World Religions -characteristics

What does Monotheistic mean?

• belief in many gods

• no belief in any god

• only certain gods being present

• belief in one god

Which of the following religions are considered polytheistic?

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Judaism

The Muslim holy book is called the -

• Qur'an
• Torah
• Bible

Collections of hymns and prayers that make up the earliest Hindu sacred writings.

• Qu'ran
• Torah
• Vedas
• Bible

Which 3 religions recognize Abraham as an important person in their religion?

• Christianity, Islam, Buddhism

• Judaism, Christianity, Islam

• Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism

• None of the Above

The Hindu sacred religious texts are called the ___________.

• Four Noble Truths
• Vedas
• Sanskrit
• Eightfold Path

The belief in many gods? 

• A.  Monotheism
• B.  Polytheism
• C.  Antagonism 
• D.  Capitalism

What do Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have in common? 

• They are all monotheistic.
• They all believe that Jesus was the Son of God.
• They are all based on the same holy book.
• They are all separated into three main branches.

What is the Torah?

• the Holy book of the Jewish faith
• good things happen to good people
• what goes around comes around
• a Christian book

All are characteristics for which Religion:

• praying 5x daily facing Mecca
• giving donation to the poor
• fasting during Ramadan
• Annual Hajj to Mecca
• Place of Worship is a Mosque
• followers are Muslims

• Islam

• Christianity

• Sikhism

• Hinduism