World Religions Vocabulary

________________________ was the founder of Christianity upon whose life and teachings the religion is based.

• Jesus

• Muhammad

• Moses

• Julius Caesar

A savior who many Jews believe had been promised to them by God.

• Missionary

• Disciple

• Jesus

• Messiah

Someone who has changed their religious beliefs so they accept a different or new religion.

• Disciple

• Missionary

• Convert

• Gospel

Roman emperor from about 280 to 337 C.E.; the first Roman emperor to become a Christian.

• Julius Caesar

• Caesar Augustus

• Constantine

• Commodus Caesar

A simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson

• Gospel

• Parable

• Haiku

• Comic book

In Christian belief, Jesus’s rise from the dead.

• Gospel

• Disciple

• Parable

• Resurrection

The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Hindu

An account of the life and teachings of Jesus; four of them are included in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

• Parable

• Gospel

• Disciple

• Convert

A person who helps spread the religious teachings of another.

• Missionary

• Disciple

• Messiah

• Convert

Is one of Islam's two holiest cities, making it a key destination for millions of pilgrims traveling to Saudi Arabia for Hajj or Umrah

• Mosque

• Medina

• Mecca

• Caliph