1. Warm up! Why did Buddha break away from the Hindu faith?
How does someone reach Nirvana?
How is Buddhism different from Hinduism?
What is the cultural hearth for Hinduism? Buddhism?
How did Buddhism diffuse to other religions? What is this called?
How is Hinduism different from Christianity?

3. Confucianism!
Who is the founder of Confucianism? How old is Confucianism?
Is Confucianism a religion or a system of ethics? What does that mean?
What are the 5 basic relationships of Confucianism? What are they all based on?
What is the importance of family in Confucianism?
What is the importance of education in Confucianism? How are family and government similar in Confucianism?
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
What was Confucius’s opition of God or an afterlife?

4. So we’re done with religions…

6. World Population by Religion

7. Diffusion of Christianity (1-3)

8. Christian Branches in Europe (4-6)

9. Christian Branches and Denominations in U.S. (7-12)

10. Spatial Distribution of Muslims (14-15)

11. Distribution of Shiite (Shia) Muslims (16)

12. Diffusion of Buddhism (17-19)

14. World Distribution of Religions Today (20)

15. World Distribution of Religions (21)

16. Hearths and Diffusion of Four Major Religions