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Table of Contents

Judaism/Christianity

Hinduism/Buddhism

Islamic

Confucianism

Connection To The World Today

Judaism

Leader and Beginnings

- In the Torah, God chose Abraham   to be the 

"father" of the Hebrew people.

-In about 1800 B.C., Abraham and his family 

made their way to Canada, along with their 

herds.

-Abraham once again decided to move in 1650 

B.C., this time they moved to Egypt.

-In 1300 and 1200 a man named Moses led 

the Hebrews out of slavery.

Holy Writings and 

Guidelines

Torah

In the Torah it is believed that Abraham was 

chosen to be father of Jewish people by god. Torah 

contains the basic laws of Judaism. The torah is 

basically the first five books of bible, it recounts 

resources of humanity and Judaism.

Influence of Beliefs

The Hebrews changed their lifestyles from 

a nomadic, tribal society to settled herders, 

farmers, and city dwellers. Then they 

learned new technologies from their 

bordering peoples in ancient Palestine.

Christianity

Leaders and Beginnings

-Jesus was one of the greatest leaders. He was born in Nazareth 

in about 4 to 6 BC. At the age of 30 Jesus began preaching, 

taught, did good works, and performed miracles.

- In 29 AD Jesus visited Jerusalem. crowds greeted him as 

Messiah, or king-the one who will rescue the Jews, according to 

the bible.

- When roman and Jewish leaders saw Jesus popularity the 

sentenced him death. According to his followers Jesus came back 

to life after three days.

-in AD 70 the Temple complex in Jerusalem were destroyed by 

the Romans.

About half a million jews died in the path of the rebellion in AD 

73. 

In another attempt to break free of the Romans led to the death 

of another half a million jews, in AD 132.

Holy Writings and 

Guidelines

Bible

Gospels, the First four books of the New Testament 

of the Bible were the main source of Jesus 

teachings. His teachings contained many concepts, 

such as monotheism, or the principles of the ten 

Commandments. Jesus stressed on the importance 

of people's love for god, their neighbors, their 

enemies, and even themselves.

Influence of Beliefs

Followers of Jesus grew more faithful after Jesus' 

victory over death. Christianity included all people. 

It gave hope to the powerless. It offered a personal 

relationship with a caring God. People prayed to 

Jesus, believing he was supreme

Hinduism

Leaders and Beginnings

- It all began with the Aryans, who spoke Sanskrit. 

They settled in India before 2000 BC. It is unknown 

where the Aryans originated from.

-However, minor kings arose amid the Aryans, these 

people wished to set up territorial kingdoms.

-The major kingdom of Magadha ha expanded by the 

second century to include most of the Indian 

subcontinent in the South. During the greatest epic of 

India took place. It was called the Mahabharata.

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