World Religions Flashcards
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| 219089181 | Judaism | 2000 BCE | 0 | |
| 219089182 | Zoroastrianism | 1000 BCE | 1 | |
| 219089183 | Hinduism | 2000 BCE(oldest) | 2 | |
| 219089184 | Buddhism | 520 BCE | 3 | |
| 219089185 | Confucianism | 550 BCE | 4 | |
| 219089186 | Taoism | 550 BCE | 5 | |
| 219089187 | Christianity | 30 CE | 6 | |
| 219089188 | Islam | 622 CE | 7 | |
| 219089189 | Judaism | Supreme god=One god (Yahweh) | 8 | |
| 219089190 | Zoroastrianism | Supreme god=Ahura Mazda | 9 | |
| 219089191 | Hinduism | Supreme god=One Supreme. Reality- Brahman>forms Vishnu, Shiva | 10 | |
| 219089192 | Buddhism | Supreme god=Theravada- atheistic. Mahayana-polytheistic | 11 | |
| 219089193 | Judaism | Religious founder-Abraham | 12 | |
| 219089194 | Zoroastrianism | Religious founder-Zoroaster | 13 | |
| 219089195 | Hinduism | Religious Founder-No founder | 14 | |
| 219089196 | Buddhism | Religious founder-Siddhartha Gautama | 15 | |
| 219089197 | Judaism | Holy city/site-Jerusalem/Israel | 16 | |
| 219089198 | Zoroastrianism | Holy city/site-Pakistan today | 17 | |
| 219089199 | Hinduism | Holy city/site-Ganges river | 18 | |
| 219089200 | Buddhism | Holy city/site-Benares, Varanasi | 19 | |
| 219089201 | Judaism | Sacred Writings-Talmud, Torah | 20 | |
| 219089202 | Zoroastrianism | Sacred writings-Zend-Avesta | 21 | |
| 219089203 | Hinduism | Sacred Writings-Vedas, Upanishads | 22 | |
| 219089204 | Buddhism | Sacred Writings-Benares, Varanasi | 23 | |
| 219089205 | Judaism | Believers-Jews | 24 | |
| 219089206 | Zoroastrianism | Believers-Zoroastrians | 25 | |
| 219089207 | Hinduism | Believers-Hindus | 26 | |
| 219089208 | Buddhism | Believers-Dhammapada, Sutras | 27 | |
| 219089209 | Judaism | Symbol of Faith-Star of David | 28 | |
| 219089210 | Zoroastrianism | Symbol of Faith-Faravahar- Guardian Spirit | 29 | |
| 219089211 | Hinduism | Symbol of Faith-Ohm | 30 | |
| 219089212 | Buddhism | Symbol of Faith-Prayer Wheel | 31 | |
| 219089213 | Judaism | House of Worship-Synagogue, Temple | 32 | |
| 219089214 | Zoroastrianism | House of Worship-Fire Temple | 33 | |
| 219089215 | Hinduism | House of Worship-Temple | 34 | |
| 219089216 | Buddhism | Pagoda, Temples | 35 | |
| 219089217 | Judaism | Holidays/Holy Days-Passover, Yom Kippur Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, Sabbath Saturday | 36 | |
| 219089218 | Zoroastrianism | Holidays/Holy Days-7 major holy days:Midspring, Midsummer, Harvest, Bringing in the Cattle, Midwinter, All souls, New Year | 37 | |
| 219089219 | Hinduism | Holidays/Holy Days-Birth of Rama and other birthdays, Holi, Krishna | 38 | |
| 219089220 | Buddhism | Holidays/Holy Days None available, Festivals | 39 | |
| 219089221 | Judaism | Divisions or Branches-Conservative, Reform Orthodox | 40 | |
| 219089222 | Zoroastrianism | Divisions or Branches- 9 different sects Indian-Parsis Iranian | 41 | |
| 219089223 | Hinduism | Divisions or Branches-Shivites, Shaktism, Vaishnavites, Smartism | 42 | |
| 219089224 | Buddhism | Divisions or Branches-Mahayana, Vajrayana, Theravade (Hinayana) | 43 | |
| 219089225 | Judaism | Locations found today-Israel, world-wide | 44 | |
| 219089226 | Zoroastrianism | Locations found today-Iran, India, world-wide in small numbers | 45 | |
