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From the Hearth of Huang He (Yellow) River Valley

From the Hearth of Huang He (Yellow) River Valley. From the Hearth of Huang He (Yellow) River Valley. Taoism – originated in China more than 2500 years ago * oneness of humanity and nature founder: Lao-Tsu sacred text: “Book of the Way” social manifestation: Feng Shui

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From the Hearth of Huang He (Yellow) River Valley

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  1. From the Hearth of Huang He (Yellow) River Valley

  2. From the Hearth of Huang He (Yellow) River Valley • Taoism – originated in China more than 2500 years ago * oneness of humanity and nature founder: Lao-Tsu sacred text: “Book of the Way” social manifestation: Feng Shui diffusion: East Asia Animistic, ethnic

  3. From the Hearth of Huang He (Yellow) River Valley • Confucianism – originated in China about 2500 years ago * real meaning of life lay in the present founder: Confucius sacred text: “Confucian Classics” diffusion: East Asia, Southeast Asia None, ethnic

  4. From the Hearth of the Eastern Mediterranean

  5. From the Hearth of the Eastern Mediterranean • Judaism – originated in Southwest Asia about 4000 years ago. * first major monotheistic religion, covenant between God (one God) and Abraham (the chosen people) sacred text: Torah founder: Abraham sacred sites: Jerusalem (Western Wall), land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River social manifestation: Zionism diffusion: into European cities during the diaspora, into N. America during WWII, into Israel over last 50 years Monotheistic, ethnic

  6. Western Wall, Jerusalem

  7. Jewish neighborhoods in European Cities the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague, the Czech Republic

  8. From the Hearth of the Eastern Mediterranean • Christianity – originated in Southwest Asia about 2000 years ago. * monotheistic religion, follow teachings of Jesus to achieve eternal life sacred text: Bible founder: Jesus (son of God) sacred sites: Bethlehem, Jerusalem split in the church: * split into Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches in 1054 * Protestant sect split off in 1400s and 1500s diffusion: into Western Europe, and then world wide during colonialism and after. Monotheistic, universal

  9. Christianity • 2 billion adherents make it most practiced in the world. • Originated in Bethlehem (8-4 BC) and Jerusalem (AD 30) with Jesus Christ. • Spread by missionaries and the Roman Empire (Constantine A.D. 313). • It is the most practiced religion in Africa today.

  10. Diffusion of Christianity

  11. Christianity in the U.S.

  12. First Split in Christianity, 1054 CE Western Roman empire = Roman CatholicismEastern Roman empire = Eastern Orthodox

  13. Switzerlandconcentrations of Catholics and Protestants by canton and commune

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