Belief SystemsMr. McEntarfer * Global

History

What beliefs are shown in these pictures?

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. (________)

Shinto Shrine

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.

The Caste System

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 _________.

Map: Buddhism (Cultural Diffusion)

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.