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The Five Main World Religions

The Five Main World Religions. Myers Social 7. Instructions. These are key word and phrase notes Do not write word for word This presentation is meant to be informative No valuing or judging statements are implied as part of this presentation. History.

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The Five Main World Religions

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  1. The Five Main World Religions Myers Social 7

  2. Instructions • These are key word and phrase notes • Do not write word for word • This presentation is meant to be informative • No valuing or judging statements are implied as part of this presentation

  3. History • The five main religions of the world are: • Christianity • Islam • Judaism • Hinduism • Buddhism • These are determined by the number of followers

  4. History • Three of the five religions can be traced to the descendents of one man • Abraham is considered to be the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

  5. Abraham Hagar Sarah Descendents eventually went on to found Judaism - then Christianity Descendants eventually went on to found Islam

  6. Three religions of the Middle East • Oldest to Youngest • Judaism --> Christianity --> Islam • All are monotheistic • This means they believe in one god

  7. Three religions of the Middle East • Each of the three: • Have places of worship • Jewish - Synagogue • Christianity - Church - Cathedral • Islam - Mosque

  8. Three religions of the Middle East • Each of the three: • Have religious holidays • Jewish - Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah • Christianity - Christmas and Easter • Islam - Ramadan

  9. Three religions of the Middle East • Each of the three have • Have sets of rules: • Jewish - Talmud - Ten Commandments • Christianity - Ten Commandments • Islam - The Five Pillars

  10. Three religions of the Middle East Each of the three have: • Religious symbols • Judaism – The Star of David or Tetragammon • Christianity – The Cross or Crucifix • Islam – The Crescent Moon and Star

  11. Three religions of the Middle East • Each has a holy text • Judaism - Torah • Christianity - Bible (Torah + New Testament= Bible) • Islam - Quran (or Koran)

  12. The Christian Bible The New Testament Jewish Torah AKA: The Old Testament Jewish and Christian Holy Text

  13. Three religions of the Middle East • Each of the three: • Have important people: • Judaism - Moses • Christianity - Jesus Christ • Islam- Muhammad

  14. Three religions of the Middle East • Each of the three: • Have different branches or denominations: • Judaism - Hassidic, Orthodox • Christianity - Catholic, Protestant (which includes Lutheran, Episcopalian, Methodist, Baptist, etc.) • Islam- Shia or Sunni

  15. Buddhism • Based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama • Prince • Observed the world’s suffering • Meditated for a long time under a Bo tree - seeking enlightenment • Reached Nirvana • Buddha means “enlightened one”

  16. Buddhism • Established the four noble truths • Developed the eight-fold path • Buddha is not seen as a god, but as a teacher or prophet • Found mostly in southeast Asia and other parts of Asia

  17. Hinduism • The only Polytheistic religion of the five main religions • This means they has more than one god • Hindus believe in reincarnation • The idea that people return to live again after dying • Hindus believe in Karma • What you do in this life carries over to the next

  18. Hinduism • Hindus (although technically illegal) follow a caste system • Levels in society ranging from powerful, wealthy people to slave-type people • Those with bad karma (people who have done bad things) will be reincarnated into a lower caste • Those with good karma (people who have done good things) will be reincarnated into a higher caste

  19. Hinduism • Hindu goal is not a better caste - release from this world • Hindus believe in family spirits as well as their main gods • The Hindu Trinity: • Brahman the Creator • Vishnu the Protector • Shiva the Destroyer • Each very complex and can take many forms

  20. Hindu Trinity Brahma Shiva Vishnu

  21. Organize • Color coordinate • Underline each religion a different color • For example: • Christianity - Blue • Judaism- Orange • Islam - Red • Hinduism - Yellow • Buddhism - Green

  22. Language - translate these words • Suhrka - • Rot - • Amhar - • Ruud - • Curalium • Rouge - • Rojo -

  23. Red Language - translate these words • Suhrka - Hindi • Rot - German • Amhar - arabic • Ruud - Swedish • Curalium Latin • Rouge - French • Rojo - Spanish

  24. Languages • Many languages sound similar because they belong to language families - meaning the same origin • Words and written languages also reveal different language families Arabic

  25. Language Evolves • Greet the person next to you as you would imagine someone would in 1709 • Now 1979 • Now 1989 • Now 2009

  26. What do these words mean? • It’s the year 1953 • Sick • Tight • Hot • Cool • It’s the year 2009 • Sick • Tight • Hot • Cool

  27. How many time in the last week did you say… • Groovy? • Gnarly? • Radical?

  28. How has language continued to evolve? • Texting language • New words in the dictionary • Google • IM’ing • Green • Biodiesel • Unibrow

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