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WorksheetsEarly River Valley Civilizations
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of one of the sacred Jewish texts?
a)
Bible
b)
Tanakh
c)
Veda
d)
Koran
2.
What is the name of God according to Muslims?
a)
Yahweh
b)
Heavenly Father
c)
Allah
d)
Brahman
3.
Who is considered the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
a)
Abraham
b)
Isaac
c)
Jesus
d)
Moses
4.
Belief in one God?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Ditheism
d)
Diffusion
5.
According to the Jews, the land promised to them is?
a)
Babylon
b)
Indus
c)
Israel
d)
Syria
6.
Which son of Abraham is the ancestor of Arabs and the religion of Islam?
a)
Isaac
b)
Ishmael
c)
Muhammed
d)
Midian
7.
Why do women cover their hair/faces in Islam?
a)
Covering ugliness
b)
Male dominated society
c)
Modesty
d)
Lack of education
8.
How many commandments do Jews have?
a)
Only to love their neighbor
b)
10
c)
613
d)
None, except to party Bar Mitzvah style
9.
Which religion came first - Christianity, Judaism, or Islam?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
10.
What does diaspora mean?
a)
Genocide of a people
b)
Dying of a people
c)
Scattering of a people
d)
Coming together of a people
11.
Which founder spread their religious beliefs through warfare?
a)
Jesus Christ
b)
Hajrat Muhammed
c)
Siddharta Gautama
12.
What is the definition for Jihad?
a)
Struggle
b)
Holy War
c)
Infidels
d)
All of the Answers
13.
What is the name of the law that Islamic countries follow (like theocracy)?
a)
Sunni
b)
Democracy
c)
Halakhah
d)
Sharia
14.
Which of the following is the Buddhist symbol?
a)
Cross
b)
Half moon with star
c)
Wheel
d)
Six-pointed star
15.
What is the main concept of the Four Noble Truths?
a)
Return to God
b)
Overcome suffering
c)
Help others
d)
Love one another
16.
How did Buddha become the enlightened one?
a)
God chose him
b)
Meditation and overcoming suffering
c)
He conquered the Hindus
d)
He learned the true art of Kung Fu
17.
What concept from Hinduism is similar to Nirvana?
a)
Moksha
b)
Kurt Cobain
c)
Birth cycle
d)
Reincarnation
18.
What country split from India due to disputes over Hindu and Muslim control?
a)
Pakistan
b)
Tibet
c)
Myanmar
d)
Sri Lanka
19.
What is a similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism
a)
Similar number of member
b)
Many gods
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Caste system
20.
Which animal is sacred to Hindus?
a)
Snake
b)
Monkey
c)
Elephant
d)
Cow
21.
What decides where you end up in the caste system in India?
a)
Karma
b)
Good Luck
c)
Bad Luck
d)
Faith
22.
Which of the following is not a violent act caused by individuals declaring they are doing it in the name of Christianity?
a)
North Ireland bombings
b)
Holocaust
c)
War on terror
d)
Crusades
23.
Which of the following is not a branch of Christianity?
a)
Sikhism
b)
LDS
c)
Greek Orthodox
d)
Calvinism
24.
Where are reform Jews mostly located?
a)
Israel
b)
Europe
c)
Russia
d)
United States
25.
Why is the atonement important to Christians?
a)
Way to return to God
b)
Power to overcome sin
c)
Redeemed them from fall
d)
All are correct
26.
On what continent did the five major religions begin?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Americas
d)
Asia
27.
Which of the major five religions was founded most recently?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
28.
What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Indus
29.
What civilization is named after the river nearby?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
Indus
d)
Mesopotamia
30.
What river(s) is(are) nearby the Ancient Chinese civilization?
a)
Nile River
b)
Indus River
c)
Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
d)
Tigris and Euphrate Eivers
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