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Recognizing Religious Symbols
Hinduism
• Followers: Hindus
• When: the oldest religious tradition; 5500 BCE
• Where: India
• How many: 1 billion (900 million in India)
Judaism
• Followers: Jews
• When: 2000 BCE
• Where: East Mediterranean (where Israel and Lebanon are today)
• How many: 13 million (40% in US and 40% in Israel)
Judaism
Buddhism
• Followers: Buddhism
• When: 5th century BCE
• Where: Begins North East of Indian
• Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha), founder of Buddhism (485 – 405 BCE)
• How many: 350 million
Christianity
• Followers: Christians
• When: began as a Jewish sect, mid 1st century
• Where: eastern Mediterranean
• Jesus of Nazareth: messiah prophesied in the Hebrew Bible
• How many: 1.5 – 2.1 billion (world’s largest religion)
Islam
• Followers: Muslim
• When: 7th century
• Where: Arabian Peninsula
• Islamic Prophet: Mohammad (570 - 632)
• How Many: 1 – 1.8 billion (second largest religion)
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
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a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
The Western Wall
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Dome of the Rock
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Cathedral
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Synagogue
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
The Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Shinto Shrine, Japan
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Masiid al-Nabawi ("Mosque of the Prophet"); site of Muhammad's tomb
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Kippah or Yarmulke
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Cows in the streets
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Kaaba
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Hajj Pilgrims
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Shiva statue
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Menorah
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Dalai Lama
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Pope Benedict XVI
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Mahatma Gandhi
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Mother Teresa
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Home shrine
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Vishnu
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Koran or Qur’an
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
The Holy Bible, a Crucifix, and a Rosary
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Bhagavad Gita
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
The Last Supper
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Hanukkah
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Bodhi Tree
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
e) Judaism
Taj Mahal, India