Religions Test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Founder of Animism | none |
| Sacred Writings of Animism | none |
| Original Location of Animism | world-wide |
| Main Teachings of Animism | everything in nature has a spirit; nature worship; ancestor worship |
| Founder of Buddhism | Siddhartha Gautama |
| Sacred Writings of Buddhism | Tripitaka; Lotus Sutra |
| Location of Buddhism | Northern India |
| Main Teachings of Buddhism | 4 noble truths; 5 precepts; reincarnation; 8-fold path; karma |
| Founder of Christianity | Jesus |
| Sacred Writings of Christianity | Bible |
| Original Location of Christianity | Palestine |
| Main Teachings of Christianity | Jesus is the son of God; died for the sins of the world; angels; heaven and hell; God is a loving father |
| Founder of Confucianism | Confucius |
| Sacred Writings of Confucianism | Lun Yuh |
| Original Location of Confucianism | China |
| Main Teachings of Confucianism | man is basically good, a well-ordered society is of prime importance; the 5 cardinal virtues |
| Founder of Hinduism | none; aryan and indigenious |
| Sacred Writings of Hinduism | vedas; upanishad; bhagavad gita |
| Original Location of Hinduism | Indus River Valley |
| Main Teachings of Hinduism | dharma; karma; reincarnation; one god in many forms |
| Founder of Islam | Prophet Muhammad |
| Sacred Writings of Islam | Qur'an |
| Original Location of Islam | Arabian Peninsula |
| Main Teachings of Islam | 5 pillars; one God-Allah; paradise and hell; angels |
| Founder of Judaism | Abraham (Moses) |
| Sacred Writings of Judaism | old testament (Torah); The Talmud |
| Original Location of Judaism | Palestine (middle east) |
| Main Teachings of Judaism | one god; 613 commandments; after life with god; no hell |
| Founder of Shinto | none |
| Sacred Writing of Shinto | kojiki; nihongi |
| Original Location of Shinto | Japan |
| Main Teachings of Shinto | polytheistic; ancestor worship; people descended from kamis; no thought for after-life; nature worship |
| Founder of Sikhism | Guru Nanak |
| Sacred Writings of Sikhism | Guru Granth Sahib |
| Original Location of Sikhism | Northwestern India |
| Main Teachings of Sikhism | 5 k's; nonviolence; tolerance of other faiths; equality of all humans |
| Founder of Taoism | Lao-tzu |
| Sacred Writings of Taoism | Tao Te Ching |
| Original Location of Taoism | China |
| Main Teachings Of Taoism | every whole is made up of portions; unity of the universe is known as Tao; life is the greatest possession; pomp and glory should be despised life should be lived simply |
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