Exam tomorrow

Today we went over information that will be on the exam tomorrow. The information he gave us was really clear on what we need to study to prepare really well. Personally i need to go over the religions and Socrates. I think i will be ready if i go over all the power points, notes, and tests.

test day

Today we took the test. It was mainly on the different religions and some about slumdog millionaire, i didnt do as great as i wanted to and could have studied the material a little better.

Test Tomorrow

Today in class we spent the time studying for out test tomorrow.

Study Guide

CHRISTIANITY
2.2 billion largest in the world
Call themselves "Christians"
Located: Europe, the Americas, southern Africa 
denominations: Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestants
Founder: Jesus Christ 
Holy book: The Bible (New Testament)
Beliefs: Jesus is both human and divine- Son of God; he led a virtuous life; he was crucified, died, buried, and resurrected; he ascended into heaven where he reigns with God the Father.
Clergy: the Pope is head of the church, priests are local authorities.
   
ISLAM
1.5 billion second largest in the world
Call themselves "Muslims"
Located: Indonesia, Middle East, north Africa
denominations: Sunnis (75-90%), Shiites (10-20%)
Founder: Muhammad (579-632)
Holy book: Qur'an
Beliefs:monotheistic, Abrahamic, Five PIlliars.... Muslims see their purpose in life as serving and submitting to Allah (God), and observing Islamic law.

HINDUISM
1.1 billion third largest in the world
Call themselves "Hindus"
Located: India, Nepal
Holy book: The Vedas - eternal truths revealed to ancient sages; written in verse form.
Founder: no distinct founder

BUDDHISM
500-1.5 billion 
Call themselves "Buddhists"
Located: southeast Asia, China, Nepal, Japan, 
Founder: Siddhartha Gautama
denominations: Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, Amidist
   Four Noble Truths: 
   There is suffering
   Attachment to desire is the orgin of suffering
   There is a cessation of suffering
   The Eightfold path will lead to the cessation of suffering

JUDAISM
14-18 million ninth largest in the world
Call themselves "Jews"
Located: Israel
Founder: Abraham
Holy book: Talmud, Torah
Beliefs: ethical monotheism - God is one, and concerned with the actions of humankind... Ten Commandments, 13 principles of Faith 
 

Culture Geography

RELIGION can be both a unifying force.
-There are five major religions in the world
-Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam 
-They have millions of followers all believing the same thing.
-Can also be a dividing force around the world.
-Hindus and Muslims fight in India (Hindu) and Pakistan (Muslim)
-There are conflicts between Catholics and Protestants (two forms of Christianity))in Northern Ireland
-Jews, Christians and Muslims all claim Jerusalem as their religions holy site. They are constantly fighting over the land.

SPATIAL DIVISIONS: are how we divide the livable space found on the earth by establishing social, economic, and political control.
-You can be a member of more than one spatial group.
-Spatial divisions can also cause conflicts or cooperation
EXAMPLES:
-Countries
-Economic alliances
    European Union (EU)
    Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)

Culture Geography

Cultural Characteristics: parts of a group's everyday life. They are the ideas and themes which the group will teach to all members. These same characteristics can also link or divide a region.
Examples:
Language, Religion, and Ethnic heritage

LANGUAGE
-Arabic unites the Arab world
- Spanish unites the Hispanic world
-Brazil is the only South American nation which does not speak Spanish, they speak Portuguese.
-Canada is a bilingual nation. French and English are their official languages.
-No official language in United States
-Switzerland has multiple languages but very little conflict between the group
-English is now considered the world language and is used for most business transactions around the world.

ETHNIC HERITAGE
-In Yugoslavia, many ethnic groups were made into one country (Serbs, Croats, Bosnian, Albanians)
-When strong leadership died out, the different groups fought a very bloody civil war and now they all have separate countries
-Rwanda
-Hutus and Tutsis
- The United States and Switzerland have peacefully merged groups in their countries.
- Korea and Japan and China  have primarily one ethnic group

Slumdog Millionaire

Today in class we finished watching Slum Dog Millionaire. I really enjoyed the movie, it was really interesting learning about Indian culture and the people. I thought it was really interesting how Salim killed himself in a bathtub full of money. It was one of the smartest things he did throughout the whole movie, it showed that he really cared about Latika and Jamaels happiness and their life together..