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I. Judaism

   a.) Leader and Beginnings

   b.) Holy Writings and Guidelines 

   c.) Beliefs/Influence of Beliefs

II. Christianity

   a.) Leader and Beginnings

   b.) Holy Writings and Guidelines

   c.) Beliefs/Influence of Beliefs

III. Hinduism

   a.) Leader and Beginnings

   b.) Holy Writings and Guidelines

   c.) Beliefs/Influence of Beliefs

IV. Buddhism

   a.) Leader and Beginnings

   b.) Holy Writings and Guidelines

   c.) Beliefs/Influence of Beliefs

V, Islamic/Muslim

   a.) Leader and Beginnings

   b.) Holy Writings and Guidelines

   c.) Beliefs./Influence of Beliefs

VI. Confucianism

   a.) Leader and Beginnings

   b.) Holy Writings and Guidelines

   c.) Beliefs/Influence of Beliefs

VII. Connections To The World Today

   a.) Where, Who, Why

a.) Leader and Beginnings

-The beginning of Judaism was at Palestine, at the end of the Mediterranean 

Sea. 

-It started with what Jews, people who believed in Judaism, call the bible, the 

Torah. 

-The Torah stated that Abraham was God's chosen "father" of the Hebrew 

people. 

-The main leader was God.

-Under God was Abraham.

time line

1800 BC - Abraham and his family made their way to Canaan

1650 BC - Abraham's descendants moved to Egypt

1300 BC to 1200 BC - Hebrews fled Egypt, called the Exodus

1020 BC - Hebrews unite under Saul, David and Solomon

962 BC - David was succeeded by his son Solomon

922 BC - Kingdom divided in two

725 BC - Assyrians began a relentless siege of Samaria

722 BC - Kingdom fell to the Assyrians' assault

586 BC - City fell

445 BC - Walls of Jerusalem 

b.) Holy Writings and Guidelines

-The bible, or the Torah, was the holy writing for Jews. 

-The Jews had guidelines called the Ten 

Commandments, which was like "eye for an eye, and 

tooth for a tooth." 

-But the Torah spoke of God's mercy if you break a 

commandment. 

-Prophets taught that Jews needed to stay true to their 

covenant, or mutual promise, with God. 

-The goal was a moral life and to worship God as often 

as possible, and also to live justly with one another.

c.) Beliefs/Influences of Beliefs

-In the Judaism religion, followers only worshiped 

one God, and He was named Yahweh. 

-They believed in the Torah, and everything the 

Torah said. 

-This religion influenced Canaan when Palestine 

made cultural crossroads with Asia, Africa. It was 

bordered by Assyria, Babylonia, and Egypt.

a.) Leader and Beginnings

-Jesus was God's son.

-God was the main leader.

-Rome took control of Jewish kingdom.

-God promised to send a savior to restore the kingdom of 

Jews.

time line

Around 6 BC - Jesus was born

29 AD - Jesus visited Jerusalem and was greeted as a king

66 AD - Jews rebelled against Rome

132 AD - Jews attempted to break free of Romans

312 AD - Constantine fought rivals for leadership of Rome

313 AD - End of persecution of Christians

325 AD - Constantine continued to solidify further 

teachings of Christianity 

b.) Holy Writings and Guidelines

-Christians read the Bible.

-The bible had guidelines and stories about the 

past and how to live.

-Christians also had the 10 Commandments, which 

were straight up rules that you shouldn't break. 

-The goal was to live a holy life, with morals and 

worshiping God and spread word of Him

c.) Beliefs/Influence of Beliefs

-Christians only believed in one God.

-Under God, there was Jesus.

-Everything the bible says is true and you should 

live the life it speaks of.

-Roman power spread to Judea. At first, Jewish 

kingdom was independent, but Rome soon took 

control. According to the bible, God would send a 

savior to renew the Jewish kingdom.

-If you followed the bible, then you might live 

eternal life in heaven.

a.) Leader and Beginnings

-Brahman was the main leader.

-Hinduism developed slowly over time.

-Hinduism cannot be traced back.

time line

Around 750 BC - Hindu teachers tried to interpret and 

explain the hidden meaning of Vedic hymns

-Teachers distinguish the difference between soul of 

living beings and Brahman

-Over time, Hinduism goes through many changes.

527 BC - Mahavira, founder of Jainism died

-Siddhartha went seeking enlightenment

b.) Holy Writings and Guidelines

-There are four Vedas, the Rig Veda, Sama 

Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. The 

Vedas are the primary texts of Hinduism.

-Hindus were expected to live a life of morality 

and correct actions.

-Hindus had a proper way to do everything.

-Attempt to reach moksha, a perfect state of 

understanding.

c.) Beliefs/Influence of Beliefs

-Hindus believed they need to live lives of 

morality.

-They worshiped Brahman

-Hinduism is a collection of beliefs that slowly 

came together over a long period of time.

-Hinduism can be traced back to ancient times.

-Aryans and non-Aryans blended and their 

ideas mixed together.

a.) Leader and Beginnings

-Buddhists believed in Buddha, who was their main 

leader.

-First Buddhist leader was Ashoka.

-First 5 disciples who heard the first sermon were 

admitted to the sangha.

time line

-A prophet indicated that a child would become a world 

ruler, but if he left home, he'd become a religious 

leader.

-Siddhartha left home and realized he was meant to 

become a religious leader.

-After becoming enlightened, Siddhartha became 

known as Buddha.

b.) Holy Writings and Guidelines

-Buddhists read the Tipitaka, one of the 

earliest kinds of writings.

-Sutra is also a type of holy writing.

-Buddhists were to live with morality.

-Also, they are to try to achieve nirvana, or 

release from selfishness and pain.

-They have to commit to practice, reflect on 

motivation, study Buddhist teachings

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