Transcript Majority of LDCs

UNIVERSALIZING RELIGION
Most important religion in its area of origin
ISLAM
Proximity to Rome
CATHOLICS IN SOUTHERN
EUROPE
This religious founder was born in India
SIDDHARTHA GUATAMA
Parent religion to Buddhism
HINDUISM
The principle of non-violence; shared by Buddhism and Hinduism
AHIMSA
A rigid class system used in India by Hindus
CASTE SYSTEM
The largest number of Muslims are concentrated here
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
The largest branch of Christianity
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Concentrated in Iran and parts of Iraq
SHI’ITE MUSLIMS
Church of the Nativity in Bethleham
SACRED SITE IN CHRISTIANITY
A westernized Muslim Country
TURKEY
Does not seek converts and made up of homogeneous populations
ETHNIC RELIGIONS
This religion has the smallest number of adherents among world relgions
JUDAISM
The largest concentration of Protestants in the World
NORTH AMERICA
A good example of a theocracy
IRAN
Northern Ireland is a good example of this
INTRAFAITH BOUNDARY
The dominant ethnic group in Kosovo
ALBANIANS
A vote taken by the newly formed United Nations
THE PARTITION OF PALESTINE
Example of a Jewish Extremist
RABBI KAHANE
The site of the formation of Hinduism
INDUS RIVER VALLEY
People that know the desires of the spirits of ancestors, dragons, and tigers and
practice Feng-Shui
GEOMANCERS
Jews of Central Europe
ASHKENAZIM
The youngest major religion
SIKHISM
The holiest city in Hinduism
VARANASI
Easy to join and seeks converts from other religions