WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What two religions make up more the 50% of the world’s followers?
A
Christianity and Judsism
B
Islam and Judaism
C
Christianity and Islam
D
Islam and Zoroastrianism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Globally, Christianity has the largest following of these categories. Around 31% of the world’s population are Christians, closely followed by Muslims at 25%. Jews have the smallest population of major religions, with only 0.2% of the world identifying as Jewish.

Detailed explanation-2: -Over the centuries, Christianity grew in numbers as it spread around the world, often through missionaries and colonizers. The second most widely practiced religion is Islam, with an estimated 1.8 billion followers worldwide.

Detailed explanation-3: -Overall, there are about 2.3 billion Christians in the world and 1.8 billion Muslims.

Detailed explanation-4: -Christians-2.2 billion followers (representing 31.5% of the world’s population) Muslims-1.6 billion (23.2%) Non-religious people-1.1 billion (16.3%) Hindus-1 billion (15.0%)

Detailed explanation-5: -Because Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all recognize Abraham as their first prophet, they are also called the Abrahamic religions.

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