Works Cited
"Judaism at a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism /ataglance/glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the holy book, founders, and origin of Judaism. I also used it the find whether Judaism is a polytheistic or monotheistic religion.
"History of Judaism." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/history /history_1.shtml>. I used this website to find the leaders of Judaism and where it is most influential today.
"At a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/ataglance /glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the origin and scriptures of Hinduism. I also used it to find where Hinduism is most influential today and whether it is a monotheistic or polytheistic religion.
"Hinduism." Founders. Patheos Library, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.patheos.com/Library/Hinduism/Origins /Founders.html>. I used this website to find the founder of Hinduism.
"Buddhism at a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism /ataglance/glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the amount of followers, founders, origin, and leaders of Buddhism. I also used it to find if Buddhism is a monotheistic or polytheistic religion.
"Buddhism: Basic Information." Buddhism. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.faithresource.org/showcase /Buddhism/buddhismoverview.htm>. I used this website to find where Buddhism is most influential today and what the scriptures are called.
"Christianity at a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity /ataglance/glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the origin, founders, number of followers, leaders, and holy book of Christianity. I also used it to determine where Christianity is most influential today.
"Islam at a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/ataglance /glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the origin, number of followers, and the name of the holy books of Islam. I also used it to find whether Islam is monotheistic or polytheistic.
"At a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/zoroastrian/ataglance /glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the origin, number of followers, and name of the holy book of Zoroastrianism. I also used it to determine whether Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic or polytheistic religion.
"Mormons at a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/mormon /ataglance/glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the number of followers, origin, and founders of Mormonism. I also used this website to determine whether Mormonism is monotheistic or polytheistic.
"Confucianism." - ReligionFacts. Religion Facts, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://www.religionfacts.com/a-z-religion- index/confucianism.htm>. I used this website to find the origin, number of followers, founders, and scriptures of Confucianism.
"Confucianism." Leadership. Patheos Library, n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. <http://www.patheos.com/Library/Confucianism /Ethics-Morality-Community/LeadershipClergy.html>. I used this website to find the leaders of Confucianism.
"Taoism at a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/taoism /ataglance /glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the origin, founders, number of followers, and leaders of Taoism. I also used it to find the place Taoism is most prominent and whether it is monotheistic or polytheistic.
"The Story of God - Zoroastrianism." YouTube. YouTube, 10 Apr. 2007. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=GGRgzFLcMMQ>. I used this video as a documentary for Zoroastrianism on my website.
"URI Kids :: World Religions." URI Kids :: World Religions. URI Kids, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.uri.org /kids/world_juda_sacr.htm>. I used this website to the find two religious sites of Jerusalem and synagogues for Judaism.
"Kaaba." Kaaba - Hajj. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2014. <http://www.hajinformation.com/main/j1091.htm>. I used this website to find information about the Kaaba and the Hajj in Islam.
"Lumbini - Buddha's Birthplace." Holy Sites of Buddhism: Lumbini - Buddha's Birthplace. N.p.,n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/lumbini.htm>. I used this website to get information on the religious site of Lumbini in Buddhism.
"Buddhist Holy Places." Buddhist Holy Places. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.chungtian.org.au/english /holy_places#sarn>. I used this website to get information on the holy site of Sarnath in Buddhism.
"Holy Cities of the World." Holy City. Kidzworld, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.kidzworld.com/article/4019- holy-cities-of-the-world>. I used this website to get information about the holy cities of Christianity.
"Mission to Mormons: Mormon Beliefs: Temples." Mission to N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://mission2mormons.org /#/mormon-beliefs/temples>. I used this website to get information on the holy sites of Mormonism.
Britannica-"Buddhism." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 06 Mar. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/83184/Buddhism>. This website was used for the critical essay and was gathered from the scdiscus database.
"History of Judaism." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/history /history_1.shtml>. I used this website to find the leaders of Judaism and where it is most influential today.
"At a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/ataglance /glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the origin and scriptures of Hinduism. I also used it to find where Hinduism is most influential today and whether it is a monotheistic or polytheistic religion.
"Hinduism." Founders. Patheos Library, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.patheos.com/Library/Hinduism/Origins /Founders.html>. I used this website to find the founder of Hinduism.
"Buddhism at a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism /ataglance/glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the amount of followers, founders, origin, and leaders of Buddhism. I also used it to find if Buddhism is a monotheistic or polytheistic religion.
"Buddhism: Basic Information." Buddhism. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.faithresource.org/showcase /Buddhism/buddhismoverview.htm>. I used this website to find where Buddhism is most influential today and what the scriptures are called.
"Christianity at a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity /ataglance/glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the origin, founders, number of followers, leaders, and holy book of Christianity. I also used it to determine where Christianity is most influential today.
"Islam at a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/ataglance /glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the origin, number of followers, and the name of the holy books of Islam. I also used it to find whether Islam is monotheistic or polytheistic.
"At a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/zoroastrian/ataglance /glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the origin, number of followers, and name of the holy book of Zoroastrianism. I also used it to determine whether Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic or polytheistic religion.
"Mormons at a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/mormon /ataglance/glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the number of followers, origin, and founders of Mormonism. I also used this website to determine whether Mormonism is monotheistic or polytheistic.
"Confucianism." - ReligionFacts. Religion Facts, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://www.religionfacts.com/a-z-religion- index/confucianism.htm>. I used this website to find the origin, number of followers, founders, and scriptures of Confucianism.
"Confucianism." Leadership. Patheos Library, n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. <http://www.patheos.com/Library/Confucianism /Ethics-Morality-Community/LeadershipClergy.html>. I used this website to find the leaders of Confucianism.
"Taoism at a Glance." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/taoism /ataglance /glance.shtml>. I used this website to find the origin, founders, number of followers, and leaders of Taoism. I also used it to find the place Taoism is most prominent and whether it is monotheistic or polytheistic.
"The Story of God - Zoroastrianism." YouTube. YouTube, 10 Apr. 2007. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=GGRgzFLcMMQ>. I used this video as a documentary for Zoroastrianism on my website.
"URI Kids :: World Religions." URI Kids :: World Religions. URI Kids, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.uri.org /kids/world_juda_sacr.htm>. I used this website to the find two religious sites of Jerusalem and synagogues for Judaism.
"Kaaba." Kaaba - Hajj. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2014. <http://www.hajinformation.com/main/j1091.htm>. I used this website to find information about the Kaaba and the Hajj in Islam.
"Lumbini - Buddha's Birthplace." Holy Sites of Buddhism: Lumbini - Buddha's Birthplace. N.p.,n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/lumbini.htm>. I used this website to get information on the religious site of Lumbini in Buddhism.
"Buddhist Holy Places." Buddhist Holy Places. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.chungtian.org.au/english /holy_places#sarn>. I used this website to get information on the holy site of Sarnath in Buddhism.
"Holy Cities of the World." Holy City. Kidzworld, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.kidzworld.com/article/4019- holy-cities-of-the-world>. I used this website to get information about the holy cities of Christianity.
"Mission to Mormons: Mormon Beliefs: Temples." Mission to N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://mission2mormons.org /#/mormon-beliefs/temples>. I used this website to get information on the holy sites of Mormonism.
Britannica-"Buddhism." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 06 Mar. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/83184/Buddhism>. This website was used for the critical essay and was gathered from the scdiscus database.