Flocabulary World Religions

Which leader received the Ten Commandments to share with the Jewish people?

• Abraham

• Muhammad

• Jesus

• Moses

The Jewish people migrated to Egypt because of __________________.

• invasion by the Canaanites

• pressure from the Romans

• a long drought and famine

• a war with Palestine

The holy text of Islam is the ____________.

• Qur'an

• Torah

• New Testament

• Five Pillars

Which of the follow statements is FALSE?

• Christians actively converted new followers

• The Roman emperor Constantine pushed Christianity across the Roman empire

• Christians believe Jesus was resurrected, or brought back to life

• Christians believe in reincarnation, the idea that our souls migrate to new bodies upon death

Which of the following teachings comes from Jesus' famous Sermon on the Mount?

• Do unto other what you would have them do to you

• Meditation leads to enlightenment

• Do not worship other gods, for I am a jealous god

• Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit are all God

Mecca is a city in ______________.

• Yemen

• Saudi Arabia

• North Africa

• Canaan

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• Hinduism emphasizes meditation as a way to get in touch with the universal life force, Brahma

• According to Hinduism, what we are reincarnated as depends on the good or bad actions we commit in our lifetime

• Hinduism has no single founder and has no single system of beliefs

• By 380, Hinduism was the official state religion of the Roman Empire

Which religion broke with the caste system in India and called for an end to human suffering?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

Meditation is an important part of which religion?

• Judaism and Islam

• Christianity and Hinduism

• Hinduism and Buddhism

• Hinduism and Islam

The Five Pillars are laws governing behavior in ___________.

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Buddhism