Teacher Reference Sheet Global Belief System Comparison/Contrast Matrix – Place an X in the appropriate box for each characteristic that applies to each religion. Then answer the questions. Approximate Polytheistic Monotheistic Basic beliefs Belief in an Belief in Has sacred Has Religion/Belief date of origin distinguish after-life reincarnation text(s) leaders that System (fill in the between right (for are seen as closest date) and wrong example, religious heaven or authorities hell) Animism Paleolithic X X X (not a world Age religion) Zoroastrianism 1500 BCE ? ? X X X X (use the article, not the chart) Before 1500 make this X X X X Hindus don’t Hinduism BCE distinction. Judaism 1500 BCE X X X X X 550 BCE X X X X X Buddhism Daoism(Taoism) 500 BCE X X ? X X Christianity 30 CE X X X X X Use the completed chart above to help you make inferences in order to answer the questions below:
Teacher Reference Sheet – Global Belief System Comparison/Contrast Matrix Place an X in the appropriate box for each characteristic that applies to each religion. Then answer the questions. Religion/Belief System Approximate date of origin (fill in the closest date) Polytheistic Monotheistic Basic beliefs distinguish between right and wrong Belief in an after-life (for example, heaven or hell) Belief in reincarnation Has sacred text(s) Has leaders that are seen as religious authorities Animism (not a world religion) Paleolithic Age X X X Zoroastrianism (use the article, not the chart) 1500 BCE ? ? X X X X Hinduism Before 1500 BCE Hindus don’t make this distinction. X X X X Judaism 1500 BCE X X X X X Buddhism 550 BCE X X X X X Daoism(Taoism) 500 BCE X X ? X X Christianity 30 CE X X X X X Use the completed chart above to help you make inferences in order to answer the questions below: