WorksheetsReligious Concepts and Beliefs
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is NOT a characterstic of early polytheistic religions?
Belief in many gods and goddesses
Explanations for natural phenomena
Common in early civilizations
Belief in a single, all-powerful deity
The development of monotheism is primarily attributed to which ancient group?
Mayans
Aztecs
Hebrews
Greeks
In Judaism, what is the term for the agreement or promise between God and the Jewish people?
Torah
Covenant
Commandments
Diaspora
Which concepts in Hinduism refers to the idea that all thoughts and actions result in future consequences?
Reincarnation
Karma
Vedas
Upanishads
In Buddhism, what is the term for the path to end suffering and achieve enlightment?
Four Nobel Truths
Eighthfold Path
Karma
Reincarnation
Which emperor played a crucial role in legalizing Christianity and adopting it as his own religion
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Constantine
Justinian
The division of Christianity into Eastern and Western churches is known as:
Reformation
Crusades
Schism
Renaissance
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Prayer
Fasting
Meditation
Charity
Conflict over leadership succession cause the divison of islam into what two groups
Shi'a and Christians
Sunni and Shi'a
Sunni and Muslims
Hebrews and Jews
is the philosophy that empahasizes respect for elders and a code of harmony in social interactions
(a)
The concept of Yin and Yang is most closely associated with which belief system?
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Taoism
Zoroastrianism is part of what ancient religion
Persia
China
Mecca
Jeruselm
Which religion's sacred text contains accounts of early Christians and the life and teachings of Jesus?
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Christanity
The Hajj, an important pilgrimage in islam, is directed towards which city?
Jerusalem
Mecca
Medina
Rome
Which religion or philosophy emphasizes of humilty and living a simple life in harmony with nature?
Confucianism
Taoism
Shintoism
Zoroastrianism
The dispersion of jewish people throughtout the world is known as:
Exodus
Diaspora
Migration
Pilgrimage
Which religion tradition is unique to Japan and coexist with Buddhism?
Confucianism
Taoism
Shintoism
Zoroastrianism
The Vedas and Upanishads are sacred text associated with which religion?
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Sikhism
"Four Nobel Truths"
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Sikhism
Which city hold religious significance for Judaism, Christanity, and Islam?
Rome
Mecca
Jerisalem
Constantinople
All (a) religions are based upon the belief in one creator God.
