Founded Jewish Religion

Made a covenant w/God

The annointed one

Chosen by God to Save Mankind

Islamic Law

Based on the Qua'ran

Basis of law in may Moslem Countries

The 5th Pillar of Islam

A pilgramige to the city of Mecca

The Moslem Holy Book

Contains the word of God & Muhammad 

Law, duty and, obligation

(in Hinduism)

A person's actions and the consequences of their actions

(In Hinduism)

Release of the soul

Ending the cycle of rebirth

(In Hinduism)

Enlightenment

How does one achieve this from the Buddhist perspective?

These are the eight guidelines:

1. Right understanding: Deeply understand the Four Noble Truths.

2. Right purpose: Live a life of selflessness, love, and nonviolence.

3. Right speech: Be careful and truthful in what you say.

4. Right action: Do not kih, steal, he, or hurt others.

5. Right livelihood: Earn a living in ways that do no harm.

6. Right effort: Promote good actions and prevent evil actions.

7. Right mindfulness: Be aware of but not attached to your emotions, thoughts, or feelings.

8. Right concentration: Focus your mind with practices such as meditation.

Judaism's most sacred text, consisting of the first five 

books of the Hebrew Bible

monotheism, the belief in a single, all-powerful God. 

prophets, holy people who revealed the word of God.

One important prophet in these religions is Abraham, known as the father of the Jewish people.

Followers of Abraham

Also known as Isrealites or Hebrews

Followers of Jesus

Followers of Muhammad - called Moslems

Islam means to submit to the will of God

Began in India in the 2nd millenium BCE

Modern-day Hinduism is a very complex religion. Many beliefs, forms of worship, and deities, or gods, exist side by side, and often differ from place to place.

Buddhism arose from the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha, or "enlightened one.

Began in India

Based on the teachings of Kongfuzi, whose West-

ern name was Confucius

In Buddhism

an ideal state of

happiness and peace, attained

through enlightenment

In Confucianism

the Chinese belief that a ruler's

power stemmed from divine

authority

• the overthrow of a young emperor in 9 CE.
• Power struggles
• Tribes from Asia threatening the borders
• High Taxes
• Fighting between rich and poor
• Epidemics of diseases like smallpox

The Roman Emperor who Diocletian split the Roman Empire into eastern and western halves in an attempt to make the vast territory easier to govern. 

Geography surrounding India 

(How was it protected?)

• the Hindu Kush and Himalayan mountain ranges to the north.
• the military strength of the Persian empire

Central America

The area from Northern Mexico through Honduras

spiritual and political leader of the Muslims

The first four caliphs:  Abu Bakr, Umar,

Uthman, and Ali

D u r i n g the rule of the first four caliphs, f r o m 632 to 661, Arab armies conquered the rest of Arabia and then moved into the Middle East and North Africa.

• their belief that God was on their side. 
• The other was their mastery of the camel for desert transport and war-fare. 
• weakness in the Byzantine and Persian empires.

S h i ' a - a minority branch of Islam

that maintains loyalty to the

caliph A li and his descendants.

Sunni - the majority branch of 

Islam, which accepted the rule 

of the Umayyad and Abbasid 

caliphates

Genghis Khan

"Universal Ruler."

Under his leader-ship, the Mongols began a campaign of conquest that would create the largest empire the world had ever known

The state of

peace that existed in Eurasia

under Mongol rule

• Political disunity
• Adopting cultures of the people they conquered and losing "warrior spirit"
• The Black Death (disease epidemic)