Geography and World Religions Study Guide September 14 th, 2015
Geography and World Religions Study Guide 1.. North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica 2.Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian and Southern 3.Latitude: imaginary lines that cross the globe from East to West, -Longitude: imaginary lines that cross the globe from North to South.
4. Primary Sources: Historical records such as documents and artifacts that come from the time being studied,-Examples: land deeds, written speeches, military orders, letters, and blueprints, Secondary Sources: Historical writings dating from a time later than the one being studied. Examples: history books and reference books
5.Belief in one god, example: Judaism 6.Belief in many gods, example: Buddhism 7.Christianity: Bible, Judaism: Torah and Islam: Koran(Quran) 8.Christianity: Jesus of Nazareth, Islam: Muhammad, Judaism: Abraham, Buddhism: Siddhartha Gautama 9.Judaism, Christianity, Islam: Five Pillars: Faith, Prayer, Almsgiving, fasting during Ramadan and Pilgrimage to Mecca Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism: Rebirth and Caste System and Karma.
10. Asoka 11. Present Day Islam: Middle East, Africa and Asia Islam: Parts of Africa, Asia and Southern Europe, Present Day Buddhism: Concentrated in East and Southeast Asia and 1500 Buddhism: East and Southeast Asia Present Day Christianity: Concentrated in Europe and North and South America and 1500 Christianity: Concentrated in Europe and the Middle East
Present Day Judaism: Concentrated in Israel and North America, 1500 Judaism: Concentrated in Europe and the Middle East Present Day Hinduism: Concentrated in India and 1500 Hinduism: India and part of Southeast Asia