Student Handout 4 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 (not a world religion) Zoroastrianism (use the article, not the chart) Hinduism Judaism Buddhism Daoism(Taoism) Christianity
Student Handout 4 – 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) Zoroastrianism (use the article, not the chart) Hinduism Judaism Buddhism Daoism(Taoism) Christianity
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