Slide 1Key Issue 2: Why Do Religions Have Different Distributions? Origin of religions –Universalizing: precise origins, tied to a specific founder Christianity –Founder:…

1. The Islamic Religion 2. Distribution and Diffusion of Islam Concentrated in the Middle East, Iberian Peninsula, and Northern Africa. Spread out of Medina through military…

Slide 1 World Distribution of Religions Fig. 6-1: World religions by continent. Slide 2 Diffusion of Universalizing Religions Fig. 6-4: Each of the three main universalizing…

Slide 1 Theocracy When the church is actively involved in governing Slide 2 For some reason… People are willing to accept different cultures, but are less willing to tolerate…

Islam Islam Religion of 1.3 billion people Predominant in Middle East from North Africa to Central Asia Practiced from deserts of Africa to tropics of SE Asia ½ live in…

Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Key Issue #2 Origin of Religions Universalizing religions have precise places of origin, based on events in the life of a man. Ethnic religions have unknown…

Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Religion Distribution of Religions Universalizing religions- attempt to appeal to all Christianity Islam Buddhism Ethnic religions- tends to primarily…

Hinduism Zach Ben-Amots Colin Staub Hannah Gustafson Eli Kalmus Hearth of Hinduism Indus River Valley (Modern-day Pakistan) No single founder or theology Mostly originated…