world religions

What do Christianity, Islam, and Judaism have in common?

• They are all monotheistic
• They all believe that Jesus was the son of God
• They are all based on the same holy book
• They are all separated into three main branches

According to Buddhism, what is the main cause of suffering in the world?

• People's desire to control and obtain things
• The devil
• People's lack of harmony with the natural world
• People's refusal to accept the one true god

What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?

• They both focus on many different gods
• They are both based on four noble truths
• They both believe in the holy book the Koran
• They both believe in reincarnation

Who do Jews, Christians, and Muslims trace their roots back to?  ***Think monotheism

• Abraham
• Muhammad
• Moses
• Constantine

The disagreement over Muhammad's successor created what two branches (sects) within Islam?

• Shia/Jewish
• Sunni/Shia
• Catholic/Protestant
• Shinto/Zen

Someone who does NOT believe in the existence of God would be labeled....

• Agnostic
• Theist
• Atheist
• Abnormal

According to Buddhists, all life is.....

• Enjoyment
• Gratifying
• Disasterous
• Suffering

The social structure in India that prevents social mobility.  

• Caste System
• Eightfold path
• Hinduism
• Vedas

Form of government based on religious law

• Democracy
• Reformation
• Theocracy
• Oligarchy 

Monotheism

• belief in one god

• belief in more than one god

• belief in no god

• all of the above