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Today in class we took our test on the five major religions. I was hoping to get a A on it but instead I got a 72. I think I got that because there were only 25 questions making it easier to do bad. This was one of the last days for this class and I do not have Mr Schick again this year. I am excited about that because I did not like to blog every night we had class. Overall the class wasn't bad I just didn't like having to blog especially on the weekends because id forget. I liked that the test were fair and not like in other classes when teachers put stuff on the test we hadn't gone over.

review

    Today in class we reviewed for the test on Friday. We reviewed by having people read their paragraphs from yesterday but no one wanted to read theirs at first. Then while people would read their paragraph out loud Mr. Schick would say when the person read over what would be on the test. In my class the same four people shared their answers because no one else wanted to. We got most of the things that were going to be on the test except for about eight questions which we couldn't figure out. I will prepare for this test by going over the power point and the highlighted things in the packet. I hope I get a high A on this test because it could increase my chance of getting an A in this class or very close to one. This unit was overall easy for me because I had done most of it last year but this year we took it into a different direction.

test prep

    Today in class Mr. Schick wasn't here so he gave us an assignment to write a paragraph about each religion we talked about. Doing this will also help to prepare for the upcoming test on Friday.

    The first major religion is Christianity. Christianity is the largest religion with about 2.2 billion adherents and many denominations such as, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant.These denominations and adherents are mainly spread throughout South and North America, Europe, and South Africa. Christianity's main leader is Jesus Christ or the Holy Trinity. Believers of Christianity believe that Jesus is human and truly divine. Christians (the name of the adherents of Christianity) use the Holy, The Bible and the main points, The Gospels.

    The second largest religion is Islam with about 1.5 billion adherents and two denominations, Sunnis (75-90%) and the Shiites (10-20%). Most adherents of Islam are located in Indonesia, Middle East, and Northern Africa. These two denominations fight and have many arguments. The founder of Islam is Muhammad (570-632). During his time he wrote many things and spoke the word he thought was correct in the way of religion. The followers called, Muslims, believe in the Five Pillars which are testimony, prayer, alms-giving, fasting, and pilgrimage. Their Holy Book is called, The Qur'an.

    The third largest religion is Hinduism with 1.1 billion adherents located across India and Nepal. There is not one single founder of Hinduism instead a series of intellectual or philosophical points of view. Hinduism is the oldest religion still being practiced. The Holy Books used in Hinduism are called, The Vedas. They are written in verse form and are external truths revealed through ancient sages.

    The fourth largest major religion is Buddhism with 500-1.5 billion adherents. It is not known because many people who practice Buddhism also practice another religion. The adherents are spread across Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, and Japan. The founder is Siddhartha Gautama and it has four different denominations, Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, and Amidst. They believe in the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.

    The fifth major religion but actually the ninth largest religion is Judaism with 14-18 million adherents. The adherents are located in Israel and the US. The Holy Book they use is called, The Torah.

packet

    Today in class we went over the important events in the religions packet. Mr. Schick told us important things to highlight in the packet. Most of the information we highlighted we had already learned in the powerpoint.  Here is the information that we highlighted, although most migrants learn the language of the new location, they typically retain their religion. Reliable statistics on the actual number of adherents are difficult to obtain. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism are the worlds four largest religions. 2.2 billion people view themselves as Christian, 1.6 billion as Muslim, 1 billion as Hindu, and 500 million as Buddhist. In all but a handful of countries, the religion with the largest number of adherents is either Christianity or Islam. Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in every country in the Western-Hemisphere, Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Islam is the most widely practiced religion in nearly every country of Southwest Asia and North Africa as well in Central Asia. In several countries, including China, the largest number of people with unaffiliated with any religion. Judaism is the most widely practiced religion in the State of Israel.

1/8/19 classwork

    There are four types of Vedic texts Rig-Veda, Sama-Veda, Yajur-Veda, and Atharva-Veda. The Rig-Veda is the oldest of the Vedas and it has 1,028 hymns. The Sama-Veda is the veda of melodies and chants and this veda has 1,549 hymns. The Yajur-Veda is mostly contained of worship rituals. This veda also contains 1,875 hymns. Finally, the Artharva-Veda is the veda that was added to the Vedic texts later than the other and this veda is mainly composed of procedures of everyday life.
    The practice of indulgences is people on Earth paying their church for a indulgence because it was said to help their loved ones who passed away get into heaven faster. I think Martin Luther objected to the sale of Indulgences because he felt it was wrong to tell people that the fastest way to help their loved ones go to Heaven faster was to pay the church.  I did not have to do much research because I had already learned all about Martin Luther and watched the movie about his life.
    The Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca is called the Hajj. The journey to the Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and all who are physically and financially able are required to make the pilgrimage. All muslims must travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia where the holy place is. All people must go there to renew their sense of purpose in the world.

religions

According to what we were taught Christianity is the largest religion with 2.2 billion adherents. The CIA World Factbook says that christianity has 31.4% adherents of the whole world. Adherents.com says that Christianity is 33% of the whole world. According to our studies Islam has 1.5 billion adherents but according to adherents.com Islam is 21% of the world and according to the CIA World Factbook Islam is 23.2%. The other religion, Hinduism, has 1.1 billion adherents. The CIA World Factbook Hinduism has 15% and in adherents.com says Hinduism has 14%. The next religion we studied was Buddhism and according to our studies it has 500-1.5 billion adherents. In the World Factbook says that Buddhism is 7.1% and on adherents.com says Buddhism has 6%. 

more on the five major religions

    The third largest religion is Hinduism with 1.1 billion adherents. Most of the followers are located in India or Nepal. Their Holy Book is called, The Vedas- eternal truths revealed through ancient sages in verse form. There is no one founder of Hinduism, it is a series of intellectual or philosophical points of view and is the oldest religion still being practiced today.
     The fourth largest religion is Buddhism with 500 million-1.1 billion adherents. The followers of Buddhism are located in Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, and Japan. The founder of Buddhism is, Siddhartha Gautama. The different denominations are, Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, and Amidst. The Buddhist people believe in the Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path. The Four Noble truths are, there is suffering, attachment of desire, there is cessation of suffering, and the 8 fold path is the way to end your suffering. The Eightfold path is right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. You can practice Buddhism and another religion.
     Then the actually ninth largest religion, Judaism with 16-18 million adherents.