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WorksheetsWorld Religions
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Worksheet time: 40mins
In Islam, a place of worship is called a
Church
Synagogue
Mandir
Mosque
The most important prophet and founder of Islam is named
Jesus
Siddhartha Gautama
Muhammad
Shiva
The 5 Pillars of Islam include:
Charity
Prayer
Life is suffering
Faith
In the early years of Islam, the _________ (or righteously guided) caliphs like Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali, played an important role in expanding Islam.
Abassid
Seljuk
Rashidun
Ilkhanate
Muslims made tremendous discoveries in the fields of geography and astronomy. This was largely due to the influence of Islam in encouraging travel. 2 ways Islam encouraged travel were
The duty of every Muslim to go on Hajj meant that millions of Muslims would need to travel
It was the duty of Muslims to spend 2 years in distant converting local people
The Qu'ran led to millions of people in many areas learning Arabic. This allowed people to more easily travel.
Every mosque had a planisphere for people to study
The holy text of Islam is called the
Koran (Qu'ran)
Torah
Bible
Vedas
Islam is the fastest growing religion and has the second most followers of any religion. Roughly _________ people practice Islam.
488 million
14 million
2.2 billion
1.6 billion
Major tenets of Islam are
The 4 Noble Truths
Karma, Dharma, & Reincarnation
The 5 Pillars
The 8 Fold Path
The main point of disagreement between Sunnis and Shias is
Whether the Qu'ran should be the holy text of Islam
The use of the 5 pillars as major tenets of Islam
Whether caliphs need to be descendants of Muhammad (through Ali) or not
Whether Allah is the only and true God
This is a holy city in western Arabia. The Prophet Muhammad and his followers emigrated in 622 to escape persecution and established the first Muslim community.
Mecca
Jedah
Petra
Medina
This holy city is home to the kaaba, the most sacred temple in Islam.
Mecca
Petra
Jerusalem
Medina
Name the holiday which commemorates when God revealed the first chapters of the Quran to Muhammad. Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. The first day of this holiday in 2019 is May 6.
Ramadan
Diwali
Easter
Passover
The prophet or founder of Hinduism is
There is no clear founder
Siddhartha Gautama
Abraham
Jesus
A holy text (book) of Hinduism is called the
Koran
Tripitaka
Torah
Vedas
The place of worship for Hindus is a
Mandir
Synagogue
Mosque
Church
Even though Hinduism has many Gods, because of the idea of Brahman, some scholars consider Hinduism to be
Monotheistic, but God takes many forms
Neither Monotheistic or Polytheistic
Strictly Monotheistic (only one God)
Strictly Polytheistic (many Gods)
The number of worldwide followers of Hinduism is around
14 million
1.1 billion
2.2 billion
488 million
Major beliefs of Hinduism include
Karma, Dharma, Reincarnation
The 4 Noble Truths
The 5 Pillars
The 10 Commandments
A caste is
Actions, good or bad, while you live this life determines what you will be in the next life
One of the classes into which the Hindu people of India were traditionally divided
The preserver god
a religious group that is a smaller part of a larger group and whose members all share similar beliefs
An example of a sect of Hinduism is
Lutheranism - a group which still worships Christianity but rejects some of the beliefs of the Catholic Church
Buddhism - a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama in northeastern India in the 5th century BC.
Vaishnavism - a group which focuses its worship on Vishnu as the Supreme Lord
Shiaism - one of the two main branches of Islam, followed especially in Iran, that rejects the first three Sunni caliphs and regards Ali, the fourth caliph, as Muhammad's first true successor.
Brahman is
A single spiritual power that lives in everything
the idea or belief that people are born again with a different body after death
Duty
A Hindu temple/place of worship
Reincarnation (samsara) is
the idea or belief that people are born again with a different body after death
the soul
One of the classes into which the Hindu people of India were traditionally divided
Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.
Dharma means
Intelligence
Life
Wisdom
Duty
Karma means
a religious group that is a smaller part of a larger group and whose members all share similar beliefs
A Hindu temple/place of worship
Actions, good or bad, while you live this life determines what you will be in the next life
(Samsara)
the idea or belief that people are born again with a different body after death
In Hinduism Atman is
The soul. It continues through different cycles of reincarnation.
A single spiritual power that lives in everything
The preserver god
Actions, good or bad, while you live this life determines what you will be in the next life
Brahma is
A single spiritual power that lives in everything
The creator god; not to be confused with Brahman
The preserver god
The destroyer god
Shiva is
The destroyer god
The preserver god
The soul. It continues through different cycles of reincarnation.
