This oldest continuing religion can trace its roots back 4,000 years and believes in samsara, a cycle of death and rebirth.
Hinduism
This faith was one of the first religions to introduce the idea of monotheism, heaven and hell, and messiahs. It influenced other ME religions and a few thousand people still practice it today.
Zoroastrianism
This religion believes in the Abrahamic prophets, the Holy Trinity, and the divinity of a man crucified by the Romans
Christianity
This Islamic caliphate by 750 AD had conquered all of the ME, N Africa and Spain, then ushered in the Golden Age of Islam.
The Umayyad Caliphate
Founded in modern day Nepal, this religion believes in the eightfold path to escape suffering and reach enlightenment (Nirvana)
Buddhism
This religion believes in the five pillars - Shadada (Faith), Salat (Prayer), Zakat (Alms), Sawam (Fasting during Ramadan) and Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca).
Islam
This Christian priest nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of Wittenberg All Saints church starting the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther
This man was visited by the the angel Gabriel who revealed the message of God to him in a cave in what is now Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad
After seeing the cross in the sky at the Battle of Milvian Bridge, this Roman Emperor made Christianity legal and later became a Christian himself.
Constantine
This prince travelled outside of his palace and witnessed the "Four Sights" of suffering causing him to seek enlightenment
Buddah
This French peasant girl became the leader against English invaders after receiving visions of the angel Michael. She was later captured and burned at the stake, but was made a Catholic saint.
Joan of Arc
Initiated by Pope Urban II, this series of military campaigns weren't initially meant to protect the Byzantine Empire from the Seljuk Turks and reclaim Christian land.
The crusades
This religion was founded in Punjab India and is primarily influenced by Hinduism, but also Islam.
Sikhism
This prophet freed the Jews from slavery in Egypt, parted the Red Sea and received the 10 commandments on Mount Sinai.
Moses
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