AP Human Geography Comparative Religions Project This project asks students to produce a summary of evidence concerning six of the world’s major belief systems. This project will help you develop a good study resource to review for the AP exam in the spring. 1. Prepare an information sheet for Judaism‚ Confucianism‚ Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Christianity and Islam. Include answers to the following questions on each information sheet. a. What is the point of origin? b. How
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1. Introduction Indian civilization began in 2500 BC‚ starting from the Indus Valley developed‚ so take the country called India. In additional‚ India’s historic and geographic complex and changing environment‚ rich in a variety of terrain‚ climate changing‚ high population density‚ India is a federal state and composed from 22 provinces‚ the highest population density at the Ganges and Asia tactlessness River Yamuna the intersection of two major holy rivers in Uttar Pradesh. Besides‚ their
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biography to get more information on the warrior and his life history: Early Life Shivaji was born on 19th February 1630‚ to Sahaji and his wife‚ Jijabai‚ in the Shivneri Fort‚ situated almost 60 km to the north of Pune. He was named as Shiva‚ after the local Goddess Shivai‚ to whom his mother Jijabai had prayed for a son. After being defeated by the combined forces of the Mughals and Adil Shah‚ Sahaji was offered a jagir near the present-day Bangalore. However‚ he was allowed to keep his
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to the first Vedic tradition‚but over the years many have added local influences with many other variations. Hindu denominations fall in three main groups: Vaishnavaism‚ which is the worship of Krishna and His incarnations; Shaivism‚ the worship of Shiva; and the Shaktas who are people that worship Kali. The embracing nature of Hinduism appears confusing to Western cultures‚ but
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The earliest known mention of Purandar is in the Yadava era (11th century). The 1000yr old Narayaneshwar temple of Hemadpanthiarchitecture built by the Yadavas still exists in Narayanpur‚ the base village of Purandar. After the defeat of the Yadavas by Persian invaders‚ the territory fell in to the hands of these invaders who further fortified Purandar in 1350. During the early rule of the Bijapur and Ahmednagarkings‚ Purandar was among the forts directly under Government‚ and never entrusted to jagirdars(estate-holders)
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patronage of Hinduism‚ but was drawn by the Buddhism chakravartin ideal. He did not conquer them through militarily force to gain their allegiance. Instead‚ he was acknowledged by them as a Bhakti teacher who could provide them with closer access to Shiva. The following Angkor kings adopted this combination of Hindu and
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from one another and which characteristics such as their clothing‚ food they eat‚ way of talking‚ and the accent. Every person has their own culture and beliefs like in India the people over there believe in more than God for example Vishnu‚ durga‚ Shiva‚ Lakshmi‚ sarasvati and etc. Whereas over here in America we believe god is one for all‚ In Muslim religion people believe in Islam and they believe Allah is their god and Muhammad is the messenger of god. Even though I was born here I believe in
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12. What are the three well-known (major) Hindu deities? What roles do they play in the Hindu religion? Brahma the creator presides over the creation of all living beings‚ Vishnu the preserver presides over the maintenance of the living beings ‚ Shiva the destroyer presides over the annihilation of living beings when their time on this world is up. 14. What are the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism? Four Noble Truths 1. Suffering exists 2. Suffering arises
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2. Religion in the Ancient Orient Religion for the people in the Ancient Orient was very important. Each people had its own religion: there were monotheistic and polytheistic religions. The Egyptians had several gods they believed in. The most famous ones are: - Ra: it was the beginning of everything‚ and the hawk-headed god of sun who is holding a Sun disk - Shu and Tefnut: they are the children of Ra; Shu is the god of dryness‚ Tefnut is the god of humidity - Osiris and Isis: they are
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love. 2. The way to God through work and 4. The way to God through physical exercise. (Houston Smith 26-34) In the religious sense of Hinduism‚ God is manifested in three forms: The Creator (Brahma)‚ the Preserver (Vishnu)‚ and the Destroyer (Shiva). Once a person overcomes karmic barriers‚ they reach nirvana‚ or enlightenment‚ and merge with the Mind of Brahma. This causes the individual self to become extinct and the cycle of rebirth is over. (Murphy) Buddhism‘s primary goal is enlightenment
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