Ancient World Religions

Before Islam, most of Arabia practiced

• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Judaism
• Polytheism

Islam formed on which continent?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• North America

Islam shares monotheism with which two other world religions?

• Christianity and Judaism
• Christianity and Buddhism
• Buddhism and Judaism
• Hinduism and Buddhism

Islam's central beliefs are expressed as

• The Four Noble Truths
• The Three Vedic Texts
• The Ten Commandments
• The Five Pillars

Islam's two holy cities are

• Rome and Athens
• Jerusalem and Bethlehem
• Mecca and Medina
• Harappa and New Dehli

What religion did Jesus belong to?

• Judaism
• Christianity
• Hinduism
• Buddhism

What best describes how religion functioned in the Roman Empire?

• A.      Romans were intolerant of others’ religions.
• A.      Romans were tolerant of others’ religions.
• A.      Romans practiced monotheism.
• Romans were tolerant of others’ religions unless they caused political issues.

The Old Testament of the Christian Bible is similar to which other holy text?

• Qur'an
• Jataka Tales
• Hebrew Bible
• Vedas

What is the most important Christian holiday?

• Passover
• Easter
• Christmas
• Diwali

On which continent have all five major religions started?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• North America