https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3 This is a map show major world religions for ICHS world history 3rd hour en-us 2023-09-20 14:19:18 UTC 2023-09-27 15:47:41 UTC hello@padlet.com walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2712927508 Hinduism began in what is now known as modern-day India around 2600 BCE. There was no founder we know of but one major location for Hindus is the city of Varanasi. The city is the spiritual capital of India and is so holy to Hunidues that many bathe in the city's river even though it's one of the most polluted waterways in the world. A place of worship in Michigan is ISSO Shree Swaminarayan Temple in teh city of Detriot. A place of worship outside of the US is the Besakih Temple in Indonesia ]]> 2023-09-20 14:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2712927508 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2714769951 Judaism was founded in the Mesopotamia region and was founded by Abraham around what is modern-day Israel. The largest Synagogue in the world is Ohány Street Synagogue Dohány utcai zsinagóga in Hungary. A place that worships Judaism in Michigan is the Temple Shir Shalom in Detroit. A very important location to Jews is the city of Jerusalem.]]> 2023-09-21 14:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2714769951 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2716486117 Nepal is the origin of Buddhism and was founded by Prince Siddhartha when he sought enlightenment and sat under a fig tree for 49 days until he found his enlightenment. He then taught people how to achieve enlightenment his message then spread all across Asia, all the way to north to Mongolia and to the humid jungles of Vietnam. A local place of worship for Budidis is the Quan Am Temple in Lansing Michigan. The largest Buddhist temple is Angkor Wat temple in Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia. The fig tree Prince Siddhartha sat under is real and located in Bihar, India. This is more of a fun fact than an important thing to Buddhists, originally thought to be a metal statue of Budha had a mummified Chinese monk inside. ]]> 2023-09-22 14:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2716486117 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2719434737 Christianity is the most practiced religion to date and was founded in an area called Judea which was based in now Israel and Palestine. It shares many ideas of Judaism but the major one was that Christians believed that Jesus wasn't just a profit but the son of god made in human form. Speaking of Jesus he was the founder of Christianity and the basic rules of forgiveness, love, etc. A place of worship of Christianity is the Triumph Church in Detroit Michigan. A place of worship outside of the US is Vatican City One final location for Christians is the city of Damascus located in modern-day Syria.]]> 2023-09-25 14:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2719434737 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2719501056 Islam was founded by the prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca which is now modern-day Saudi Arabia. An important location for Muslims is the Kaaba. It's located in Meca Saudi Arabia. The town that has the most worshipers of Islam in Mitchiagan is the city of Hamtramck. A final important location for Muslims is the Grand Jamia Mosque which will be the 3rd largest mosque in the world and is located in Karachi City, Pakistan. ]]> 2023-09-25 14:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2719501056 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2721342654 Hamtramck has the largest Muslim population not only in Michigan but in the United States as well, with around 60% of the city being Muslim. In the 20th century was known for mostly being Polish majority but in the 21st century the city began to gain an influx of Muslim immigrants mostly from Yemen, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.]]> 2023-09-26 14:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2721342654 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2721353986 An important location for Muslims is the Kaaba which means cube in Arabic and is one of the holiest sites to people of the Islamic faith. Millions of Muslims visit the Kaaba each year. It's located in the same place as Islam's origin Mecca Saudi Arabia. It was first built in 608 C.E.]]> 2023-09-26 14:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2721353986 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2721363146 A final important location for Muslims is the Grand Jamia Mosque it first started construction in 2015 and is projected to be finished in 2023. When construction is finished it will be the 3rd largest mosque in the world. With its capacity of 800,000 people. The Mosque is located in Karachi City, Pakistan]]> 2023-09-26 14:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2721363146 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2721379449 The largest Buddhist temple Angkor Wat temple in Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was originally built as a Hindu temple in 1110-1150 but over the years it has shifted to a half-Hindu temple and half-Buddhist temple. ]]> 2023-09-26 14:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2721379449 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723149838 This fig tree Prince Siddhartha sat under, its real name the Mahabodhi Tree. Many tourists and Buddhists visit the tree every year. The tree is estimated to be 2300 years old and is almost 25-30 meters tall.]]> 2023-09-27 13:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723149838 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723164129 This was thought to be a statue that was taken by the Dutch and placed in a museum in the Netherlands but in 2015 they discovered it had a mummified Chinese monk inside. The metal covering was dated to be at least a thousand years old. X-rays revealed that the monk had gone through normal Chinese mummification where they take out all the organs in an attempt to preserve the body but it seems to not work. So in a last-ditch attempt to preserve the monk's body, they encased his body in a metal shell similar to Buddha. They couldn't locate the exact location of where this oca=oured but they "narrowed" it down to somewhere in central China.]]> 2023-09-27 13:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723164129 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723186754 The Quan Am Temple is the nearest place of Buddhism I could find. It's got 4.6 out of 5 stars on Google Maps. Their website is blocked and I got nothing else besides their Buddha statue looks cool in the snow.]]> 2023-09-27 14:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723186754 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723208083 With it being 21,894 square feet and a capacity of 2,964 people it's no wonder this is the biggest Synagogue in the world. It first started being built in 1854 and finished in 1859.]]> 2023-09-27 14:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723208083 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723225239 The temple started construction in 1994 and finished construction in 1995. The temple is located in Detroit Michigan and is one of the most modern religious sites on this map.]]> 2023-09-27 14:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723225239 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723227251 Jerusalem was the capital of ancient Israel and is important to many worshipers of Judaism because it's a major part of their history. The city is around 5,022 years old wile. Modern Jerusalem is 48.3 square miles while old Jerusalem is a fraction of that size only being 0.35 square miles.]]> 2023-09-27 14:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723227251 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723255732 The Triumph Church is the largest church in Michigan with it having a capacity of 2,700 people. It was founded around the 1920s.]]> 2023-09-27 14:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723255732 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723257464 Vatican City is actually a country even though it is entirely surrounded by Italy. Vatican City is very important to Christians because their religious leader the Pope operates along with it housing many Christian artifacts throughout the years. It is the smallest country in the world with it only being 44 acres. Its population is small also with only 895 living there. Its church though is very large St. Peter's Basilica has a capacity of 20,000 people sitting and 60,000 standing. The City originally consisted of the Papal States which was most of central itally and lasted from 756-1870. Before being absorbed by Piedmont-Sardinia in 1870 they formed into what we know as Italy. The Vatican City we know now didn't really get its start until it was granted independence by Benito Mussolini in 1929, yes that Mussolini. ]]> 2023-09-27 14:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723257464 walkerla5 https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723344646 The city of Damascus holds great importance to Christians because it's where the story of Saint Paul takes place in the bible. The city is one of the oldest cities in the world and dates back to the 3rd millennium B.C. Modern Damascus is 40.54 square miles while ancient Damascus is 212.8 acres large.]]> 2023-09-27 15:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerla5/5j8hagwec1fwxob3/wish/2723344646