World Religions

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World Religions

• Hinduism

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What river served as the cradle of Indian
civilization?

• Indus River

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What river is used for religious ceremonies and
cleansing?

• Ganges

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What significant group traveled from Central Asia
to the plains of Northern India?

• Aryans

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The ancient Indus Valley civilization wrote in
what language?

• Sanskrit

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Ancient India had four classifications of
citizens know as?

• Varnas
• Priests, Teachers
• Warriors, Police
• Merchants, Farmers,
• Peasants, Servents
• The Untouchables

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A rigid social structure in which people were
born in to specific groups.

• Caste System

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A belief system in which there are multiple Gods
is called?

• Polytheism

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What is the belief that the individual soul is
born again in a different form?

• Reincarnation

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What is the name for the force that determines
how the person will be reborn in the next life?

• Karma

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What is the divine law?

• Dharma

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Who are the three main Hindu gods?

• Brahma
• Shiva
• Vishnu

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What is the goal of Hinduism?

• Moksha

What is it?
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What is the name of the Hindu scriptures?

• Vedas

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What part of the Vedas reveal the core beliefs of
Hinduism ?

• Upanishads

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Buddhism
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Buddhism started as a break-off of what other
major world religion?

• Hinduism

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Who started the Buddhism?

• Prince Siddhartha Gautama

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What did Guatamas parents try to keep him from
seeing?

• Illness
• Death
• Pain
• Old Age

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He was also know as Buddha which means what?

• The Enlightened One

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What are Buddhas certainties for this life?

• Four Noble Truths

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What are the Buddhist holy scriptures known as?

• Eightfold Path
• Middle Path

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What is the goal of Buddhism?

• Nirvana

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What are some of the main differences between
Hinduism and Buddhism?
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World Religions (monotheism)

• Judaism
• Christianity
• Islam

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Judaism
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Who is considered to be the founder of Judaism?

• Abraham

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Who was the leader of the Jewish exodus out of
Egypt?

• Moses

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The belief in a single god is known as?

• Monotheism
• Judaism was the first religion to practice such a
  belief.

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What is the record of Rabbinic discussions
pertaining to Jewish Law?

• Talmud

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What is the Jewish Bible called?

• Tanakh
• Old Testament

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The first 5 books, and most important part of the
Tanakh is called what?

• The Torah

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What Jewish holiday celebrates the last meal
before they left Egypt?

• The Passover

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What holiday does the Jewish people celebrate
during the winter season?

• Hanukkah

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What Jewish holiday is also known as the Day of
Atonement?

• Yom Kippur

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What does the term Yahweh refer to?

• God

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Christianity
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Who is considered to be the founder of
Christianity?

• Jesus of Nazareth
• Why is he called that if he was born in
  Bethlehem?

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Christianity started as a break-off of what other
major world religion?

• Judaism

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What is the Christian holy book called?

• The Bible
• Old Testament
• New Testament

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What part of the Christian bible speaks of the
details of Jesus life and speaks of the good
news.

• The Gospels
• Matthew
• Mark
• Luke
• John

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What main belief separated the Jewish beliefs
from the Christian beliefs?

• They did not agree upon the fact that Jesus was
  the Messiah.

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What holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus?

• Christmas

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What Christian holiday celebrates Jesus
resurrection from the dead?

• Easter

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Islam

• The newest of the major world religions

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Who is considered to be the founder of Islam?

• Mohammad

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Islams God is known as?

• Allah

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The Islamic holy scriptures are known as?

• Koran

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What was the name of the central beliefs of the
Muslim people?

• The 5 Pillars
• Profession of faith
• Prayer
• Charity
• Fasting
• Pilgrimage

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Muslim worshipers do so inside of a what?

• Mosque

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What is the holy city for Muslims?

• Mecca

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How many times a day must a Muslim pray?

• 5

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What Muslim celebration requires a month of
fasting?

• Ramadan

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What was the name for desert nomads who traveled
between Mecca and Medina?

• Bedouins

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Islam came to be after Mohammad had a vision from
who?

• The Angel Gabriel

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