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Global Final Review
Belief Systems
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History
9th Grade
06/13/2011

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Term
Animism
Definition
Founder:/
-Spirits in nature
-Everything is a living thing
Term
Buddhism
Definition
Founder: Siddartha Guatama
-Reach nirvana through samsara

-4 Noble Truths:
1. Life means suffering
2. The origin of suffering is attachment
3. The cessation of suffering is attainable
4. The path to the cessation of suffering

-Eightfold Path:
1. Right view
2. Right intention
3. Right speech
4. Right action
5. Right livelihood
6. Right effort
7.Right Mindfulness
8. Right Concentration
Term
Confucianism
Definition
Founder: Confucius
-China (Han Dynasty)
-Enacted the civil service exam

-5 Basic Relationships:
1. Ruler and subject
2. Father and son
3. Elder brother and younger brother
4. Husband and wife
5. Friend and friend
Term
Legalism
Definition
Founder: Lau Tzu
-China
-Harsh punishments for those who don't follow
Term
Daoism
Definition
Founder:/
-China
-Go with the flow
Term
Islam
Definition
Founder: Muhammed
-Mecca was the holy city
-Monotheistic
-Quran

-Five Pillars:
1. Faith or belief in the Oneness of God and the finality of the prophethood of Muhammad.
2. Establishment of the daily prayers.
3. Concern for and almsgiving to the needy.
4. Self-purification through fasting.
5. The pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are able.
Term
Christianity
Definition
Founder: Jesus Christ
-Used the Old Testament like Judaism
Term
Judaism
Definition
Founder: Abraham's covenant with God
-Torah
-First monotheistic faith
Term
Hinduism
Definition
Founder:/
-Aryans put themselves on top of the caste system they created as the brahmins
-Karma & darma determine caste movement after death (up or down)

-Caste system:
Brahmins → Kshatriya → Vaishya → Sudra → Untouchable (not even on pyramid)
Term
Shintoism
Definition
Founder:/
-Japan
-Respect with nature
-Similar to Animism
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