AP World History Religions Flashcards
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4854360163 | Judaism | -14 million followers -Abraham is founder -Torah -10 commandments -monotheistic -Heaven & hell -Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Passover -Law Religion -orthodox, reform, and conservative | 0 | |
4854360164 | Christianity | -2 billion followers -Founders are Jesus and Paul of Tarsus -Holy Bible -Trinity -monotheistic -Heaven & hell -Easter & Christmas -Salvation is goal -Follow Golden Rule | 1 | |
4854360165 | Islam | -1.8 billion followers -Founded by Muhammad -Koran -monotheistic -Heaven & hell -Ramadan -Five Pillars of Faith | 2 | |
4854360166 | Hinduism | -India & Nepal -900 million followers -Founded by Brahman Priest -Vedas -monotheistic trinity -reincarnation -caste system -goal is to reach Maya | 3 | |
4854360167 | Buddhism | -360 million followers -Founded by Siddartha Guatama -Eightfold Path & Four Noble Truths -reincarnation -Goal to reach nirvana | 4 | |
4854360168 | Taoism | -20 million followers -Founded by Lao-Tzu -Belief in natural order -"go with the flow" | 5 | |
4854360169 | Confucianism | -5-6 million followers -Founded by Confucius -based on teachings of man -focus on family, social relationships, and duty -status, age, gender - | 6 | |
4854391087 | Legalism | Founded by Han Fe Zi. -Legalism became political philosophy of the Qin [Ch'in] Dynasty. -Humans are naturally selfish -Intellect & literacy is discouraged -Law is supreme authority and replaces morality -Ruler rules hard -War = strength of power | 7 | |
4854428213 | Daoism | Founded by Lao Zi [Lao-Tzu] -Dao flows through all life -Become one with nature -Go with the flow (Wu Wei) - Escaping social, political, & cultural "traps" of life. -Ying & Yang | 8 | |
4854360170 | Shinto | -3-4 million followers -god is in nature | 9 | |
4854360171 | Sikhism | -30 million followers -Founded by Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji -Guru Granth Sahib -monotheistic -reincarnation -Guru's day -Muslim and Hindu connection | 10 | |
4854504236 | Polytheism | More than one god. | 11 |