Ancient World Religions

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Ancient World Religions

• By Jeremy Jordy

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Judaism

• Abraham heard a voice that told him, his family,
  and flocks to leave.
  
• Abraham was the founding father. Jacob was the
  father of the 12 tribes.
  
• They worshiped one God, which meant they were
  monotheistic.
  
• They believed inherent goodness of the world, its
  inhabitants as creation of god and do not require
  a savior.

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Christianity

• The rise of Christianity was in Judah, Bethlehem.
  Jesus was the founding leader of Christianity.
  
• They where monotheistic, but they believed in
  Jesus.
  
• Jesus performed many miracles during this time,
  related many of his teachings.
  
• Christianity and Judaism share the same history
  up to the time Jesus Christ, they are very
  similar in many of there core beliefs.

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Islam

• The religion started in Medina in the 17th
  century.
  
• Islam was founded in 622 CE by the prophet
  Mohammed.
  
• The five pillars of Islam are 1.faith 2.prayer
  3.alms 4.fasting 5. pilgrimage.
  
• The Kaaba, sacred shrine of Islam is visited by a
  million of people.

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Buddhism

• Buddhism was developed in India.
• Siddhartha Gautama, or Buddah which means
  enlightened one.
  
• The Four Noble Truths and the eightfold path was
  developed in India.
  
• Buddhism is practiced individually, but temples
  and monasteries do excits.
  
• Siddhartha was born into Brahmin.

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Hinduism

• Hinduism was developed in India.
• Hinduism had no founding leaders
• The Hindus believed in a strict Caste System,
  which meant their position in live could not be
  changed.
  
• Hindus believe that existence is a cycle of
  birth, death, and rebirth.

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Confucianism

• Confucianism was developed in China.
• Confucius was known in China as Kung Fu-TZU.
• They thought rulers could sucessed if they try
  again.
  
• He taught the value of leading.
• Confucius spent the rest of his years in
  retirement.

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Taoism

• Taoism was developed in China.
• Taoism was founded by Lao-Tzu.
• Lao-Tzu created the Ying Yang symbol.
• In Taoism you could be born into it or you could
  have a choice not to be in it.
  
• The Ying side is the dark side, and the Yang side
  is the light side.
  
• Taoism became a religion in 440 CE.