SE Asia Religions Review

a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations.

could have language, religion, history, and types of food in common.

• ethnic group

• religious group

a group of people who share a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of literature.

• ethnic group

• religious group

Which religion does this describe?

Began in India around 500 BC.

Siddhartha Gautama was born into a wealthy family and left both to become a monk and sought to discover a way to put an end to pain and suffering

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Shintoism

Which religion does this describe?

A polytheistic religion, meaning they worship many gods

The third largest in the world, practiced mostly in India

One of the oldest religions in the world

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Shintoism

Which religion does this describe?

Means "submission", referring to the total surrender of one's self to God

A Muslim is "one who submits to God"

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Shintoism

Which religion does this describe?

one of the oldest religions in Japan

influenced by Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Shintoism

What does nirvana mean?

• perfect peace

• the Middle Way

• karma

• Qur'an

What does Buddha mean?

• enlightened one

• perfect peace

• karma

• submission

Which religion considers cow sacred and many are vegetarians?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Shintoism

Which religion book is a book of knowledge, a collection of prayers and hymns, and rituals of Hindu belief?

• Vedas

• Qur'an

• Four Nobel Truths

• caste system