World Belief Systems

Muslims’ reference to Christians and Jews as “People of the Book” demonstrates they all shared a belief in

• the pope

• the five relationships

• monotheism

• dharma

Which text is essential to the practice of Islam?

• New Testament

• Analects

• Torah

• Qur’an (Koran)

Christianity and Islam are similar in that both

• are polytheistic religions

• have practiced a strict code of nonviolence

• have the same religious holidays

• have roots in Judaism

One similarity between Confucianism and Christianity is that both belief systems emphasize

• respecting others

• praying five times a day

• converting others to their teachings

• making pilgrimages to holy shrines

In the practice of religion, the Ten Commandments are to Christianity as the Eightfold Path is to

• Buddhism

• Taosim

• Islam

• Shintoism

The Ten Commandments, the Eightfold Path, and the Five Pillars of Faith each serve to

• provide followers with a guide for living

• establish systems of justice

• establish distinctions between social classes

• provide regulations for government workers

One way in which the Five Relationships, the Ten Commandments, and the Eightfold Path are similar is that they

• promote polytheism

• establish gender equality

• provide codes of behavior

• describe secularism

Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in

• papal supremacy

• teachings of the Koran (Quran)

• reincarnation and the Four Noble Truths

• an ethical code of conduct and monotheism

This illustration reflects a traditional Japanese theme of

• the desire to control the forces of nature

• reliance on the sea for food

• the Emperor's arrival from the sea

• respect for the power and beauty of nature

In China, the development of civil service examinations and a belief in filial piety reflect the influence of

• Shinto

• Judaism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism