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2666886264 | Believed in rewards and punishments in the afterlife -religion started under the Persians | Zoroastrianism | 0 | |
2666886265 | Originated in India and has No Single Founder | Hinduism | 1 | |
2667095426 | worships the polytheistic gods of the Brahmins(priests) | Hinduism | 2 | |
2667100725 | believe in the divine essence:Brahma that takes the from of many gods(Vishnu,Shiva) | Hinduism | 3 | |
2667106018 | believes in reincarnation into animals and humans based on Karma-the good or bad actions determine if a person moves up in caste in the next life | Hinduism | 4 | |
2667110109 | believe in Moksha -rejoining of a soul with the Brahma after a number of good lives | Hinduism | 5 | |
2667115492 | believe in Dharma -moral law; belief that actions produce consequences | Hinduism | 6 | |
2667116625 | reinforced Indian caste system (gave people hope b/c they could increase in caste in the next life) | Hinduism | 7 | |
2667268919 | practice Sati-when widows throw themselves on their husbands funeral pyre | Hinduism | 8 | |
2667128018 | main religion of India throughout history -belief in cattle as sacred | Hinduism | 9 | |
2667131525 | founded by Indian prince: Gautama -he was troubled by worlds suffering -became Buddha=enlightened one | Buddhism | 10 | |
2667252371 | Four Noble Truths | Buddhism | 11 | |
2667253338 | Eight-fold Path | Buddhism | 12 | |
2667138472 | Opposed the Indian Caste System and stressed equal treatment of all people | Buddhism | 13 | |
2667142876 | Belief in Nirvana-a series of reincarnation that eventually lead to a souls union with the divine essence | Buddhism | 14 | |
2667150685 | popular in India b/c it accepted women and men from all ranks of society(had monks and nuns) | Buddhism | 15 | |
2667156183 | spread by merchants along Silk Road into East Asia (Sri Lanka, Japan, Korea, China) | Buddhism | 16 | |
2667159116 | Mauryan emperor Ashoka spread this religion | Buddhism | 17 | |
2667164509 | mixed with Confucianism to produce Neo-Confucianism | Buddhism | 18 | |
2667167300 | as this religion spread it developed Bodhisattvas-through meditation ordinary people can reach Nirvana | Buddhism | 19 | |
2667169282 | founded by Kung Fu-tse during the Era of Warring States (he was also called Confucius) | Confucianism | 20 | |
2667190075 | believed that the best way to get China out of the Era of Warring States was education and orderly govt | Confucianism | 21 | |
2667175552 | main teachings=filial piety and ancestor worship | Confucianism | 22 | |
2667178842 | this religion supports educated government officials and helps rulers to maintain support of citizens | Confucianism | 23 | |
2667180028 | Analects=sacred texts (used on civil service exam) | Confucianism | 24 | |
2667186121 | founded by Lao-zi during the Era of Warring States | Daoism | 25 | |
2667194050 | believed that the natural balance of the universe would bring China out of the Era of Warring States | Daoism | 26 | |
2667194051 | yin and yang | Daoism | 27 | |
2667200932 | one of the first monotheistic religions | Judaism | 28 | |
2667204797 | originated in Babylon(Middle East) | Judaism | 29 | |
2667206095 | not a missionary religion but led to Christianity | Judaism | 30 | |
2667257914 | holy book:Torah | Judaism | 31 | |
2667206913 | believed that Jesus was the Messiah(savior from sins) | Christianity | 32 | |
2667210875 | main people:12 disciples, Paul of Tarsus | Christianity | 33 | |
2667218707 | spread b/c of roman roads, missionaries, and acceptance of all social classes and women | Christianity | 34 | |
2667222797 | faced mass persecution because it was taken as a threat (Diocletian persecuted thousands) | Christianity | 35 | |
2667228329 | Constantine, Edict of Milan, Theodosius all supported this religion | Christianity | 36 | |
2667256925 | holy book:Bible(with new testament) | Christianity | 37 | |
2667234365 | founder was visited by the angel Gabriel and told there is only one god: Allah | Islam | 38 | |
2667243290 | hijrah: flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina | Islam | 39 | |
2667244926 | this religion's holy community is called the umma | Islam | 40 | |
2667246917 | practice the hajj (pilgrimage to the Ka'aba in Mecca) | Islam | 41 | |
2667248686 | follow the Five Pillars | Islam | 42 | |
2667254910 | holy book:Quran sayings of Muhammed:Hadith Moral Code:Shariah | Islam | 43 | |
2667262461 | this religion split because some believed descendants of Ali should be caliph while others believed the umma should decide | Islam | 44 | |
2667274917 | expanded through military conquest | Islam | 45 | |
2667276477 | practice Jihad | Islam | 46 |