Thursday, November 12, 2009

Aim: What are the world's major religions?

Do Now:
1. Log in.
2. Open a New Inspiration page.
3. Save as First Name, Last Name, Aim, and Date.
4. Go to this site:
http://familyinternet.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=familyinternet&cdn=parenting&tm=55&gps=182_4_1276_574&f=00&su=p284.9.336.ip_&tt=3&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.wordcentral.com/

5. Main Idea:
Religion (give a definition using above site).

6. Rapid Fire:
Definition of Monotheism and Polytheism
Meaning of Mono and the Meaning of Poly
The meaning of theism.

7. Arrange Split Tree and use auto arrange.

List of the world most popular religions.
1) Christianity- 2,116,909,552 (which includes 1,117,759,185 Roman Catholics, 372,586,395 Protestants,221,746,920 Orthodox, and 81,865,869 Anglicans)
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/beliefsystems/christianity.cfm

2)Islam- 1,282,780,1493
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/beliefsystems/islam.cfm

3)Hinduism - 856,690,8634 http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/beliefsystems/hinduism.cfm

4)Buddhism - 381,610,9795
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/beliefsystems/buddhism.cfm

5) Judiasm- 14,826,102
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/beliefsystems/judaism.cfm