1. Introduction to World Religion
The Big 5 and Beyond

2. Do This Now!
For each of the following religions, create a chart: * Christianity * Judaism * Islam * Buddhism * Hinduism
Things I Know
Things I Want to Know

3. Religion Vocabulary: Use your tech to look up and define the following terms
Religion * Priest
Monotheism * Holy
Polytheism * Sacrifice
Scripture * Covenant
Ritual * Reincarnation
Temple * Evangelize
Rite * Meditation
Atheist * Sect
Agnostic * Prayer

4. Religion Vocabulary
Religion: A set of beliefs, often centered around the worship or devotion to a god, gods and or goddesses.
Monotheism: The belief in or worship of one god
Polytheism: The belief on or worship of more than one/multiple gods.
Scripture: books or writings of a sacred, religious nature.
Ritual: Repeated and established ceremonies, especially that are religious in nature

5. Religion Vocabulary Temple: A place dedicated to worship
Rite: a formal or ceremonial act of a religious nature
Atheist: A person who denies the existence of any higher being/god
Agnostic: A person who says that god may exist but is unknowable, and subscribes to no religious belief.
Priest: A person with the official job of performing religious rites/ceremonies

6. Religion Vocabulary
Holy: Recognized as being connected to god(s) by a spiritual authority.
Sacrifice: The offering of a material possession for the purpose of pleasing god(s).
Covenant: A sacred vow/promise between god(s) and man.
Reincarnation: The belief that the body, upon death, returns to life in a new physical form/body.

7. Religion Vocabulary
Evangelize: To attempt to convert not believers to a specific religion.
Meditation: The practice of dedicated thought, reflection, and/or contemplation.
Sect: A part of a larger religion, a religious denomination.
Prayer: The act of communicating with god(s).