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World Religion (Christianity ((Around 2.2 billion followers (Christianity…

- - - - Christianity is most practiced in the united states as their majority religion
        
        the two major branches of christianity are catholic and protestant
        
        The main holy places of Christianity is Jerusalem and Bethlehem
        
        The main religious buildings for Christianity are churches or cathedrals
        
        Monotjeistic
        
        the biggest teachings about god is that he is God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
        
        Christians believe after death you will be either be sent to live in heaven or hell based of how you lived or what you believed in or it was predetermined just depends of what you believe in.
        
        Expanded from hearth in Palestine
        Roman Empire spread the religion to Europe
        European kingdoms spread Christianity to the
        New World and Sub-Saharan Africa during the
        age of colonization
        
        Branches often determine the cultural landscape
        Catholicism known for grand cathedrals built
        during Medieval and Renaissance periods
        Early protestant churches were very simple
        and made from plain materials (wood, stone,
        etc.)
        Christians use up the most space for burial rituals
        compared to other religions due to the use of
        cemeteries
- - - - The country where Judaism is most practiced is Israel
        
        The main religious sites for Judaism is the western wall, Jerusalem, and the Temple mount
        
        Place of worship for Jews is the synagogue
        All synagogues have an ark that houses the
        Torah (written in Hebrew)
        
        The three main principles of faith in Judaism are belief in a single, incorporeal and eternal god who created the entire universe; a set of moral principles that require people to treat one another with dignity and love, and ensure justice and equality
        
        It was during this period that early concepts of heaven, called the Garden of Eden, and Hell, called Gehenom, start to appear in Judaism. So you are sent to either one of those for eternity
      - There is no major branches in judaism
      - Synagogues are the main religious buildings in judasim
        
        Monotheistic
        
        The Jewish diaspora (scattering of an ethnic
        group) has caused many pockets of Jewish
        communities to spring up around the world
        Highest concentrations of Jews outside of Israel
        today are in North America, Europe, and Russia
- - - - Is most practiced in the republic of china
      - The Lao-Chuang Tradition and Huang-Lao Taoism
        
        The main religious sites for Taoism is Mount Tai, Mount Hua and the Forbidden City
        
        The main religious buildings for Taoism are temples
        
        Spread throughout China, the Korean
        Peninsula, Japan, and Southeast Asia
        
        The biggest core belifs are
        Ch'i
        Death and Afterlife
        Immortals
        Purpose of Life
        The Tao
        
        The process of death itself is described as shijie or "release from the corpse", but what happens after is described variously as transformation, immortality or ascension to heaven.
      - Polytheistic
- - - - the country where Hinduism is most practiced in india
      - The main branches of Hinduism are Shaivites , Vaishnavas , Smartha and, Shaktism
        
        The main religiou sites for Hinduism is Himalayan Char Dham - Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri. Varanasi/Kashi, Allahabad/Prayag, Haridwar-Rishikesh, Mathura-Vrindavan, and Ayodhya.
        
        Polytheistic
        
        Spread east and south along the Ganges river
        throughout all of India
        
        Considered an ethnic religion because it does
        not have a strong presence anywhere outside
        of India
        
        the four core belifs are Karma
        Reincarnation
        All-Pervasive Divinity
        Dharma
        
        Hindus believe in reincarnation after you die based on your life actions weighing the good with the bad.
      - The main religious buildings for Hinduism are temples with open prayer
- - - - Thailand is the country that most practices buddhism
        
        The three main branches of buddhism are mTheravada, Mahayana & Vajrayana
        
        The major holy sites of Buddhism is Lumbini and the bodh Gaya
        
        The main holy buildings in Buddhism are temples
        
        Spread to China, Korea, Japan, Tibet,
        Mongolia, and Southeast Asia
        
        Ancient temples and monasteries
        Usually located in remote and mountainous
        locations
        
        The afterlife is just reincarnation and you either advanced or backup based on the way you lived.
        
        The biggest teaching in Buddism is that be kind and peaceful in life and you be reincarnated into a better life
      - Non-Theistic
- - - - Mosques are the places of worship for
        Muslims
        Islam’s prohibition of depicting human form
        in architecture is the primary reason so many
        mosques are ornately designed with
        geometric patterns
        Minarets are a common feature in
        cities with a high Muslim population
      - The four main believes in Islam is Belief in Allah's the one and Belief in angels Belief in the holy books.
    - - The major religious site for Islam is Mecca
    - - Monotheistic
      - Diffused from its hearth in Saudi Arabia to
        North Africa, Southwestern Europe, and Asia
        through trade and conquest
      - The afterlife for islam is that after death you will be brought up for judgement before allah
- - - - Sikhism is most practiced in India
      - Nirankaris and the Nam-Dharis are the two main branches
      - The main religious sites for Sikhism is the places where Guru Garth Sahib is kept and the Sikh place
        
        The main religious buildings for Sikhism are Gurdwara
        
        Sikh community meets at a gurdwara
        (temple) for religious ceremonies
        
        All humans are equal before God – no discrimination is allowed on the basis of caste, race, gender, creed, origin, color, education, status, wealth is the core teaching of Sikhism
        
        The afterlife for Sikhism religion is just reincarnation based on good or bad actions.
        
        Has not expanded much beyond northern India
        Large minority Sikh populations in Britain and the
        United States
        
        Monotheistic
- - - - Shintoism is most practiced is most practiced in japan
        
        The main holy places for Shintoism is the shinto shrines called jinja
        
        The main religious buildings for Shintoism are temples
        
        Polytheistic
      - There are four total divisions or branches of Shintoism: State Shinto, Sect Shinto, Shrine Shinto, and Folk Shinto.
        
        Many small shrines and temples to different
        Shinto spirits can be found throughout Japan
        Japanese families often have familial shrines
        in their homes for ancestors who have
        passed away
      - Shintoism is a highly ethnic religion and has
        not spread outside of Japan
        
        one of the teachings of Shintoism is to have good karma and follows a traditional way rather than a modern culture
        
        Shinto beliefs about death and the afterlife are often considered dark and negative. The old traditions describe death as a dark, underground realm with a river separating the living from the dead