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Name the Middle Eastern Religions

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Judaism, Christianity and Islam

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What is a world religion?

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A religion found in more countries than its country of origin.
Can you give an example?

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When was Judaism founded?

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2000BCE - around 4000 years ago

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Who founded Judaism?

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The prophet Abraham, however, Moses (1500BCE) is considered to be very important.

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How many gods to Jews believe in?

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One - they are monotheists.

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What do Jews believe God promised them?

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The land of Israel and they believe they are God’s special people.

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Where did Christianity grow from?

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Judaism, and Christianity shares some of its beliefs such as the belief in one God.

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Where and when was Christianity founded?

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In Israel in about 30CE by Jesus.

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What does Christ mean?

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It is Greek for the Hebrew word for the Messiah. It means Christian’s believe that Jesus was the Son of God.

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When was Islam founded?

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610CE in Saudia Arabia by the Prophet Muhammed (PBUH).

Muslims have a tradition of not showing images of Muhammed.

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Who do Muslims also recognises as prophets of the one God they worship and call Allah?

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Abraham, Moses and Jesus

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What is the holy book for Muslims?

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The Qur’an which was wisdom from Allah given to Muhammed.

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What are the Indian religions?

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Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism

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Who is the founder of Hinduism?

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There is no one founder of Hinduism.

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How far does Hinduism date back to?

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An Indian tradition dating back to around 1500BCE - many of its ideas and practices are much older.

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Give some examples Hindu of gods and goddesses

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Shiva, Ganesh and Parvati

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Who are these Hindu gods and goddesses disguises of?

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The one God Hindus call Brahman.

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What makes Buddhism different from all the other world religions?

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It is the only one that does not talk about God.

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How was Buddhism founded?

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As a rejection of some parts of early Hinduism.

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Who founded Buddhism?

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Prince SiDDhartha Gotama

Sidd hart ha Got ama

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When was Buddhism founded?

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528BCE

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Is Buddhism technically a religion?

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It is a way of life and kind of philosophy which uses meditation to discover what Buddhists see as being the truth about human life and the world.

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Who founded Sikhism?

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Guru Nanak in Punjab province in Northern India

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When was Sikhism founded?

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In 1499CE, making it the youngest of the 6 world religions

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What religion was Guru Nanak born as?

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A Hindu

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What did Guru Nanak hope to achieve?

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He wanted to stop disagreements between Hindus and Muslims and get them to believe in one supreme God that they shared.

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What makes a world faith? (6)

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  1. Religious leader or organisation
  2. Founder
  3. Specific rules, regulations and meanings
  4. Religious text
  5. Religious buildings
  6. Enough people have to believe in it globally