Monotheism --- belief in a single god

Polytheism ----- belief in many gods

Living Religion – still practiced today

God: BuddhaProphet: SiddharthaSymbols: Buddha,

Eightfold PathAge: Founded 525 BCECommon Language: RegionalHoly Book: Dhammapada, Tipitaka, Pali CannonHoly Places: Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Kusinara (Birthplace, Enlightenment, First Teaching, Death)

Followers: Buddhists

† God: God, Jehovah† Prophet: Abraham, Moses, Jesus Christ† Symbol: Cross or Crucifix† Age: Founded 30 CE† Common Language: Latin, English,

Orthodoxy† Holy Book: Bible, (New Testament)† Holy Places: Jerusalem, Bethlehem (Israel)† Followers: Christians, Roman Catholic,

Protestant, Eastern Orthodox (Greek and Russian)

God: Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma Important Concepts: Caste System,

Reincarnation, Nirvana Symbol: Aum Age: over 5000 years old, oldest living religion Common Language: Hindi, Sanskrit Holy Book: Vedas, Bhagavad Gita,

Upanishades Holy Places: Ganges River Multiple, depends

on god Followers: Depends on god followed

God: Allah (God in Arabic) Prophet: Mohammed Symbol: Crescent Moon Age: Founded 613 CE Common Language: Arabic Holy Book: Koran or Qur’an (unchanged since 650

C.E.), Five Pillars Holy Places: Mecca, Medina (Saudi Arabia)

and Jerusalem (Israel) Followers: Muslims; Sunni, Shi’ite

God: Yahweh (unpronounceable in Hebrew) , Hashem Prophet: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses Symbol: Star of David Age: founded 1200 BCE Common Language: Hebrew Holy Book: Torah, Pentateuch, Tanakh, Talmud Holy Places: Jerusalem (Israel) Followers: Jews, Israelites (not Israeli!);

Reformist, Conservatives, Orthodox, Chasidic