Index

Pages 3-4 Christian-

ity

Pages 5-6 Buddhism

Pages 7-8 Hinduism

Pages 9-10 Judaism

Pages 11-12 Islam

Christianity

The next religion that

we studied was Chris-

tianity. Christianity is

one of the largest re-

ligions in the world.

Out of all the other

religions, Christianity

is the largest with

about 2.1 billion fol-

lowers. The founder

of Christianity was

Jesus Christ. Jesus

found and taught the

religion. In general,

most Christians wor-

ship at a church.

Every Sunday and

sometimes on

Wednesday they go

to church and pray,

as well as learning

more about God. So,

Christianity is the

largest religion in the

world and they

Christians learn

about their religion

in church.

The cross is the main symbol

of Christianity.

The founder of Christianity was

Jesus of Nazareth. The founder

was Jesus and his role in the relig-

ion is to teach people what can and

cannot be done. Jesus teaches that

you should do to others what you

want done to you. The religion

was founded during 80 CE. The

religion started out in Israel and

spread across the world. Christian-

ity is based upon Jesus’ teachings

and his life experiences. They

teach about Jesus’ life and his

teachings. So, the founder of

Christianity was Jesus and it was

founded in 80 CE. Some practices

in the religion include worship of

their God. A Christian’s place of

worship is generally in a church.

Christians pray in order to contact

God. They go to church and pray,

and they have some holidays like

Christmas, Easter and Good Fri-

day. Some titles of the Christian

leaders are Preacher and Pastor.

They are the ones who teach about

the God. So, Christians go to

church and they have pastors and

preachers who teach about the re-

ligion.

What is Christianity

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Christians believe in an afterlife

that involves going to either

Heaven or Hell when you die.

Jesus is known to take away the

sins of people so that they don’t

go to Hell. Jesus is believed to

be the Messiah that was prom-

ised in the Old Testament.

Christians also believed that

Jesus was the son of God who

was sent to Earth to save of us

from our sins. They believe

there is only one God and Jesus

Christ is the son of God. Chris-

tians who practice the religion

seek to live as Jesus had taught.

If they don’t believe in Jesus or

God then God won’t save your

soul. Christians believe if you

don’t believe in God or Jesus

then God won’t save you when

you die.

Christianity was mostly known

for Jesus Christ. Christianity is

mostly focused on the Life,

Death and Rebirth of Jesus

Christ. Jesus was born in a sta-

ble around 7 BCE in Bethle-

hem. In the New Testament, it

tells the story of Matthew and

John. Very little of his life after

birth is known before the age of

30. After 30, he spent 3 years

teaching, healing and working

miracles. He claimed to speak

the authority of God, but he

died on the cross because no

one believed him. Jesus had a

tough life; he even died on the

cross to relieve us of our sins.

To conclude, Jesus had died

because of our sins. After Jesus

died, a lot of people felt bad.

When to women had gone to

visit Jesus’ grave, Jesus was

gone. It is believed that Jesus

was reborn to show people he

really was the son of God. Af-

ter he told his story, he disap-

peared to never show again.

That is the ending of Jesus’ life,

in the end, Jesus died for our

This cross signifies the crucifixion of

Jesus Christ in 32 AD.

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Buddhism

The next religion that was studied was Buddhism. First and fore-

most, Buddhism was founded in Nepal by Siddhartha Gautama.

Siddhartha was born in 500 BCE. In addition, Nepal is in between

India and China. Nepal is mostly known for the Himalayan Moun-

tains. On top of that, Buddhists do not believe in a God. Rather than

having a God, they believe in meditation to find your true self. To

conclude, Buddhism was founded in Nepal, Nepal is in between In-

dia and China, and they do not believe in any God.

The Buddha is the

main symbol of

Buddhism.

More About Buddhism

First off is information on the forma-

tion and history. To begin with, the

founder of Buddhism was Siddhartha

Gautama, who was born in 500 BCE.

Siddhartha discovered the truth to the

cessation of pain. Following that, Bud-

dhism was founded when Siddhartha

meditated under a tree. He meditated

under this tree for seven weeks, and

then finally realized the ‘four noble

truths.’ Most importantly, the four

noble truths are; the truth of suffering,

the truth of the origin of suffering, the

truth of the cessation of suffering, and

the truth of the path to the cessation of

suffering. In order to follow these

paths, Buddhist monks go through dif-

ferent mantras and chants. To con-

clude, the founder of Buddhism was

Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhists have

‘four noble truths,’ and they have to go

through different chants and mantras

to follow these four noble truths. Ne-

pal’s geography is very mountainous

and hilly. To begin with, Nepal consists

mostly of mountains and hills and has a

rectangular shape. Nepal is mostly

noted for the Himalayan Mountains.

