WHII 15: World Religions SOL Prep

WHII 15: World Religions

WHII 15A: Judaism

• Monotheism

• Ten Commandments of moral and religious conduct

• Torah: Written records and beliefs of the Jews

WHII 15A: Christianity

• Monotheism

• Jesus as son of God

• Life after death

• New Testament: Life and teachings of Jesus

• Establishment of Christian doctrines by early church councils

WHII 15A: Islam

• Monotheism

• Muhammad, the prophet

• Qur'an (Koran)

• Five Pillars of Islam

• Mecca and medina

WHII 15A: Buddhism

• Founder: Siddhartha Gautama (Buddah)

• Four Noble Truths

• Eightfold path to Enlightenment

• Spread of Buddhism from India to China and other parts of Asia, resulting from Asoka's missionaries and their writings.

WHII 15A: Hinduism

• Many forms of one God

• Reincarnation: Rebirth based upon karma

• Karma: Knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future consequences.

Categorize

Options (12)

Ten Commandments

Five Pillars of Islam

Qur'an

Four Noble Truths

Eightfold Path

Torah

Jesus as son of God

Life after Death

New Testiment

Muhammad, the Prophet

Mecca and Medina

Siddhartha Gautama (Buddah)

Organize these options into the right categories

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Buddhism

Multiple Choice

What is NOT a characteristic of Hinduism?

• Many forms of one God

• Reincarnation

• Karma

• Five Pillars

WHII 15B: Geographic Distribution of World's Major Religions

• Judaism: Concentrated in Israel and North America

• Christianity: Concentrated in Europe and North and South America

• Islam: Concentrated in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia

• Hinduism: Concentrated in India

• Buddhism: Concentrated in East and Southeast Asia

Labelling

Label the correct religions

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Christianity

Christianity

Judaism

Hinduism

Judaism

Islam

Buddhism