Major Religions Matching S2

Match the following key people with their associated religion:

• Hinduism

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Christianity

• Aryans (no direct individual)

• Buddhism

• Abraham

• Judaism

• Jesus

Match the following sacred texts with their associated religion:

• Hinduism

• The Vedas

• Judaism

• The Tanakh

• Buddhism

• The Tripitaka

• Christianity

• The New Testament

Match the following

Groups:

(a) Monotheistic

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(b) Non-Theistic

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(c) Polytheistic

• Buddhism

• the belief in one God

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• does not include belief in any gods

• Christianity

• the belief in multiple gods

Match the following characteristics with the associated religion:

• Judaism

• dharma, karma, moksha

• Buddhism

• Ten Commandments, individual responsibility

• Christianity

• dharma, karma, nirvana

• Hinduism

• the Messiah, resurrection

Match the following religions with the location in which they began:

• Buddhism

• Ancient India (modern Nepal)

• Hinduism

• Ancient India (modern India)

• Judaism

• Ur (but linked to the land of Canaan)

• Christianity

• Roman-controlled Judea

Match the following miscellaneous characteristics or people with their associated religion:

• Judaism

• The Exodus, Moses

• Hinduism

• The caste system

• Christianity

• Enlightenment

• Buddhism

• Paul