Following that, most followers today

live in South East Asia. During the

formation though, most believers lived

in Nepal. Lastly, there are about 375

billion followers throughout the world.

A majority of the Buddhists live in

South East Asia. In conclusion, Nepal

consists mostly of hills and mountains,

most followers are in South East Asia,

and there are 375 billion followers.

The basic belief of Buddhism is the lack of

a God. Instead of believing in a personal

God, Buddhists choose enlightenment.

The path to enlightenment is through the

development of morality, meditation and

wisdom. Along with that, Buddhists have

a strong belief in Karma. Karma is the

belief that all positive and negative actions

will affect you in that way in the future.

Most importantly, there is not role be-

tween God and human. Buddhism is more

a way of life than a religion. To conclude,

Buddhists do not believe in a God, they

believe in Karma, and there is not role

between God and humans. Buddhist prac-

tices mostly consist of different medita-

tions and chants. Most Buddhists worship

either at home or at a temple. Worship

includes meditation, chanting, music or a

mantra. Following that, the leader of Bud-

dhism is called a Dalai Lama. The title

refers to the Lama’s wisdom. Most impor-

tantly Buddhist monks have a very impor-

tant festival called a Weak. The Weak is

on the first full moon of May, which sym-

bolizes the Buddha’s birth. To conclude,

most Buddhists meditate or pray at a tem-

ple or at home, the leader is a Dalai Lama,

and the most important festival is a We-

wak.

To conclude, Bud-

dhism is a religion

that involves finding

your inner self,

rather than following

a God. First off,

Buddhism was

founded by Siddhar-

tha Gautama.

Siddhartha discov-

ered the truth that

led to the cessation of

pain. Following that,

Buddhism originated

in Nepal. Nepal is a

very mountainous

and hilly area. More

importantly, most

followers now live in

South East Asia.

Buddhism is more a

way of life than a re-

ligion. Lastly, Bud-

dhists do not believe

in a God, rather, they

believe in searching

for a path to enlight-

enment.

Buddhist monks praying

together.

introduction Hinduism

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Following Buddhism, we also studied Hindu-

ism. To start with, there is really no known founder of

Hinduism. The earliest form of Hinduism evolved in

the proto-Indu-Iranian culture of Southern Asia. Fol-

lowing that, India, where most Hindus live now, is

known mostly for the Himalayan Mountains. India is

also known for the mountains Hindu Kush and Patkai.

Third and lastly, Hindus believe in many Gods, but the

main God is Brahman. Brahman is believed to inhabit

every portion of existence. To conclude, Hinduism

really has no founder, India is the homeland and they

believe in many Gods.

The Hindu symbol is called the Aum, it is

the most used symbol in Hinduism.

Find out more about Hinduism

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To start, Hinduism is unique because it has no

founder or date of origin. To start with, Hindu-

ism really doesn’t have a founder, or date of ori-

gin. Hinduism is one of the very few religions

that does not have a founder. Following that, the

Hinduism religion has gradually developed over

4 thousand years. The authors and origins of

their texts are largely known. Third and lastly,

over the last few decades, there has been a great

controversy over the history of Hinduism. The

history of any individual or nation is very impor-

tant for self-identity. To conclude, Hinduism has

no known founder, has slowly developed over the

last 4 thousand years, and there is a great con-

troversy over the history of Hinduism.

India mostly holds 6 major climate sub-

types. To start, India has 3 main mountain

ranges, the Himalayas, Hindu Kush, and Patkai.

These ranges define the northern Indian Sub-

continent. Following that, India has 2 main Is-

lands, the Lakshadweep and the Andamand and

Nicobar Islands. Significant islands jus off the

Indian coast are Diu, Majuli, Elaphanta and Sri-

harikota. Lastly, there are about 900 million

people, or 14% of the world’s population. Hin-

duism is the world’s third largest religion in the

world. To conclude, India has 3 main mountain

ranges, 2 major islands and Hinduism is the 3rd

largest religion in the world.

