Monday: Took notes on the 5 major religions of the world
- Animism
- Was the belief that everything living and nonliving had a spirit
- was the major religion before Christianity and Islam and others came to be
- Animism in early civilizations was often combined with ancestor worship
- Religion - Organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, practices , and worship that centers on one or more gods
- Religion was created to keep people in line and to give them hope
- Judaism
- was the first monotheistic religion in history
- Some believe that it dates back to Adam and eve
- Established around 1800 B.C. as part of a covenant between god and Abraham
- The Torah is the first five books of the bible and contain the laws and teachings of Judaism
- The Ten Commandments are the foundation of Judaism
Tuesday: Took more religion notes
- Judaism continued
- worship in synagogue
- worship is led by rabbi
- symbol is the star of David
- manora is another symbol
- many Jews make the pilgrimage to the wailing wall in Jerusalem
- Temple has stood for 500 years
- Praying at the wall signifies being in the presence of the divine
- Believe in one god, who created the universe but with whom every Jew can have a personal relationship
- They await the earthly king, the Messiah
- Kosher foods are food that meet all criteria of the Jewish law
- Cannot mix meat and milk
- the use of cooking utensils that had been previously used on non-kosher foods
- the type of animal it is
- Leviticus states: that Jews may eat all animals that have cloven hooves and chew their cud
- No Camels, Hyrax, rabbit, pig, whales, dolphins
- allowed: cows, goats, sheep, antelope, deer, sharks, eels, octopus, squid, chicken, duck, milk, cheese, turkey
Wednesday: More Jewish Notes and started Christianity notes
- Judaism Continued
- antisemitism - the hate of the Jewish people
- Holocaust killed 2/3 of European Jews
- Israel established after WWII as a homeland for Jewish people, which led to much conflict
- Christianity
- Roman Catholicism - Europe and Latin America
- Eastern Orthodox - Russia
- Protestantism - United States
- Easter is the most important christian holiday
- first Christians were Jews
Thursday: took Hinduism Notes
- Hinduism
- Hinduism - defines as dwellers by the Indus river
- No known founder of Hinduism
- Believe that gods can take many but all form one universal spirit called Brahman
- No single Hindu Doctrine
- 3 holy books are the Vedas, Upanishads, and the Bhagavadgita
- Believe in the reincarnation of the soul
- Dharma - rules and laws to live by
- Four stages of life for the Hindu people
- Ages 12-24 you get educated and trained
- Ages 24-48 you get married, raise a family, make money, get involved in many things
- Ages 48-72 you separate yourself and let go your earthly bonds and desires
- at age 72 you end ties to the outside world and get rid of your worldly possessions
- Main 3 gods
- Brahma
- Vishnu
- Shiva
Friday: No School
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