ORIGIN OF

THE WORLD
RELIGIONS
• Religions have their stories and are
universal in nature.
• Geography and culture have an
effect on the establishment and
development of religions.
 DATE SIGNIFICANCE
2000 BCE Time of Abraham, the patriarch of Israel.
IMPORTANT DATES
1200 BCE Time of Moses, the Hebrew leader of
Exodus
1100-500 BCE Hindus compiles their holy texts, the
Vedas
563 - 83 BCE Time of the Buddha, founder of Buddhism.

551 – 479 BCE Time of Confucius, founder of

Confucianism
200 BCE The Hindu book, Bhagavad Gita, Was
written
2-4 BCE – 32 CE Time of Jesus Christ
32 CE The crucifixion and resurrection
40 – 90 CE The new testament was written
100 CE Beginnings of Shintoism
500 – 580 CE Time of Lao Tze
570 – 632 CE Time of Muhammad
 THE PATRIARCH
ABRAHAM

• Judaism, Christianity, and

Islam. These are collective
religions are collectively
known as ABRAHAMIC
RELIGIONS
COMMONALITIES IN
ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS

1. They all worship one supreme

being.
• Ancient Hebrews – Elohim,
Adonai, or Yahweh
• Present day Judaism – “Lord” or
“God”
• Muslims – Allah
COMMONALITIES IN
ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS
2. Prophets and apostles play major
roles.
• Judaism has 48 prophets and 7
prophetesses
• Christianity has 12 apostles, some of
whom wrote part of the New Testament
• Islam believes that Muhammad is the
final prophet or the “Seal of the
Prophets”
COMMONALITIES IN
ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS

3. Prior to the establishment as organized

religions.
• God instructed Abraham to sacrifice his Son
Isaac.
• God presented the 10 commandments to
Moses.
• God sacrificed His son Jesus Christ through
crucifixion.
• God commanded Muhammad to establish a
new religion at a cave.
THE INDIAN MOSAIC

• India is one of the oldest surviving

civilization, with its history dating
back to at least 6500 BC.
• Four Great religions origina
crucifixion ted in India – Hinduism,
Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
THE INDIAN MOSAIC
• India is one of the oldest surviving
civilization, with its history dating
back to at least 6500 BC.
• Four Great religions original
crucifixion ted in India – Hinduism,
Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
THE INDIAN MOSAIC
BUDDHISM - one of the world's
largest religions and originated 2,500
years ago in India. Buddhists believe
that the human life is one of suffering,
and that meditation, spiritual and
physical labor, and good behavior are
the ways to achieve enlightenment, or
nirvana.
 SHINTOISM

Shinto means 'way of the gods'

and it is the oldest religion in
Japan. Shinto's key concepts
include purity, harmony, family
respect, and subordination of the
individual before the group.
GEOGRAPHY
OF FAITH
 THE
WESTERN
FRONTIER
1. Western Asia is the home of three great
religions.
2. ISRAEL remains the only country in the
world with jewish-majority population.
(75%)
3. The ARABIAN PENINSULA consists of
countries that are predominantly islamic
in character.
4. The topography of West Asia is
caracterized by vast areas of
mountainuos terrains
SACRED MOUNTAINS
Holy Mountains Location Significance
Mount Ararat eastern part of Turkey Traditional landing place
of Noah’s Ark as
narrated
Mount Sinai Sanai Peninsula The peak where Moses
recieved the 10
commandments
Mount of Zion / Mount Jerusalem Known as the city of
Moriah David and Temple
mount.
Mount Tabor Israel Site of transfiguration of
jesus Christ
AL AQSA MOSQUE
DOME OF THE ROCK
DOME OF THE CHAIN
TEMPLE MOUNT
 THE INDIAN
SUBCONTINENT
SOUTH ASIA
1. 4000 years ago, civilization emerged along
Indus River that developed unique culture.
2. Peolpe from Macedonia and Central Asia was
added on the population and complexity to its
Indian culture.
3. Varuna plays a major role and serves as
evidence by Hindus.
4. That’s why South Asian countries of India,
Pakistan, and Bangladesh depend on the rivers
of Indus, Ganga-Yamuna and Bramaputra.
THE EASTERN
END
CONFUCIANISM

an ancient Chinese belief system,

which focuses on the importance of
personal ethics and morality. Whether
it is only or philosophy or also a
religion is debated.
1. Eastern end of the great Asian continent
one finds the cultural and political
dominance of china.
2. China is classified as the center of culture,
because of the great bodies of water, The
Huang He and Yangtze.
3. Shang and Zhou dynasties then controlled
the small state.
4. Confucius did not intended to start a new
religion.
5. 15th century in China
6. 19th century in Japan
DAOISM

a philosophy, a religion, and a way of

life that arose in the 6th century BCE
in what is now the eastern Chinese
province of Henan. It has strongly
influenced the culture and religious
life of China and other East Asian
countries ever since.