Hinduism is a religion that holds many

different Gods. First off, Brahma, the main

Hindu God, is the creator, each God represents

something different. Vishnu is the God of pres-

ervation while Shiva is the Goddess of destruc-

tion. Following that, most Hindus spend their

time praying privately. This private prayer is

called pruja. Lastly, Hindus believe in a three-in

-one God called Brahman. Brahman consists of

Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. To conclude, Hin-

dus believe in many Gods, Hindus spend a ma-

jority of their time praying, and they believe in a

main God called Brahman.

A main practice in Hinduism in Diwali. To

start, Diwali is a day where people exchange

gifts and sweets with their friends. On Diwali,

people worship Lord Ganesha and the Goddess

Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.

Following that, the spiritual teacher of the

Hindu religion is called a Guru. In Hinduism,

a very honorable title is the Mahatama. Third

and lastly, the main place of worship is called a

Hindu Mandir. Mandir houses usually holds

idols of the Hindu deities. To end, Hindus have

a day similar to Christmas, a very honorable

title is the Mahatama and they worship at a

Mandir.

To conclude, Hinduism has no foun-

der, India is the main homeland for Hindus,

and they believe in many different Gods. They

don’t have a founder because it’s more a way of

life. They don’t believe in one God they believe

in many. Hinduism has slowly developed over

the last 4 thousand years and there is a major

controversy over the history. There is no foun-

der and Hinduism is very old. India has 3 main

mountains ranges, 2 major islands and Hindu-

ism is the 3rd largest religion in the world. In-

dia has 3 main ranges and it is the third largest

religion in the world. So, it is clear then that

Hinduism is a very ranging religion.

Hindu

woman pray-

ing in a

crowd.

Introducing what Judaism is!

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Judaism is one of

the only religions to lose

its holy land and then

regain it later on. To be-

gin with, Judaism is one

of the oldest religions

existing today. Judaism

began almost 4,000

years ago. Secondly,

the followers of Judaism

only believe in one God.

The Jewish God is the

creator of the universe.

Lastly, Judaism origi-

nated in Israel. To the

Jewish, Israel is their sa-

cred land. In conclu-

sion, Judaism is one of

the oldest religions to-

day, they believe in one

God, and it originated in

Israel.

This symbol is called the Menorah,

which is a seven branched candela-

brum.

About Judaism

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First off, Judaism is one of the

oldest religions in the world.

To start off, the founders of the

religion were Abraham, Isaac

and Jacob. Abraham, Isaac

and Jacob were the three patri-

archs. Secondly, the religion

was founded about 4,000 years

ago. The religion had started

in Mesopotamia. Lastly, the

religion started when the

prophets of old, Moses espe-

cially, had the Torah revealed

to them. The Torah is a sacred

text that contains religious,

moral and social laws. In the

end, Judaism was founded by

the three patriarchs Abraham,

Isaac and Jacob; it was founded

4,000 years ago, and started

when the Torah was revealed.

Following this, Judaism

was founded in Mesopotamia, a

part of the Middle East. First

off, the Middle East mostly con-

sists of desert land and moun-

tains. Israel has hot rainless

summers, and cool rainy win-

ters. Next, most of the believers

lived in Lebanon, Israel, Syria,

and Jordan. In total, there are

over 13 million believers today.

Third and lastly, most of the

Judaism believers live every-

where. A majority of the be-

lievers though live in Israel. To

conclude, Israel is mostly desert

land, has over 13 million believ-

ers, and the Jewish people live

just about everywhere.

Along with that, the Jewish have a main holiday called Ros Hashanah.

To begin with, Judaism has only one God. Their God is supposedly

the creator of the universe. Following that, the role of the individual is

to believe in God no matter what. People of Jewish religion believe

that they have a covenant relationship with God. The last point would

be that the Jewish pray to their God very often. The Jewish believe

that Judaism is more of a way of life than a religion. In the end, the

Jewish only have one God, they must believe in this God with their

whole heart and soul, and Judaism is more considered a way of life

than a religion.

The Jewish have nearly 613 commandments. To start with,

the Jewish have four cornerstones to their life. One of the four corner-

stones is the Torah (revealed by the three patriarchs). Following that,

some key rituals are to pray and atone for any sins. Some holidays

would be Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, and Hanukkah, the Day of

Lights. Third and lastly, the Jewish have a lot of titles for different

people. Some examples would be Rebbeinu which means our teacher;

the leaders of Judaism are generally called Rabbi. In the end, Jewish

have four cornerstones to their life, they pray and atone for sins, and

have many different titles for their many different people.

