Quick Write: What is “religion?” What do you associate with the term?

Intro to World Religions

What is “Religion”? A specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects. Concerns the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe especially when considered at the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies Involves devotional and ritual observances Contains a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs

What is ‘RELIGION’? a set of COMMON BELIEFS and PRACTICES PRAYER, RITUAL, religious law cultural TRADITION, writings, history, mythology personal FAITH and MYSTIC experience

Questions to Ponder… Why are religions first formed? What are the purposes of religion? Why do you think we still have it today?

Five Major Religions and an Ethical System Hinduism Islam Christianity Judaism Buddhism ______________ Confucianism Stresses providing guidance for personal behavior Then KWL

Symbols??? A Christianity D B Islam F B Hinduism E Buddhism A Judaism Confucianism D B E A F C B F C E D

Religious Founders? E A Christianity Islam Confucianism Buddhism Judaism *Hinduism – No founder D (Jesus) E (prophet Muhammed) B (Kong Qiu – K’ung Ch’iu) A (Buddha) C (Abraham) D C B

Holy Books? E Christianity A A Islam C Hinduism E Buddhism D Judaism B

Place of Worship? C A Christianity Islam D Hinduism E Buddhism F Judaism D E F A C F E D

St. Peter’s Basilica Vatican City

Notre Dame Cathedral Paris, France

St. Mark’s Cathedral Venice, Italy

Kölner Dom Cologne, Germany

Sagrada Familia Barcelona, Spain

St. Mary’s Church Cracow, Poland

Westminser Abbey London, England

Catedral de Guadalajara Guadalajara, Mexico

Catedral Metropolitana de Brasília Brasília, Brasil

Salt Lake Mormon Temple Salt Lake City, United States

St. Basil’s Cathedral Moscow, Russia

The Great Synagogue Jerusalem, Israel

Blue Mosque Istanbul, Turkey

Masjid al-Haram (The Sacred Mosque) Mecca, Saudi Arabia

The Great Mosque of Djenné Djenné, Mali

Buddhist Temple ‘Lama’ Beijing, China

Buddhist Temple ‘Borobudur’ Java, Indonesia

Buddhist Temple ‘Kawasaki Daishi’ Kawasaki, Japan

Hindu Temple ‘Sri Mariamman’ Singapore

Lotus Temple New Dehli, India

Origin of Major Religions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHlykGFC SJw

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Map Activity Use the powerpoint map and the internet/atlas to map where the 5 major world religions are: Shade the areas that are predominantly Christian red Shade the areas that are predominantly Jewish purple Shade the areas that are predominantly Muslim (Islam) green Shade the areas that are predominantly Hindu yellow Shade the areas that are predominantly Buddhist orange Shade the areas that are predominantly Chinese religions blue Label Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, North America, South America and Antarctica Draw and label the Prime Meridian and the Equator Label the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Oceans Label the Mediterranean Sea Label the compass rose on the map with these directions: north, south, east, and west

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