was the son of God.

-Christians believe in eternal life after death, in heaven.

-Many Christian beliefs are similar to Judaism and Islam.

-Hinduism cannot be traced back to one 

particular founder with one group of ideas.

-It has been around since before Christ, 

because is about 750-550 B.C., Hindu teachers 

tried to interpret hidden meanings of the Vedic 

hymns.

-Upanishads: Hindu teachers' 

interpretations of Vedic hymns.

-There isn't a special book or piece of 

writing that gives specific direction to 

Hindus. 

-Hinduism is a collection of religious 

beliefs.

-Brahman is the world soul. It is sometimes seen as 

having three personalities:

        -Brahma (creator)

        -Vishnu (protector)

        - Shiva (destroyer)

-Reincarnation:An individual soul or spirit is born again 

and again until moksha is achieved.

-Karma: A soul's good or bad deeds follow into 

reincarnations, influencing caste, health, wealth, etc.

-Moksha: A state of perfect understanding of all things.

-Hinduism and Buddhism are a lot alike in their beliefs.

-Siddhartha Gautama was born.

-At 29, Siddhartha goes out side four times, seeing an 

old man, a sick man, a corpse, and a wandering holy 

man seemingly at peace.

-He decided to spend his life seeking religious truth 

and an end to life's suffering.

-He meditated for 49 days and achieved 

enlightenment. He was, from then on, called the 

Buddha.

-He taught 5 companions of his findings at his first 

sermon. (the Four Noble truths and the Eightfold Path) 

-The five companions were the first monks admitted 

into the Buddhist Religious Order (sangha)

-There were four ideas that Buddha became 

aware of in his enlightenment. These he called 

the Four Noble Truths:

     -Life is filled with suffering and sorrow.

     -The cause of all suffering is people's

      selfish desire for the temporary

      pleasures of this world.

     -The way to end all suffering is to end all

      desires.

     -The way to overcome such desires and attain 

enlightenment is to follow the Eightfold path, which is called 

the Middle Way between desires and self-denial.

-The Eightfold Path was a guide to achieving 

enlightenment and reaching nirvana.

-Nirvana: Buddha's word to describe release from 

selfishness and pain. State of complete understanding. 

Reaching nirvana is the main idea of Buddhism.

-Instead of teaching of a deity, he taught of 

enlightenment (wisdom).

- Accepted the Hindu idea of reincarnation.

-Accepted the idea that the world is created and 

destroyed over and over again.

-Rejected the caste system.

-Many ideas in Buddhism are similar to Hinduism.

-Buddhism has influenced Asian religion society, and 

culture for over 2500 years.

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