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2300 BCE
hinduism
This religion was founded in India and it's one of the oldest religions in the entire world. One of the main core beliefs in Hinduism is Brahman, which is the belief that Brahman is a universal soul. Hindus practice this principle in order to keep all things in the world in harmony. Hindus have The 4 Vedas which is an ancient religious text that Hindus read. Hinduism has no founder of god but it was formed by the beliefs of the people in the Indus valley and the nomads from India. -
1800 BCE
judaism
Judaism was founded in Israel, and this religion is monotheistic. People in this religion had the belief that God can communicate to people if they have done good or bad deeds. In the Torah, Judaism had started with God revealing himself to a Hebrew man named Abraham. He had become the founder of Judaism because his descendants were the ones who could create a good nation. Judaism was founded because people believed God made a mission for people to set a good behavior to other people. -
610 BCE
islam
Islam was started in Saudi Arabia, and the founder of this religion is Muhammad. Muhammad was born in the city of Mecca, he was highly religious and wanted his community to improve. He had seen violence all around him and he instead wanted to pray into a cave. One day he became the messenger of God. He had created the Quran which is now Islam's holy book. Islam was formed because Muslims wanted to give their faith to the prophets and believed that Muhammad was the final one. -
566 BCE
buddhism
Buddhism had begun in India, and its founder is Prince Siddartha. Prince Siddartha had lived a wealthy and abundant life, but he couldn't go outside because of his father. When he was a young adult he had realized the outside world was suffering so he wanted to find a way to end it, so he became a Buddha. Prince Siddartha had created The Four Noble truths which are the principles to stop life from suffering. He formed Buddhism as a religion because he wanted to find "the middle path." -
6 BCE
christianity
Christianity was founded in Jerusalem which is the capital of Israel. This religion is monotheistic, and the founder Jesus was born between 2BC to 7BC. In the Christian Bible, it states that when Jesus was born people had thought he was a divine being since he was born next to the Holy Spirit a.k.a Mary. But, Jesus had been killed between 30AD and 33AD because he was accused of crimes. Christianity was formed because Christians thought that Jesus was here to save the world.