Worksheets2026 World Religions Vocabulary
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Torah — choose the correct definition.
The body of wisdom and law in Jewish scripture; the holy book of Judaism
A Christian place of worship
Belief in one god
A Muslim place of worship
Bible — choose the correct definition.
The sacred scriptures of Christianity (Old and New Testaments)
The Islamic month of fasting
Belief in many gods
A sacred agreement between God and people
Qur’an (Koran) — choose the correct definition.
The sacred scripture of Islam
Buddhism’s earliest collection of scriptures
Ancient Hindu spiritual writings about life, the soul, and the universe
A Hebrew word meaning “the chosen one”
Tripitaka — choose the correct definition.
Buddhism’s earliest collection of scriptures
The body of wisdom and law in Jewish scripture
The first four books of the New Testament about Jesus’s life
A Hindu priest or member of the highest caste
Upanishads — choose the correct definition.
Ancient Hindu spiritual writings that teach about life, the soul, and the universe
A state of perfect peace and enlightenment in Buddhism
A Muslim place of worship
Belief that actions affect future outcomes
Apostle — choose the correct definition.
One of Jesus’s early followers and teachers
Founder of Christianity, believed to be the Son of God
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church
An early Christian apostle and missionary who helped spread Christianity
Paul — choose the correct definition.
An early Christian apostle and missionary who helped spread Christianity
Founder of Christianity, believed to be the Son of God
A Hebrew shepherd who became king of Israel
A person who dies for their religious beliefs
Messiah — choose the correct definition.
A Hebrew word meaning “the chosen one”
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Belief in many gods
The cycle of life, death, and rebirth
Brahma — choose the correct definition.
The Hindu creator god
The true inner self or soul in Hinduism
A Hindu priest or member of the highest caste
Belief in nonviolence toward all living things
Muhammad — choose the correct definition.
Founder of Islam and final prophet according to Muslims
A successor to Muhammad and leader of Islam
The Islamic month of fasting
A Muslim place of worship
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) — choose the correct definition.
Founder of Buddhism
Belief that actions affect future outcomes
A state of perfect peace and enlightenment in Buddhism
Buddhism’s earliest collection of scriptures
Buddha — choose the correct definition.
Siddhartha Gautama after reaching enlightenment
A sacred agreement between God and people
A Christian place of worship
A Hebrew leader who led the Israelites out of Egypt
Jesus — choose the correct definition.
Founder of Christianity, believed to be the Son of God
One of Jesus’s early followers and teachers
An early Christian apostle and missionary who helped spread Christianity
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Moses — choose the correct definition.
Hebrew leader who led the Israelites out of Egypt
A Hebrew shepherd who became king of Israel
Founder of the Jewish religion
A sacred agreement between God and people
David — choose the correct definition.
A Hebrew shepherd who became king of Israel
Hebrew leader who led the Israelites out of Egypt
Founder of the Jewish religion
An early Christian apostle and missionary who helped spread Christianity
Jerusalem — choose the correct definition.
A holy city important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
The sacred scriptures of Christianity
A Christian place of worship
A Jewish place of worship
Gospels — choose the correct definition.
The first four books of the New Testament about Jesus’s life
The sacred scripture of Islam
Buddhism’s earliest collection of scriptures
The body of wisdom and law in Jewish scripture
Shariah — choose the correct definition.
Islamic system of religious law
Belief in one god
A Muslim place of worship
The Islamic month of fasting
Diaspora — choose the correct definition.
The spread of a group of people from their homeland
A sacred agreement between God and people
Belief in many gods
A Hebrew word meaning “the chosen one”
Pope — choose the correct definition.
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church
A Christian place of worship
Founder of Christianity
One of Jesus’s early followers and teachers
Covenant — choose the correct definition.
A sacred agreement between God and people
Belief in one god
The body of wisdom and law in Jewish scripture
A person who dies for their religious beliefs
Caliph — choose the correct definition.
A successor to Muhammad and leader of Islam
Founder of Islam and final prophet according to Muslims
The sacred scripture of Islam
Islamic system of religious law
Ramadan — choose the correct definition.
The Islamic month of fasting
A Muslim place of worship
The sacred scripture of Islam
Belief that actions affect future outcomes
Brahmin — choose the correct definition.
A Hindu priest or member of the highest caste
The Hindu creator god
The true inner self or soul in Hinduism
Ancient Hindu spiritual writings about life, the soul, and the universe
Martyr — choose the correct definition.
A person who dies for their religious beliefs
A Hebrew word meaning “the chosen one”
Belief in nonviolence toward all living things
A sacred agreement between God and people
Nirvana — choose the correct definition.
A state of perfect peace and enlightenment in Buddhism
Freedom from the cycle of rebirth
The cycle of life, death, and rebirth
Belief in nonviolence toward all living things
Ahimsa — choose the correct definition.
Belief in nonviolence toward all living things
Belief that actions affect future outcomes
The true inner self or soul in Hinduism
A Hindu priest or member of the highest caste
Atman — choose the correct definition.
The true inner self or soul in Hinduism
Belief that actions affect future outcomes
Freedom from the cycle of rebirth
The cycle of life, death, and rebirth
Moksha — choose the correct definition.
Freedom from the cycle of rebirth
A state of perfect peace and enlightenment in Buddhism
Belief in one god
Belief in many gods
Karma — choose the correct definition.
Belief that actions affect future outcomes
Belief in one god
Belief in many gods
A sacred agreement between God and people
Samsara — choose the correct definition.
The cycle of life, death, and rebirth
Freedom from the cycle of rebirth
A state of perfect peace and enlightenment in Buddhism
Belief that actions affect future outcomes
Mosque — choose the correct definition.
A Muslim place of worship
A Christian place of worship
A Jewish place of worship
Islamic system of religious law
Church — choose the correct definition.
A Christian place of worship
A Jewish place of worship
A Muslim place of worship
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Synagogue / Temple — choose the correct definition.
A Jewish place of worship
A Christian place of worship
A holy city important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
The body of wisdom and law in Jewish scripture
Polytheism — choose the correct definition.
Belief in many gods
Belief in one god
Belief in nonviolence toward all living things
The spread of a group of people from their homeland
Monotheism — choose the correct definition.
Belief in one god
Belief in many gods
A sacred agreement between God and people
The body of wisdom and law in Jewish scripture
Abraham — choose the correct definition.
Founder of the Jewish religion
Founder of Christianity, believed to be the Son of God
A Hebrew shepherd who became king of Israel
Hebrew leader who led the Israelites out of Egypt
