Learning About World Religions: Judaisim, Hinduism and Buddhism

Judaism is the ____________

• the first religion based on worshipping one God.

• belief that there are many gods.

• the set of Jewish writings that explain the teaching of Judaism.

• forming of an agreement or promise

What is the Ten Commandments?

• The escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to freedom.

• Ten laws and teachings given to Moses from God that became the foundation of Judaism.

• An inherited or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior.

• The treatment of people as property.

The Talmud is a set of Jewish writings that explain the teachings of Judaism and is central to Jewish life.

True or False?

• True

• False

Which statement about the Jewish Diaspora is true?

• After the Kingdom of Israel was destroyed, those in the surviving Kingdom of Judah were called Judeans. The name was shortened to "Jews" and applied to all Jews.

• The Jewish Diaspora kept all the Jews in their homeland.

• It was the dispersal of the Jewish people outside their homeland.

• Thousands of Israelites or Jews were exiled in Babylon.

Because of its large size and its position in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called

• a plateau

• an ecosystem

• a subcontinent

• ghat

During the summer in India, the monsoon brings

• heavy rains

• dust storms

• unbearable heat

• snow

What is a citadel?

• An underground network of pipes to transport sewage.

• A place to store grain.

• A fortress built to protect a city.

What are the four main social classes described in the Vedas called? Select the correct answer.

• Caste System

• Dharma

• Varnas

• Karmas

According to Hindu philosophy, only ______ lives forever.

• Brahman

• Samsara

• Dharma

• Atman

The name “Buddha” meant one who was

• enlightened.

• everlasting.

• sorrowful.

• All Power.