AP WORLD HISTORY UNIT 0

christianity

Jesus as God’s son

New Testament

Heaven

Monotheistic

Founded upon the tenets of Judaism

islam

Allah

Qur’an

Muhammad as prophet

Jesus as a prophet

Five Pillars

Hajj

Sunni vs. Shia

Monotheistic

hinduism

Brahman

Vedas

Moksha

Polytheistic

Reincarnation

Meditation

Supports the caste system

Popular in India

buddhism

Four Noble Truths

Eightfold Path

Siddhārtha Gautama

All life is suffering

Nirvana

Reincarnation

Meditation

Rejects the caste system

Popular in India and China

confucianism

Confucius

Analects

Filial Piety

Civil Service Exam

Popular in China

daoism (taoism)

Balance

Yin and Yang

Focus on nature

Popular in China

north america

united states

canada

latin america

peru

brazil

chile

aztec/mexico

mayans

north africa

algeria

west africa

ghana

mali

central africa

congo

rwanda

southern africa

south africa

zimbabwe

east africa

ethiopia

middle east

iran

israel

turkey

saudi arabia

egypt

europe

spain

netherlands

france

britain

germany

italy

portugal

central asia

mongols

east asia

japan

korea

china

southeast asia

philippines

vietnam

cambodia

indonesia

south asia

india

pakistan

monotheism

the belief that there is only one god

polytheism

the belief in or worship of more than one god