 Monotheism --- belief in a single god  Polytheism ----- belief in many gods  Living Religion – still practiced today.

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 Monotheism --- belief in a single god  Polytheism belief in many gods  Living Religion – still practiced today

God: Buddha Prophet: Siddhartha Symbols: Buddha, Eightfold Path Age: Founded 525 BCE Common Language: Regional Holy Book: Dhammapada, Tipitaka, Pali Cannon Holy Places: Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Kusinara (Birthplace, Enlightenment, First Teaching, Death) Followers: Buddhists

† God: God, Jehovah † Prophet: Abraham, Moses, Jesus Christ † Symbol: Cross or Crucifix † Age: Founded 30 CE † Common Language: Latin, English, Orthodoxy † Holy Book: Bible, (New Testament) † Holy Places: Jerusalem, Bethlehem (Israel) † Followers: Christians, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox (Greek and Russian)

 God: Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma  Important Concepts: Caste System, Reincarnation, Nirvana  Symbol: Aum  Age: over 5000 years old, oldest living religion  Common Language: Hindi, Sanskrit  Holy Book: Vedas, Bhagavad Gita, Upanishades  Holy Places: Ganges River Multiple, depends on god  Followers: Depends on god followed

 God: Allah (God in Arabic)  Prophet: Mohammed  Symbol: Crescent Moon  Age: Founded 613 CE  Common Language: Arabic  Holy Book: Koran or Qur’an (unchanged since 650 C.E.), Five Pillars  Holy Places: Mecca, Medina (Saudi Arabia) and Jerusalem (Israel)  Followers: Muslims; Sunni, Shi’ite

 God: Yahweh (unpronounceable in Hebrew), Hashem  Prophet: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses  Symbol: Star of David  Age: founded 1200 BCE  Common Language: Hebrew  Holy Book: Torah, Pentateuch, Tanakh, Talmud  Holy Places: Jerusalem (Israel)  Followers: Jews, Israelites (not Israeli!); Reformist, Conservatives, Orthodox, Chasidic