9th: Midterm Review #2: Belief Systems

Hinduism believes in many gods - this is a ___________ belief system.

• polytheistic

• monotheistic

A key belief of Hinduism was belief in the __________________, a strict social class system.

• caste system

• dharma

Completing the dharma of your caste would result in

• moving to a better social class in the present lifetime

• being reborn into a better social class in the next life

The founder of Buddhism was a prince named

• Jesus

• Muhammad

• Abraham

• Siddhartha Gautama

Hinduism & Buddhism both developed in present-day

• China

• Egypt

• India

Buddha taught that the way to end suffering was to follow the

• Noble Eightfold Path

• 10 Commandments

• Quran

• Bhagavad Gita

The geographic context of this map is that

• The Emperor Asoka decided to keep Buddhism a belief system isolated to India.

• Buddhist missionaries spread the belief system throughout Asia.

Judaism believes in ONE God - this is a ______________ religion.

• polytheistic

• monotheistic

According to Judaism, the Father of the Israelites is

• Moses

• Abraham

• Jesus

• Muhammad

According to Judaism, the Messiah [savior]

• has not yet arrived

• is Jesus, the son of God