To end, Judaism has many different topics to it. First off, their

religion was founded by three patriarchs. The three patriarchs of Juda-

ism are Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Furthermore, their geography is

very desert like. Israel is very hot and dry in the summer and cool and

rainy in the winter. On top of that, Judaism consists of many beliefs

and practices. They believe in one God and perform many different

types of rituals. In summary, Judaism has three different patriarchs to

their creation; they have an assortment of beliefs and practices, their

home land is very desert like and they have very many titles for their

people.

This star, within Juda-

ism, is called the Star of

David, or Magen David.

What is Islam?

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The next religion that was

studied is called Islam which

was in Saudi Arabia. First of

all, the founder of this religion

was Muhammed. Muhhamed

was the final prophet who had

a complete revelation of faith

revealed to him. Furthermore,

the Islam religion mainly re-

sides in Saudi Arabia. Saudi

Arabia consists of mostly de-

sert land. Last of all, Islam

consists of very few beliefs and

many practices. One of the Is-

lam texts is called the Qur’an.

With all of this, the founder

was Muhammed, the religion

resides mostly in Saudi Arabia,

and the religion has many prac-

tices but few beliefs.

This symbol is used to describe the Islam way

of life, which is centered around peace.

Islam

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Islam’s formation and history is

the first topic to bring up. To be-

gin with, Muhammed founded the

Islam religion. The religion

started over 1400 years ago.

Next, the Islam religion is one of

the youngest monotheistic relig-

ions today. The religion had

originally started in Saudi Arabia.

Last of all, the religion started

when the Qur’an was revealed to

Muhammed. The Qur’an con-

tains 114 chapters and is the

guide to living for Muslims. In

summary, Islam was founded by

Muhammed, Islam is the young-

est of the three monotheistic relig-

ions, and the Qur’an is their guide

to living.

To continue, the geogra-

phy of Saudi Arabia will be re-

vealed next. First of all, Saudi

Arabia covers most of the Ara-

bian Peninsula. Most of Saudi

Arabia consists of desert land as

well. In addition, there are about

1.2 billion Islam believers today.

These believers take up about 22

percent of the world’s population,

and mostly live in Indonesia and

Pakistan. Along with that, most

believers began in Pakistan.

These believers lived there as the

religion was formed by Muham-

med. To conclude, Saudi Arabia

is mostly in the Arabian Penin-

sula, there are about 1.2 billion

believers, and most believers be-

gan in Pakistan.

Next will be information on

the Muslims beliefs. First of

all, Muslims belief that their

God, Allah, is all powerful, all

knowing, and just. Muslims

believe in a “Day of Judg-

ment” which is the end of all

living creatures. Second of

all, Muslims believe in pre-

destination. Predestination is

the belief that live is planned

out. In addition to that, Mus-

lims believe that their God is

transcendent, yet close to hu-

manity. They believe that

there God knows everything.

All together, Muslims believe

in one God called Allah, they

believe in predestination, and

they believe their God is close

to humanity.

Last but not least, the Islam prac-

tices. To begin with, the Islam

place of worship is called a Mosque.

A Mosque has a special area, which

is devoid of furniture, dedicated to

praying. In addition, Muslims have

a month of fasting. The month of

fasting it called the Ramadan; they

do this as a form of worship. Most

importantly would be the different

titles for their different leaders. The

Caliph is the leader of their commu-

nity, the Ayatollah is the major cler-

gyman, but, there are many other

titles for the different leaders and

important people of the religion. In

short, Muslims worship in a

Mosque, they go through a month of

fasting as a form of worship, and

they have few titles for the impor-

tant people of their religion.

To conclude, the Islam

religion has many different topics.

To begin with, the Islam religion

was founded by the prophet Mu-

hammed. The prophet Muhammed

had a complete revelation of faith

revealed to him. Following that,

Saudi Arabia covers most of the

Arabian Peninsula. Most of Saudi

Arabia consists of desert land. On

top of that, Muslims believe in one

all powerful God called Allah. The

Muslims pray to Allah in a building

called a Mosque. To conclude, the

religion was founded by Muham-

med, Saudi Arabia is mostly in the

Arabian Peninsula, and Muslims

pray to their God, Allah, in a

Mosque.

The crescent moon and star

represents the prilgrimage to

Mecca, their holy city.)