6th Grade Religions

What does polytheism mean?

• believed in ONE god

• believe in MANY gods.

• believe in NO gods

In Sumer there were about ______ gods?

• 3

• 4

• 300

• 3,000

Giant religious temples in Sumer to honor the city gods.....

• levee

• synagogue

• ziggurat

• pyramid

Chinese religion that focuses on being at one with nature.

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

The balancing of opposites in Daoism.

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Yin and Yang

• Judaism

Philosophy from China based on respecting others...

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

In Buddhism the goal is to reach...

• Nirvana

• Heaven

• Karma

• the Afterlife

Buddha believed that suffering is caused by....

• enemies

• anger

• stubbed toes

• greed

Hinduism and Buddhism teach that _____ is carried in the soul from life to life.

• karma

• reincarnation

• greed

• dharma

The rebirth of a soul in a new body. 

• dharma

• reincarnation

• ahisma

• shrine