World Religions Review

Hinduism

• The Bahavagd Gita and the Upanishads are some of the texts for this religion.

Islam

• The Five Pillars are the basic tenents of this faith.

Zoroastrianism

• This religion originated in Persia around 1200 BCE.

Sikhism

• This religion began in India in the 15th centruy CE.

Christianity

• This is the most practiced religion in the world.

Buddhism

• In order to reach nirvana one must follow the Eight Fold Path.

Eastern Orthodox

• This sect split off from the western portion in the Great Schism in 1054.

Judaism

• The Talmud is the oral interpretations of this religion that were written down and are used to guide believers everyday life.

Islam

• In this faith there are not visual representations of God.

Jerusalem

• This City is home to three of the worlds major religions; Christianity, Judaism, Islam

Hinduism

• The exact date of creation of this beliefs system is unknown but has existed since ancient times.

Confucianism

• This is a belief system that started In China in the 6th century BCE.

Sufism

• This is a syncretic religion of Islam that originated soon after Islam began.

Lutheranism

• This off-shoot of Christianity was created in the 1520s and was based on a more personal relationship with God.

Hinduism

• Moksha is the end of the reincarnation cycle and the achievement of enlightenment.

Jainism

Ahmisa is the belief of the extreme non-violence and the center of this belief system.

Christianity and Buddhism

• What are considered the missionary religions?

Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism

• India is the location where what world religions began?

Primal/animistic

• Sacrifices, ceremonies, and large temples are characteristics of what belief systems?

Judaism

• What is the earliest known monotheistic religion?

Hinduism

• What is the earliest known world belief system?

Christianity and Buddhism

• Monks are part of the leadership of these religions.

Buddhism

• Bodhisattvas or enlightened beings are part of the belief system of this religion.

Confucianism

• Maintaining a peaceful life through various relationships and education are the foundation of this belief system.

Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Zoroastrianism

• What are examples of monotheistic religions?

Daoism

• Laozi is said to be the founder in the 6th century BCE. Zhuangzi in the 3rd century BCE was another important philosopher of this belief system.

Shinto

• The most important value is harmony and finding a balance and they venerate kami.

Islam

• The Hajj is something that each person should do if he/she is able to in their lifetime.

Huguenots

• Protestants in France are called what?

Shinto

• This belief system originated following the arrival of Buddhism to an area.

Judaism

• Rabbi’s are the leadership of this faith

Theravada Buddhism

• This form of Buddhism is mostly practiced in South East Asia and is more like the teachings of Buddha. It originated in the 6th century BCE

Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

• Faiths that believe in rebirth and reincarnation.

Confucianism

• Ancestor honoring and filial piety are important in this belief system.

Daoism and Confucianism

• Yin and Yang represent the balance in life in 2 of the world faiths.

Indonesia

• The most Muslim populated country in the world is?

Zoroastrianism

• Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu are the good and evil gods of which world religion?

Differences among Western and Eastern Christianity

• Views of the Holy Trinity

• Essential goodness vs human are by nature sinful

• Worship vs dogma

Judaism

• This religion began about 1300 BCE.

Mahayana

• Bodhisattvas are part of this off-shoot of Buddhism and was created in the 2nd-3rd century CE.

Sunni and Shi’a

• After the death of Muhammad Islam spilt into these 2 groups.

Manichaeism

• This religion was created as a result of the religions spread along the Silk Roads.

Judaism

• The Diaspora is most closely associated with what religion belief system?