Belief Systems

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Belief Systems

• Mr. McEntarfer Global History

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What beliefs are shown in these pictures?
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Belief Systems (B-FLASH)

• B Beliefs of belief system
• F Founder or who started the religion
• L Location (Where in the world is it?)
• A Afterlife (life after death)
• S Sacred Text (books for religious moral
  living)
• H How it Spread (Where? How and by Who)

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Nature Based Religions

• Animism Belief that all things in nature have a
  spirit and is located in Africa, Asia and Latin
  America.
• Shinto Also believe that all things in nature
  have a spirit, but include ancestor and emperor
  worship. (________)

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Shinto Shrine
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Hinduism p.54

• Beliefs
• Universal Spirit Belief in Brahman (God)
• Reincarnation Belief that people are
  ________________________________
• Karma Consists of a persons _____ that affect
  their existence in the next life. Evil deeds
  will ______________________
• Castes System Puts people in social classes of
  which they cannot move within their lifetime

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• Founder Unknown
• Location - ________
• Afterlife Become one with the Brahman after
  being reincarnated several times.
• Sacred Text Vedas
• How it Spread Moved along ____ Road, but
  primarily stayed in India.

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The Caste System
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Buddhism p.55-56

• Beliefs
• Four Noble Truths
• Life is Suffering
• Suffering is caused by ________
• The way to eliminate suffering is to eliminate
  desire
• Following the Eightfold Path will help people
  overcome desire.

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• Beliefs shared with Hinduism
• Reincarnation
• ________
• Founder The Buddha (A prince from India named
  Siddhartha Gautama) left his wealthy home
• Location India and South East Asia
• Afterlife Nirvana an end to the cycle of
  rebirth (reincarnation) where one becomes one
  with the universe.
• Sacred Text The Buddhas teachings were written
  down in the Tripitaka or Three Baskets of
  Wisdom

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How Buddhism Spread p.60

• Over time Buddhism was spread by missionaries
  (people dedicated to spreading religion) and
  traders to many parts of Asia China, Korea and
  ______. It eventually declined where it started
  in _________.

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Map Buddhism (Cultural Diffusion)
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Judaism p.57

• Beliefs
• People who practice Judaism are called ______
• Judaism is a __________ religion in which they
  believe in one god. The Hebrew god is seen as all
  powerful and all knowing.
• The ______ Commandments Laws on how people
  should behave towards god and each other.

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• Founder Leaders Abraham and later ________ who
  led the Hebrews out of Egypt and founded the
  Kingdom of Israel.
• Location Israel (Judea)
• Afterlife Kingdom of Heaven
• Sacred Text Torah (Old Testament of the Bible)
• How it Spread The ________ expelled the Jews
  from Israel (Judea) in 135 A.D. This became known
  as the Diaspora, or scattering of people.

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Christianity p.58-59

• Beliefs
• Rooted in Jewish tradition and accepted 10
  Commandments.
• Jesus had a mission to bring salvation and
  _______ life to all.
• Jesus taught mercy and sympathy for the _______
  and helpless. He also taught that all people were
  ______ before god.
• Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God
  and died on the cross for the sins of man.
  (__________)

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• Founder Jesus of Nazerath
• Location Israel (now Worldwide)
• Afterlife Kingdom of Heaven
• Sacred Text Bible Guide for moral living
• How it Spread By ____________ on the Roman roads
  and became the official religion of the Roman
  Empire. Later it spread to America by the voyages
  of __________ ___________.

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Islam

• Beliefs
• Followers of Islam are called _________ and all
  accept five basic duties known as the Five
  Pillars.
• Belief in one god (_______)
• Pray __ times a day
• Give money to the poor
• Fast during the holy month of __________
• Muslims are suppose to visit the holy city of
  _________ once in their life time.

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• Founder Muhammad is Islams greatest prophet
  (teacher)
• Location Middle East, _________, Indonesia,
  North and West Africa (World wide)
• Sacred Text __________, which is a guide for
  Muslim life.
• How it Spread Muhammad was a merchant (trader)
  and Islam spread through trade and military
  conquest.

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Project

• Create a educational brochure on a specific
  religion in which you use the acronym B-FLASH.

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Map Exercise

• Create a map showing the locations of the worlds
  major religions.
• Use color to show where the different religions
  are located
• Create a key to show each religion as a different
  color.
• For countries or regions that have multiple
  religions create a pattern that incorporates the
  multiple colors of each religion.

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