| 219089227 | Hinduism | Locations found today-India, US, world-wide | 46 | |
| 219089228 | Buddhism | Locations found today-China, Taiwan, world-wide | 47 | |
| 219089229 | Judaism | Basic Beliefs-Monotheism, Covenant with god, Obey laws of Ten Commandments, Awaiting Messiah, Bar/Bat Mitzvah | 48 | |
| 219089230 | Zoroastrianism | Basic Beliefs-Judgment Day, Heaven or Hell Monotheistic Good vs. Evil is responsible for choosing evil/good, Charity, equality and hard work | 49 | |
| 219089231 | Hinduism | Basic Beliefs-Karma, Caste System, Dharma, Pilgrimages-holy sites, Reincarnation and Enlightenment-Seek release from rebirth or at least a better rebirth Yoga, meditiation | 50 | |
| 219089232 | Buddhism | Basic Beliefs- Four Noble Truths, Noble Eightfold Path, Nirvana, Reincarnation unitl you gain elightenment-no surviving soul Meditation | 51 | |
| 219089233 | Confucianism | Religious Founder-Confucius | 52 | |
| 219089234 | Taoism | Religious Founder-Laozi | 53 | |
| 219089235 | Christianity | Religious Founder-Jesus Christ | 54 | |
| 219089236 | Islam | Religious Founder-Mohammad | 55 | |
| 219089237 | Confucianism | Holy City/Site-none | 56 | |
| 219089238 | Taoism | Holy city-None | 57 | |
| 219089239 | Christianity | Holy city- Jerusalem | 58 | |
| 219089240 | Islam | Holy city-Jerusalem, Medina,Mecca | 59 | |
| 219089241 | Confucianism | Sacred writings-analects | 60 | |
| 219089242 | Taoism | Sacred writings-Dao De Jing | 61 | |
| 219089243 | Christianity | Sacred writings-bible | 62 | |
| 219089244 | Islam | Sacred writings-Koran | 63 | |
| 219089245 | Confucianism | Believers-confucianists | 64 | |
| 219089246 | Taoism | Believers-Taoists | 65 | |
| 219089247 | Christianity | Believers-Christians | 66 | |
| 219089248 | Islam | Believers-Muslims | 67 | |
| 219089249 | Confucianism | Symbol of Faith-represents harmony, righteousness | 68 | |
| 219089250 | Taoism | Symbol of Faith-the Tao | 69 | |
| 219089251 | Christianity | Symbol of Faith-Cross | 70 | |
| 219089252 | Islam | Symbol of Faith-Star and Cresent | 71 | |
| 219089253 | Confucianism | House of Worship-Pagodas, shrines | 72 | |
| 219089254 | Taoism | House of Worship-Temples, home altars | 73 | |
| 219089255 | Christianity | House of Worship-Church, cathedral | 74 | |
| 219089256 | Islam | House of Worship-Mosque, minaret | 75 | |
| 219089257 | Confucianism | special holidays/holy days-none | 76 | |
| 219089258 | Taoism | special holidays/holy days-Kwan Yin, fasting days, birthdays of the gods | 77 | |
| 219089259 | Christianity | special holidays/holy days-Christmas, easter, palm sunday, lent | 78 | |
| 219089260 | Islam | special holidays/holy days-Ramadan (Nov/Dec) Hajj (Feb) | 79 | |
| 219089261 | Confucianism | Divisions-none | 80 | |
| 219089262 | Taoism | divisions-many various sects | 81 | |
| 219089263 | Christianity | divisions-orthodox, catholic, protestant | 82 | |
| 219089264 | Islam | divisions-sunni, shiite | 83 | |
| 219089265 | Confucianism | locations found today-china, japan, asia | 84 | |
| 219089266 | Taoism | locations found today-china, taiwan, asia, world-wide | 85 | |
| 219089267 | Christianity | locations found today-world-wide, esp. N. America | 86 | |
| 219089268 | Islam | locations found today-middle east, world-wide | 87 |