2085982417 | Core Beliefs of Judaism | One God People should love each other to imitate God's love for people Torah is the most influential religious document No principles are recognized by all observant Jews | 0 | |
2085982418 | Judaism Common Practices | Shabbat (holy day of rest) Prayer | 1 | |
2085982419 | Judaism Holiday | Shalosh Regalim: Pesach- Passover, Shavvot- Pentecost, Sukkot- Tabernacles Yamin Noraim: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur Purim Hannukkah | 2 | |
2085982420 | Denominations of Judaism | Rabbinic, Orthodox, Progressive | 3 | |
2085982421 | Rabbinic Judaism | Derived from Pharisaic Judaism Believes in oral law or oral torah which is taught by the Rabbis | 4 | |
2085982422 | Orthodox Judaism | Centers on the Talmud and Torah; came directly from God and should be taken literally | 5 | |
2085982423 | Types of progressive Judaism | Reform and Reconstructionist (Conservative). These came as a reaction in the twentieth century | 6 | |
2085982424 | Reform Judaism | Do not believe the Torah was written by God but by people trying to understand the world | 7 | |
2085982425 | Reconstructionist Judaism (conservative) | Came around in the 60's. They do not believe in a personified deity active in history. Tries to preserve Jewish history | 8 | |
2085982426 | Important Jewish Texts | Tanakh (three major texts) Torah (first five books of the Hebrew Scripture) Halakha (613 Mitzvot [commandments]) Talmud (embodies Jewish civil and ceremonial law; includes Mishnaar Germara) | 9 | |
2085982427 | Founding of Judaism | Founded in Palestine (which does not exist anymore and is now parts of Israel, Lebanon, Syria) called the 'holy land' by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob | 10 | |
2085982428 | Bronze Age and Birth of Judaism | c3330-1200 BCE; birth of the religion; originates in Palestine; derived from Ancient Semitic Religions; God chose Abrham | 11 | |
2085982429 | Conquest of Canaan (Judaism) | c.1240-1190 BCE | 12 | |
2085982430 | First Temple (Judaism) | built by Solomon, destroyed 587 BCE | 13 | |
2085982431 | The Second Temple (Judaism) | 538BCE-70CE destroyed by Roman emperor Titus, sacked Jerusalem | 14 | |
2085982432 | Roman Establish Control (Judaism Turning Point) | 63 BCE They still allow Jewish people to practice their religion until 70 CE | 15 | |
2085982433 | The Crusades | 1090-1600 CE; Christian, Muslims, and Jews fought. Began the movement in West to take control of the holy land | 16 | |
2085982434 | Holocaust | Jewish Turning Point, 1930's-40's | 17 | |
2085982435 | Israel Created | 1948; Jewish State created in the middle of muslim nations. All surrounding nations declared war on Israel | 18 | |
2085982436 | Judaism Impact | Impacted Christianity and Islam Ten Commandments implemented in Western World Diaspora and frequent persecution has led to Jewish populations across the globe | 19 | |
2085982437 | Confucianism Founder | Confucius 551-479 BCE born in Zou Lo state | 20 | |
2085982438 | Founding of Confucianism | created because of the warring states; founded as a result of disorder | 21 | |
2085982439 | Jen (Confucianism) | human components principle (goodness and benevolence) 1. Virtues of virtues 2. It is dearer than life itself Sense of dignity; be kind to ones neighbor | 22 | |
2085982440 | Li (Confucianism) | Propriety; gain as a community; work with others | 23 | |
2085982441 | The five relationships of Confucianism | Ruler and subject Father and son Elder brother and younger brother Husband and wife Friend and friend | 24 | |
2085982442 | Ye (Confucianism) | morals, what is right and wrong | 25 | |
2085982443 | Haisho (Confucianism) | respect for elders and parents | 26 | |
2085982444 | Chi (Confucianism) | moral wisdom; origins of evil; doing good deeds because you are alive now (versus Christianity which stresses the practice of good deeds to reach heaven) | 27 | |
2085982445 | Chuh Tzu (Confucianism) | the ideal man | 28 | |
2085982446 | Te (Confucianism) | power by which men are ruled, must obey the ruler | 29 | |
2085982447 | Texts of Confucianism | the analects, the five classics, and the four books | 30 | |
2085982448 | Birth of Confucious | September 28, 551 BCE | 31 | |
2085982449 | Qin Dynasty (Confucianism) | 221-206 BC tried to burn all Confucius texts | 32 | |
2085982450 | Similarities between Confucianism and Taoism | Same ideas of man, society, rulers and afterlife. They both saw China in times of trouble and wanted the happier times back | 33 | |
2085982451 | Differences between Confucianism and Taoism | Confucianism is more of a moral development | 34 | |
2085982452 | Holy Sites of Confucianism | Temple of Confucius Confucius Family Mansion Cemetery of Confucius | 35 | |
2085982453 | The Buddha | Siddharta Guatama born in Lumbini 563 BCE At age 29 he sought enlightenment At age 35 he attained enlightenment | 36 | |
2085982454 | Dharma | The teachings of Buddha. Translates to truth | 37 | |
2085982455 | Karma | Causes the life we are born into | 38 | |
2085982456 | Three Universal Truths | Part of Buddhism 1. Nothing is lost 2. Everything changes 3. Law of Cause and Effect (Karma) | 39 | |
