GLOBAL ONE REVIEW 3

Belief Systems and World Religions

HinduismLocation Type Book Characteristics Impact

Bh

ag

av

ad

-Gita

Po

lythe

istic

Ind

ia (S

ou

th A

sia)

•Reincarnation

•Dharma (duties)

•Karma (actions)

•Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma

•CASTE SYSTEM!Born into casteDetermines all aspects of lifeNo social mobility

•Partition of India religious tension btwn Hindus and Muslims

BuddhismLocation Type Book Characteristics Impact

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Trip

itak

a

Ind

ia

Ea

st Asia

•Reincarnation

•Karma

•Four Noble Truths

•Eightfold Path

•Striving for nirvana

•Siddhartha Gautama (founder)

•Spread out of India along the Silk Road

• Asoka’s Pillars- non-violent laws based off Buddhism

JudaismLocation Type Book Characteristics Impact

To

rah

MO

NO

TH

EIS

TIC

!!

Israe

l, Eu

rop

e, U

SA

•Founder Abraham made covenant with god (promise)Promised Hebrews a holy land in Israel

•Ten Commandments

•Anti-SemitismCrusades, PlagueProtestant ReformationRussian PogromsHolocaust

•Creation of Israel after WWIIArab vs. Jewish nationalismReligious conflict

ConfucianismLocation Type Book Characteristics Impact

Belief System

Th

e A

na

lects

Ch

ina

Ko

rea

J

ap

an

•Filial Piety (love & respect for elders)

•Five Relationships

•Maintain social order

•Civil Service- the ruler should lead by example

•Stressed education, scholars held in high esteem

ChristianityLocation Type Book Characteristics Impact

Bib

le –

Old

& N

ew

T

esta

me

nts

Mo

no

the

istic

An

cien

t Ro

me

Eu

rop

e,

Am

erica

s, Africa

•Jesus Christ is messiah, both man and divine

•Ten Commandments

•Catholicism, Orthodox (Eastern), and 1000s of Protestant types

•Church very powerful during Middle ages (owns land)•Crusades•The Protestant Reformation•Spreads through imperialism Latin AmericaAfrica (White Man’s Burden)

IslamLocation Type Book Characteristics Impact

Ko

ran

(Qu

’ran

)

Mo

no

the

istic

Mid

dle

Ea

st, No

rth

Africa

, SE

Asia

•Founded by Muhammed (Mecca Medina)

•Follow Five Pillars of Faith

•Hajj

•Trace roots to Judaism and Christianity

•Crusades•Shi’s/ Sunni split•Islamic Empire•Sharia- laws based on Koran•Islamic Fundamentalism-(opposes Westernization and supports traditional Islam)

How are Shintoism and animism similar?

Both worship spirits in nature

Japan Kami-nature spirits

Indigenous peoples(native to an area)