Unit 1 Padlet by Brene Donaldson https://padlet.com/breezybre0216/b9if8rsb9yah Brene Donaldson Block 2 en-us 2016-09-20 20:23:46 UTC 2016-09-20 21:04:22 UTC hello@padlet.com   Where were the five world religions located around 1500 a.d. (c.e.)?   Location of world religions in 1500 a.d. (c.e.) ·        *Judaism: Concentrated in Europe and the Middle East ·      Christianity: Concentrated in Europe and the Middle East ·      Islam: Parts of Asia, Africa, and southern Europe ·      Hinduism: India and part of Southeast Asia ·      Buddhism: East and Southeast Asia breezybre0216 https://padlet.com/breezybre0216/b9if8rsb9yah/wish/125237951 2016-09-20 20:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/breezybre0216/b9if8rsb9yah/wish/125237951   What are some characteristics of the five major world religions?   Judaism ·      Monotheism ·      Ten Commandments of moral and religious conduct ·      Torah: Written records and beliefs of the Jews   Christianity ·      Monotheism ·      Jesus as Son of God ·      Life after death ·      New Testament: Life and teachings of Jesus ·      Establishment of Christian doctrines by early church councils   Islam ·      Monotheism ·      Muhammad, the prophet ·      Qur’an (Koran) ·      Five Pillars of Islam ·      Mecca and Medina   Buddhism ·      Founder: Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) ·      Four Noble Truths ·      Eightfold Path to Enlightenment ·      Spread of Buddhism from India to China and other parts of Asia, resulting from Asoka’s missionaries and their writings   Hinduism ·      Many forms of one God ·      Reincarnation: Rebirth based upon karma ·      Karma: Knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future consequences breezybre0216 https://padlet.com/breezybre0216/b9if8rsb9yah/wish/125243891 2016-09-20 21:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/breezybre0216/b9if8rsb9yah/wish/125243891 What are some challenges faced by the contemporary world? breezybre0216 https://padlet.com/breezybre0216/b9if8rsb9yah/wish/125244052 Migrations of refugees and others
·      Refugees as an issue in international conflicts
·      Migrations of “guest workers” to European cities
]]> 2016-09-20 21:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/breezybre0216/b9if8rsb9yah/wish/125244052   Where are the followers of the five world religions concentrated?   Geographic distribution of world’s major religions ·      Judaism: Concentrated in Israel and North America ·      Christianity: Concentrated in Europe and North and South America ·      Islam: Concentrated in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia ·      Hinduism: Concentrated in India ·      Buddhism: Concentrated in East and Southeast Asia breezybre0216 https://padlet.com/breezybre0216/b9if8rsb9yah/wish/125244184 2016-09-20 21:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/breezybre0216/b9if8rsb9yah/wish/125244184