AP World History Religions Flashcards

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