5 Major World Religions

The laws given to Moses by God at Mount Sinai. The are the core of the Jewish religion and teachings.

• Ten Commandments
• Torah
• Buddhism
• Judaism

A religion founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama which teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering.

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Judaism
• Islam

The belief in only one God.

• monotheism
• polytheism
• Hinduism
• Buddhism

Means "Awakened One"

• HInduism
• Buddha
• monotheism
• polytheism

Simple stories that contain a message or truth.

• parables
• disciples
• monotheism
• polytheism

Founder of Buddhism. The prince who gave up everything to search for the meaning of life. Called "little Buddha".

• Siddartha Gautauma
• Jesus
• Muhammad
• Vedas

Latin word for "father". Today he is the leader of a branch of Christianity known as Roman Catholicism.

• Pope
• disciple
• parable
• apostle

A follower of Islam.

• Hindu

• Jewish

• Muslim

• Buddhist

In Hinduism and Buddhism, the end result of all of a person's good and bad acts, which determines his or her rebirth.

• karma
• reincarnation
• caste system
• parable

The sacred text of the religion of Islam.

• Torah
• Qu'ran
• Bible
• Vedas