Major Religions
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Created by:
notxarb on December 15, 2009
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Description:
Characteristics of the Major world religions, such as Islam and Taoism.
Classes:
Mrs. Cahill's English Class, Mr. Kane's AP Human Geography
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Hinduism's Hearth | Indus River Valley |
| Hindu's Age | 4000 years old |
| Hindu's Sacred Text | Vedas |
| Hindu's Diffusion | South Asia |
| Hindu's Sacred Site | Ganges River |
| Buddhism's Age | 2500 years old |
| Buddhism's Founder | Siddartha (Buddha) |
| Buddhism's Hearth | Ganges River |
| Buddhism's Diffusion | Tibet and Asia |
| Taoism's Founder | Lao-Tsu |
| Taoism's Sacred Text | The Book Of the Way |
| Taoism's Age | 2500 years old |
| Taoism's Diffusion | East Asia |
| Judaism's Age | 4000 years old |
| Judaism's Sacred Text | Torah |
| Judaism's Founder | Abraham |
| Judaism's Sacred Site | Jerusalem |
| Judaism's Diffusion | Europe and Americas |
| Christianity's Age | 2000 years old |
| Christianity's Sacred Text | Bible |
| Christianity's Founder | Jesus |
| Christianity's Sacred Site | Bethlehem |
| Christianity's Diffusion | Western Europe |
| Islam's Age | 1500 years old |
| Islam's Sacred Text | Qu'ran (Koran) |
| Islam's Founder | Muhammad |
| Islam's Sacred Site | Mecca |
| Islam's Diffusion | Spain and Asia |
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