2085982457 | Eightfold Path | Buddhist principles 1. Right View 2. Right intention 3. Right speech 4. Right action 5. Right livelihood 6. Right effort 7. Right mindfulness 8. Right concentration | 40 | |
2085982458 | Four Noble Truths | Buddhist Principles 1. Life is suffering 2. We are the cause of suffering 3. End of suffering (detachment) 4. Path to end suffering (the eightfold path) | 41 | |
2085982459 | Schools of Buddhism | Theravada Mahayana Vajrayana | 42 | |
2085982460 | Rituals and Practices of Buddhism | Three Jewels, Stupa, Vinaya, Meditation and Mantras | 43 | |
2085982461 | Three Jewels of Buddhism | Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha | 44 | |
2085982462 | Stupa of Buddhism | sacred place of worship; relics | 45 | |
2085982463 | Vinaya (Buddhism) | four rules to follow | 46 | |
2085982464 | First Buddhist council after Parinirvana | 486 BCE | 47 | |
2085982465 | Second Buddhist Council | 386 BCE | 48 | |
2085982466 | Ashoka converts and establishes Buddhism as a national religion | 250 BCE | 49 | |
2085982467 | Buddhist monks convert Chinese emperors to Buddhism | 68 CE | 50 | |
2085982468 | Han Buddhist Council | 78 CE Mayana Buddhism created | 51 | |
2085982469 | Atman | Hindu principle that refers to one's real self beyond the ego; the soul | 52 | |
2085982470 | Dharma (Hinduism) | "duty", moral | 53 | |
2085982471 | Sva-Dharma | Hindu Duties according to age, gender, and class | 54 | |
2085982472 | Varnas | Castes in Hinduism Brahmins Kshatriyas Vaisyas Sudras | 55 | |
2085982473 | Top three classes of the Hindu caste system | said to be 'twice born'. They experience four stages: Brahmacarya Grihastha Vanaprashta Samnyasa | 56 | |
2085982474 | Karma (Hinduism) | "action" What goes around comes around People reincarnate depending on their Karma | 57 | |
2085982475 | The Vedas | Hindu Texts consist of four compositions: -Samhitas -Brahmanas -Aranyaks -Upanishads | 58 | |
2085982476 | Deities in Hinduism | There are many gods. Brahman is the supreme god. | 59 | |
2085982477 | Trimorti | Hindu three most powerful gods Brahma Vishnu Shiva | 60 | |
2085982478 | Brahma | creator God in hinduism | 61 | |
2085982479 | Vishnu | Hindu god, balance of good and evil (light and sun) reincarnated nine times | 62 | |
2085982480 | Shiva | Hindu god, source of good and evil will destroy and recreate the universe | 63 | |
2085982481 | Lakshmi | Hindu goddess Goddess of purity and wealth | 64 | |
2085982482 | Hindu worship practices | murtis (images mantras (prayers) there is a lot of individual worship and worship at home | 65 | |
2085982483 | Three Religious Rites of Hinduism | Nitya, Naimittika, Kamya | 66 | |
2085982484 | Ganges River | Sacred river in Hinduism | 67 | |
2085982485 | Ashoka converts to Buddhism | 270 | 68 | |
2085982486 | Muslim Invasion | Eleventh Century Introduced Islam to Hindus 25% of India converted to Islam | 69 | |
2085982487 | Christianity core beliefs | people can be forgiven for sins Jesus died on the cross for our own salvation Believe in one God who is called the Father | 70 | |
2085982488 | Principle Practices of Christianity | Baptism, Marriages and Divorces, Sign of the Cross, Honoring the Saints, the Eucharist | 71 | |
2085982489 | Founder of Christianity | Jesus Born: 7-2 BCE Executed by the Roman government, was resurrected, and ascended to Heaven | 72 | |
2085982490 | Start and spread of Christianity | Started around 30 AD. Spread by Paul | 73 | |
2085982491 | Why is Christianity so appealing? | Egalitarian (appeals to the lower class) Caring nature | 74 | |
2085982492 | Orthodox Christianity | Originated in Byzantine | 75 | |
2085982493 | Catholicism | From emerging kingdoms of the west | 76 | |
2085982494 | Original sin | Christian idea that everyone is born with tendencies towards sin. Thought of first by St. Augustine | 77 | |
2085982495 | Worship of Icons in Christianity | not allowed in Western Christianity | 78 | |
2085982496 | Number of Christians | over two billion. Mostly in the US, Brazil, and Mexico | 79 | |
2085982497 | Abortion | Christian Issue Pro-life vs Pro-choice Church of England (Episcopalian) opposes abortion but sometimes accepts it | 80 | |
2085982498 | Same-sex Marriage | many Anglican clergy bless it on an unofficial basis. Pope Francis was the first pope to say that there are bigger problems. He does not endorse it but realizes that there are bigger problems and whose to judge a good person by their sexuality. | 81 | |
2085982499 | War | Christianity accepts just war. Uses the crusades to justify it. | 82 | |
2085982500 | Major Holidays of Christianity | Christmas Good Friday Easter | 83 | |
2085982501 | Birth of Jesus | 4 BCE | 84 | |
2085982502 | Crusifixion of Jesus | 30 AD | 85 | |
2085982503 | St. Paul created small christian communities | 35-65 AD | 86 | |
2085982504 | Christianity is make the official religion of the Roman Empire | 380 AD | 87 | |
2085982505 | Great Schism between East and West Christianity | 1054 AD | 88 |
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