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Belief Systems (B-FLASH)
• B – Beliefs of belief system• F – Founder or who started the religion• L – Location (Where in the world is it?)• A – Afterlife (life after death)• S – Sacred Text (books for religious moral living)• H – How it Spread (Where? How and by Who)
Nature Based Religions
• Animism: Belief that all things in nature have a spirit and is located in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
• Shinto: Also believe that all things in nature have a spirit, but include ancestor and emperor worship. (________)
Hinduism p.54
• Beliefs: • Universal Spirit – Belief in Brahman (God)• Reincarnation – Belief that people are…
________________________________• Karma – Consists of a person’s _____ that affect
their existence in the next life. Evil deeds will… ______________________
• Castes System – Puts people in social classes of which they cannot move within their lifetime
FounderFounder – Unknown – Unknown LocationLocation - ________ - ________ AfterlifeAfterlife – Become one with the – Become one with the
Brahman after being reincarnated Brahman after being reincarnated several times.several times.
Sacred TextSacred Text – Vedas – Vedas How it SpreadHow it Spread – Moved along ____ – Moved along ____
Road, but primarily stayed in India.Road, but primarily stayed in India.
Buddhism p.55-56
Beliefs: • Four Noble Truths:
– Life is Suffering – Suffering is caused by ________– The way to eliminate suffering is to eliminate desire– Following the Eightfold Path will help people overcome
desire.
Beliefs shared with Hinduism:• Reincarnation• ________Founder: The Buddha (A prince from India
named Siddhartha Gautama) left his wealthy home
Location: India and South East AsiaAfterlife: Nirvana – an end to the cycle of
rebirth (reincarnation) where one becomes one with the universe.
Sacred Text: The Buddha’s teachings were written down in the Tripitaka or “Three Baskets of Wisdom”
How Buddhism Spread p.60How Buddhism Spread p.60
• Over time Buddhism was spread by missionaries: (people dedicated to spreading religion) and traders to many parts of Asia: China, Korea and ______. It eventually declined where it started in _________.
Judaism p.57
• Beliefs • People who practice Judaism are called ______• Judaism is a __________ religion in which they
believe in one god. The Hebrew god is seen as all powerful and all knowing.
• The ______ Commandments: Laws on how people should behave towards god and each other.
• Founder: Leaders: Abraham and later ________ who led the Hebrews out of Egypt and founded the Kingdom of Israel.
• Location: Israel (Judea)• Afterlife: Kingdom of Heaven• Sacred Text: Torah (Old Testament of the Bible)• How it Spread: The ________ expelled the Jews
from Israel (Judea) in 135 A.D. This became known as the Diaspora, or scattering of people.
Christianity p.58-59
• Beliefs:• Rooted in Jewish tradition and accepted 10
Commandments. • Jesus had a mission to bring salvation and _______ life to
all. • Jesus taught mercy and sympathy for the _______ and
helpless. He also taught that all people were ______ before god.
• Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God and died on the cross for the sins of man. (__________)
• Founder: Jesus of Nazerath • Location: Israel (now Worldwide)• Afterlife: Kingdom of Heaven • Sacred Text: Bible – Guide for moral living• How it Spread: By ____________ on the Roman
roads and became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Later it spread to America by the voyages of __________ ___________.
Islam
• Beliefs: • Followers of Islam are called _________ and
all accept five basic duties known as the Five Pillars.
1. Belief in one god (_______) 2. Pray __ times a day3. Give money to the poor4. Fast during the holy month of __________ 5. Muslims are suppose to visit the holy city of
_________ once in their life time.
• Founder: Muhammad is Islam’s greatest prophet (teacher)
• Location: Middle East, _________, Indonesia, North and West Africa (World wide)
• Sacred Text: __________, which is a guide for Muslim life.
• How it Spread: Muhammad was a merchant (trader) and Islam spread through trade and military conquest.
Project
• Create a educational brochure on a specific religion in which you use the acronym B-FLASH.
Map Exercise
• Create a map showing the locations of the worlds major religions. – Use color to show where the different
religions are located– Create a key to show each religion as a
different color. – For countries or regions that have multiple
religions create a pattern that incorporates the multiple colors of each religion.