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The father of the Jewish people was Abraham. 

They really didn't have one specific leader. In 

1800 B.C., Abraham and his family moved to 

Canaan, Egypt. Between 1300 and 1200 B.C., the 

Hebrews escaped slavery with the help of Moses. 

On the trip to Egypt, Moses wrote the Ten 

Commandments. The Hebrews wondered around 

for 40 years. After that, they returned to Canaan.

The Jewish bible is called the Torah. The Ten 

Commandments were part of a code of laws 

delivered to Moses. The Hebrews were told to 

stay true to their covenant with God.

Prophets interpreted the Ten Commandments 

and taught the people about them.The Jews 

believed that they had a duty to worship God 

and live justly with one another. Their moral 

was to live in accordance with God's laws. 

Christianity started as a movement within 

Judaism. Historians believe that around 6 B.C., a 

Jew named Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Judea. 

He was baptized by John the Baptist. At age 30, 

he began public ministry. The Roman governor 

Pontius Pilate accused him of defying the authority 

of Rome. He ordered Jesus to be crucified. Three 

days later, his body was gone, and began 

appearing to his followers. The Gospels go on to 

say that then he ascended into heaven. After that, 

Christianity spread rapidly.

The Bible, Ten Commandments, and Epistles 

were among some of the Christian writings. In 

the early years, Roman attention was focused 

on the land of Jesus' birth and on the Jews. 

The Jews tried many times to break away from 

the Romans. Christians also wanted to break 

away from the Romans because they refused 

to worship Roman gods.

The Christians basically had the same beliefs 

as the Jews, because they were a branch of 

Judaism. Christians believe in more of a 

personal relationship with God. They also 

believed that humans needed the grace of God 

to be saved.

Hinduism begun as a collection of beliefs that 

developed slowly over time. There is no single 

human leader. It originates from Vedas, so the 

Vedas, or even God alone would have been 

considered the one true leader.

The teacher's commandments were known as 

the Upanishads. They were written as 

dialogues, or discussions, between a student 

and teacher. 

Hindus believe in reincarnation and karma. 

They say that karma follows on reincarnation 

after another. Their beliefs determined what 

they could eat and the way they ate it.

Hinduism led to the rise of Buddhism. 

Siddhartha Guatama was the founder of 

Buddhism. After a long time, he left his palace 

to seek enlightenment.

The four main ideas about enlightenment were 

called The Four Noble Truths. Enlightenment is 

what everyone wanted to accomplish.

Buddhism had almost the exact beliefs as 

Hinduism. Buddhists believed in 

enlightenment, or wisdom. They all wanted to 

achieve that. 

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