1. Judaism and Buddhism

2. Founded: 1300 B.C. in Mesopotamia by Abraham Population: 14 million, mostly in Israel, Europe, and USA Spiritual Leader: Rabbi Place of Worship: Synagogue Basis for: Christianity & Islam Worshippers: Jewish, Hebrews

3. Afterlife: Gan Eden, nonexistence, or reincarnation Holidays: Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), and Hannukah Beliefs: Monotheistic Sacred Texts: Tanakh with the Talmud For more facts, go to the website below.  http://www.religionfacts.com/judaism /fastfacts.htm http://www.religionfacts.com/judaism /fastfacts.htm

4. http://marketplace.publicradio.org/di splay/web/2004/09/18/ditwl_rabbi/ Go to the following website to listen to an audio clip of the day in the life of a Rabbi.

5. JudaismIslamChristianity Population13.4 million1 billion1.9 billion OriginatedMiddle East Jerusalem Middle East Mecca Middle East Bethlehem LeadersAbrahamMuhammadJesus Christ Beliefs-One God -People accountable for their sins -Follow the ten commandments 5 Pillars of Islam: -profession of faith (shahada) -prayer (salat) -almsgiving (zakat) -fasting (sawm) -pilgrimage (hajj) -One God -Jesus died to save humanity from sin -Jesus is the Son of God TextsTorah Old Testament Koran (Qur’an)Bible: Old and New Testaments Similarities in all three religions include the belief in only one God, prayer, Abraham, life after death, heaven and hell.

6. Similarities in all three religions include the belief in:  One God  Prayer  Abraham  Life after death  Heaven and Hell

7. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ xpeditions/hall/index.html?node=27 Go to the following website to view the city of Jerusalem from the perspective of a Jew, a Christian, and a Muslim.

8. Founded: 520 B.C. in India by Buddha Population: 360 million, mostly in Asia, 4 th largest in world Spiritual Leader: Monk (Lama in Tibet) Place of Worship: Temple

9. Beliefs: Polytheistic mainly, but some are Atheistic Afterlife: Rebirth or Nirvana (heavenly paradise) Sacred Texts: Tripitaka Holidays: Buddha’s birthday For more facts, go to the websites below. http://java.nationalgeographic.com/studentatlas/clickup/buddhism.html http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/fastfacts.htm

10. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/n gm/0401/feature5/index.html Look at the following website to view video clips and images from a Buddhist monastery. You can also listen to audio clips of the monks at prayer.

11. To take a look at all of the world’s religions throughout time, go to http://www.religionfacts.com/big_religion_chart.htm

12. Bloom, M. “Day in the Life: Rabbi..” Marketplace American Public Media Podcast. Sept 18, 2004. http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2004/09/18/ditwl_ rabbi/ http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2004/09/18/ditwl_ rabbi/ Lange, K. “In Their Own World: India’s Forbidden Hanle Valley,” Jan. 2004. National Geographic Magazine. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0401/feature5/index.html http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0401/feature5/index.html National Geographic Xpedition hall, 2008, National Geographic Society. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html?no de=27 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html?no de=27 Religion Facts: Just the Facts on the World’s Religions. 2008. http://www.religionfacts.com/big_religion_chart.htm http://www.religionfacts.com/big_religion_chart.htm

13. Social Studies – 9 th Grade  SS.O.9.5.7 - explain the basic tenets of major world religion s and philosophies, their places of origin and the status of those religion s today.