The creator god
In Buddhism, the Eightfold Path refers to
the basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering
a place of worship
the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas
the idea or belief that people are born again with a different body after death
Buddha means
The four main ideas of Buddhism
Basic rules Buddhists should follow
Holy texts of Buddhism
"enlightened one". Siddhartha Gautama is the most famous Buddha but there have been others.
Which of the following is not one of the Five Moral Precepts of Buddhism
Do not take life
Do not worship any God but Buddha
Do not drink intoxicants
Do not engage in sensuous misconduct
The founder of Buddhism
Siddharta Gautama
Abraham
Mohammed
Jesus
The holy text of Buddhism is the
Bible
Vedas
Tripitaka
Koran
Buddhists worship in a
Mandir
Synagogue
Mosque
Temple
The number of worldwide followers of Buddhism is around
1.1 billion
2.2 billion
14 million
488 million
Is Buddhism monotheistic or polytheistic?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Neither
Major tenets of Buddhism (beliefs) are
The 10 Commandments
The 5 Pillars
The Four Noble Truths
The Constitution
Meditation refers to
Duty. In Buddhism, ones duty is the path of Enlightenment.
the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas
Actions, good or bad, while you live this life determines what you will be in the next life
the basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering
Dhama means duty. In Buddhism this means
following the path towards Enlightenment.
meeting the expectations required of one's caste.
going on Hajj at least once in a person's life.
Giving a percentage of one's income to the poor.
Which of the following concepts is not shared between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Reincarnation (samsara)
Karma
The Four Noble Truths
Dharma (duty)
____________ is considered the founder of Judaism by making a covenant with God. He is considered the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Moses
Abraham
Jesus
Muhammad
This denomination (sect) believes in strict obedience to Jewish laws and dress like their ancestors did in 19th century Europe
Orthodox
Reform
Conservative
Reconstructionist
The Western Wall (sometimes called wailing wall), the remains of the 2nd Temple, is located in the city of
Jericho
Jerusalem
Medina
Mathura
According to Jewish tradition, Moses led the Jews out of _________ after many years of slavery
Persia
Syria
Egypt
Greece
Judaism is monotheistic. This means they believe in
One God
Many Gods
One prophet
Reincarnation
A Jewish religious leader is called a __________
Imam
Priest
Monk
Rabbi
The Jewish holy text that makes up the first 5 holy books of the Jewish Bible is called the
Vedas
Tripitaka
Koran
Torah
In 1948, after World War 2 and the Holocaust, the country of ________ was recreated as a home for the Jewish people.
Israel
Lebannon
Canaan
Palestine
In Judaism, the holy day of the week from Friday sunset to Saturday sundown is called the __________________
sabbath
Passover
Hannakuh
Rosh Hashanah
A ____________ is when a group of people who live outside the area in which they had lived for a long time or in which their ancestors lived
Synagogue
Diaspora
Denomination
Rabbi
A ___________ is a Jewish place of worship.
mosque
church
synagogue
mandir
____________ is considered the founder of Christianity. Christians believe he is the son of God. During his life he taught love and kindness.
Jesus
Moses
Abraham
St. Paul
Although Christianity is monotheistic. Most Christians divide the concept of God into 3 parts. The Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. This concept is called
The 10 Commandments
The New Testament
The Holy Trinity
The Protestant Reformation
A Christian place of worship is called a
mosque
synagogue
temple
church
The Catholic Church is the biggest group of Christians. The leader of this church is called the ________.
Protector
Caliph
Pope
Buddha
Christianity is the largest religion in the world. There are roughly _____________ Christians in the world.
7.5 billion
488 million
1.1 billion
2.2 billion
Martin Luther challenged the ideas of the Catholic Church. He was upset with corruption and bad church practices. When he posted his 95 theses, he started the ___________________________ which permanently split off a large group of people from the Catholic Church
Proestant Reformation
Nicean Council
Edict of Milan
New Testament
Mary, also called Maryam in the koran, is important as the ___________ of Jesus.
aunt
grandmother
friend
mother
Early examples of Protestant groups include
Anglicans (the Church of England)
Lutherans
Catholics
Calvinists
When Jesus was born, the ___________ Empire ruled a lot of area including modern day Palestine and Israel. This group crucified Jesus. Eventually Christianity spread throughout this empire and Christianity eventually replaced Paganism as the official religion of the Empire.
Persian
Roman
Greek
Austro-Hungarian
Like Jews, Christians follow the __________________. These rules are believed to be given by God to Moses. And include rules like not killing, not stealing, and not misusing the name of God.
Vedas
8 Precepts
4 Noble Truths
10 Commandments
The religion of Christianity is around ________ years old.
1,000
2,000
3,000
5,000
Like Judaism and Islam, Christianity is ____________, meaning they believe in one God.
Polytheistic
Animistic
Monotheistic
Non-denominational
