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four largest religions
* __Christian__ (31.1%)
* __Islam__ (24.9%)
* __Hinduism__ (15.2%)
* Buddhism (6.6%)
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universalizing religions
appeals to everyone despite geography
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ethnic religions
appeals to a specific culture/region
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unaffiliated
(16% of the population)
* atheism: the belief that God doesn’t exist
* agnosticism: the belief that God’s existence can’t be proven to be true/false
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congregation
local assembly of people united for a common religious worship
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denomination
local congregations united for a legal/administrative body
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**b**ranch
large/fundamental division within a religion
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Christian branches
* Roman Catholic (50%)
* Protestant (38%)
* Orthodox (12%)
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branches of Buddhism
* Mahayana (56%) - China
* Theravada (38%) - Japan + Korea
* Vajrayana (6%) - Tibet + Mongolia
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branches of Islam
* Sunni
* Shia/Shiite
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primal indigenous religions
* shamanism: invisible forces are among the living
* paganism: gods with human forms
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Chinese traditional religions
* syncretic: combine several different traditions
* confucianism: ethics above all
* taoism: not everything is knowable
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African traditional
* animism: aspects of nature have spirits
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Hajj
a rite of passage for Muslims; takes places mostly in Mecca; includes the Kaaba
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five pillars of Islam
* Shahadah (monotheism)
* Salat (pray)
* Zakat (charity)
* Sawm of Ramadan (fast)
* Hajj (pilgrimage)
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four noble truths (Buddhism)
* All living beings suffer
* Reincarnation
* Nirvana
* Eightfold path
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zionism
Jewish nationalism formed through persecution and forced ghettos
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fundamentalism
strict adherence to the basic principles of a religion
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castes
* Hindu hierarchical classes
* __Brahmans__ (priests/administrators)
* __Kshatriyas__ (warriors)
* __Vaisyas__ (merchants)
* __Shudras__ (agricultural/artisans)
* __Dalits__ (broken/untouchables)
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Jerusalem
most scared site for Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
* due to the shared connection to Abraham
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