Hinduism is the Oldest major religion Islam is the youngest major religion Monotheistic Faiths studied

-Judaism -Zoroastrianism -Christianity -Islam

Polytheistic Faiths studied

-Hinduism -Jainism -Shintoism Abrahamic Religions = Judaism,

Christianity, Islam

These are the 5 actions Muslims must make 5 Pillars of Islam

1. Shahadah – Statement of Faith (I believe in Allah)

2. Salat – Pray 5 times a day 3. Sawm – Fasting (giving up food/drink,

something) 4. Zakat – Giving $ to needy (or donating in

Mosque) 5. Hajj – Must make 1 trip to Mecca in your

life

These are not meant to be depressing or sad This is a belief-system about overcoming

suffering and becoming enlightened Just know the 4 truths, you will not need to

explain the 8-fold path (look up if interested) The 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism

1. Life is suffering 2. Suffering comes from Desires 3. If you end desire, you can end suffering 4. The 8-fold path is the path to ending

desire

Hinduism believes in the Caste-System Buddhism and Jainism believe in Equality

of all life. Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism are all

Indian. Believe in not harming any life form?

1). Buddhism

2). Jainism (yes, pronounced Ji-niz-um)

1). Similarities/Differences-Hinduism is pro-caste system-Buddhism/Jainism are against it b/c of

equality-All 3 are Indian Religions, believe in Karma,

and believe in Reincarnation-Buddhism have no gods/deities in their

religion-Jainism & Hinduism can have many gods

2). Divisions of religionsChristianity (hardest one for this

question) = Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant; divisions are based on differing beliefs about Christianity. Protestants believe in a personal relationship with God instead of needing a church to build the relationship with God.

Islam (easier) = Sunni – Believe the Caliph (leader of

Islamic Faith) should be elected after Muhammad’s Death

Shi’ite (or Shi’a) – Believe the Caliph should be a relative of Muhammad (Ali) instead of elected

Buddhism (easier) = Theravada (less religious branch)– These

Buddhists believe in the old teachings and do not think Buddha should be worshipped or include lots of rituals.

Mahayana (more religious branch) – These Buddhists believe that there should be rituals and practices to guide followers of Buddha

3). Relationship between Gov’t and religions-Government sometimes adopt religions and

then they become more popular and spread.-Examples: Christianity in Rome

Hinduism in India-Government sometimes oppress religions

because their beliefs don’t fit with the culture-Examples: Rome oppressing Jews/Christians

Buddhism oppressed in India

4). Why do some religions die and some don’t?-Diffusion: spread of religion through trade/war-Government adopts religion and it therefore spreads throughout the culture-Missionaries spread religion