Unit 2 GSE Review 2024-2025

A system of beliefs that serve as a moral or ethical code is known as a

• Social platform

• Religion

• Age appropriate readiness

• Cultural diffusion

An example of monotheism is

• The worship of Ra and other gods as practiced in Ancient Egypt

• The Mesopotamian practice of worship at the ziggurat

• Worshiping Yahweh in a synagogue

• Ritual bathing in the Ganges River

Overcoming all suffering and pain by ending all desires is a concept of

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Zoroastrianism

• Hinduism

Mohandas Gandhi and Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. practice civil disobedience and nonviolence. What is the Hindu word for this practice?

• Karma

• Reincarnation

• Ahimsa

• Conversion

The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism state that

• All people are free and equal

• All life is full of suffering and pain

• Only belief in self actualization can lead to peace

• Nirvana can be reached by supporting the caste system and believing in the numerous gods of Hinduism

The life of Jesus Christ is found in what portion of the canonized Bible?

• The Gospels

• The Torah

• The Vedas

• The Upanishads

The religion of Islam split after Muhammad’s death as result of

• Internal fighting over dietary laws

• Disagreements over the next caliph

• New territories in the Middle East

• Tension over the authority of Malcolm X

What does Islam mean in Arabic?

• One who has submitted

• There is no god but Allah

• Submission to the will of Allah

• Muhammad is the messenger of Allah

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

• The various division of Islam

• The major duties required of all Muslims

• The times during a day when Muslims must pray

• Muhammad and the four leaders who followed him

What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?

• He was the last and greatest of the prophets

• He was the only son of the one true god, Allah

• He was the first and only prophet of Allah

• He was a combination of god and man