World Religions Hinduism
What river served as the cradle of Indian civilization? Indus River
What river is used for religious ceremonies and cleansing? Ganges
What significant group traveled from Central Asia to the plains of Northern India? Aryans
The ancient Indus Valley civilization wrote in what language? Sanskrit
Ancient India had four classifications of citizens known as? Varnas – Priests, Teachers – Warriors, Police – Merchants, Farmers, – Peasants, Servants – The “Untouchables”
A rigid social structure in which people were born in to specific groups. Caste System
A belief system in which there are multiple Gods is called? Polytheism
What is the belief that the individual soul is born again in a different form? Reincarnation
What is the name for the force that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life? Karma
What is the divine law? Dharma
Who are the three main Hindu gods? Brahma Shiva Vishnu
What is the goal of Hinduism? Moksha
What is the name of the Hindu scriptures? Vedas
What part of the Vedas reveal the core beliefs of Hinduism ? Upanishads
Buddhism
Buddhism started as a break-off of what other major world religion? Hinduism
Who started the Buddhism? Prince Siddhartha Gautama
What did Guatama’s parents try to keep him from seeing? Illness Death Pain Old Age
He was also know as Buddha which means what? “The Enlightened One”
What are Buddha’s certainties for this life? Four Noble Truths
What are the Buddhist holy scriptures known as? Eightfold Path – Middle Path
What is the goal of Buddhism? Nirvana
What are some of the main differences between Hinduism and Buddhism?
World Religions (monotheism) Judaism Christianity Islam
Judaism
Who is considered to be the founder of Judaism? Abraham
Who was the leader of the Jewish exodus out of Egypt? Moses
The belief in a single god is known as? Monotheism – Judaism was the first religion to practice such a belief.
What is the record of Rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish Law? Talmud
What is the Jewish Bible called? Tanakh – “Old Testament”
The first 5 books, and most important part of the Tanakh is called what? The Torah
What Jewish holiday celebrates the last meal before they left Egypt? The Passover
What holiday does the Jewish people celebrate during the winter season? Hanukkah
What Jewish holiday is also known as the “Day of Atonement?” Yom Kippur
What does the term Yahweh refer to? God
Christianity
Who is considered to be the founder of Christianity? Jesus of Nazareth – Why is he called that if he was born in Bethlehem?
Christianity started as a break-off of what other major world religion? Judaism
What is the Christian holy book called? The Bible – “Old Testament” – “New Testament”
What part of the Christian bible speaks of the details of Jesus’ life and speaks of the “good news.” The Gospels – Matthew – Mark – Luke – John
What main belief separated the Jewish beliefs from the Christian beliefs? They did not agree upon the fact that Jesus was the Messiah.
What holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus? Christmas
What Christian holiday celebrates Jesus’ resurrection from the dead? Easter
Islam The newest of the major world religions
Who is considered to be the founder of Islam? Mohammad
Islam’s God is known as? Allah
The Islamic holy scriptures are known as? Koran = Quran
What was the name of the central beliefs of the Muslim people? The 5 Pillars – Profession of faith – Prayer – Charity – Fasting – Pilgrimage
Muslim worshipers do so inside of a what? Mosque
What is the holy city for Muslim’s? Mecca
How many times a day must a Muslim pray? 5
What Muslim celebration requires a month of fasting? Ramadan
What was the name for desert nomads who traveled between Mecca and Medina? Bedouins
Islam came to be after Mohammad had a vision from who? The Angel Gabriel
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