MAJOR WORLD

CHRISTIANITY

• Monotheistic
• Jesus Christ, the Son of God
• About 20 AD (2,000 years)
• Christians
• The Holy Bible

CHRISTIANITY

• Churches
• Believe Jesus is the son of God
• Believe Jesus saved us from our sins
• Communion and church going
• Christmas

JUDAISM

• Monotheistic
• Abraham
• More than 3200 years ago
• Jews
• Torah

JUDAISM

• Synagogues
• Prophets and Jesus was
• not the messiah
• synagogue going and the Passover
• Hanukkah

ISLAM

• Monotheistic
• Muhammad
• Founded 613 AD
• Muslims
• Qur'an

ISLAM

• A Mosque
• There is one god and he has angels
• Pray five times a day
• Journey to Mecca once
• Eid Al-Fitr

HINDUISM

• Polythiestic
• Fusion of Indian traditions
• Before the 8th century B.C.
• Hindus
• The Vedas

HINDUISM

• Mandir or Temple
• Karma and dharma
• Worshiping at dawn after bathing
• Recitation from religious scripts
• Diwali

BUDDHISM

• Buddha
• Late 6th century bc
• Buddhists
• Tripitaka

BUDDHISM

• Shrines and temples
• Samsara(cycle of birth/death)
• Believe there is no creator diety
• Meditation and prayer wheels
• Vesak