World Religions

Which of these BEST explains the importance of Judaism in World History?

• It became the dominant religion in medieval Europe.

• It was the first major monotheistic faith in the world.

• There is no central leader of Judaism as in Christianity.

• Both Hinduism and Buddhism developed from early Judaism

Created thousands of years ago Consists of thousands of gods Mahabharata and Ramayana are two sacred texts Approximately 1 billion people follow it today All of these describe what major religion?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Judaism

Life is full of suffering The desire for possessions causes suffering Elimination of desire will stop one’s suffering Following the Eightfold path will lead to Enlightenment These statements are key to the belief system of

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

• Shintoism

Confucianism affected China most by

• Giving the peasants a belief in an afterlife

• Allowing the powerful to take what they wanted

• Teaching that all people are equal in God’s eyes

• Providing a system of moral behavior and responsibilities

These are four of the most important texts of

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

• Judaism

These are five of the eight most important aspects of what ideology?

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

• Islam

Which statement represents one of the beliefs of Judaism?

• Abraham is the father of the faith

• Jesus is held to be the Son of God

• The Qur’an is the main religious text

• The Four Noble Truth’s guide followers

This building is MOST important to the followers of

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

Unlike the other groups of people in their region during the Ancient Middle East, the Hebrews were monotheistic, meaning they

• believed in only one god

• followed the teachings of the Torah

• believed spirits lived in all things

• wrote down their teachings in a sacred book

What religion is not only practiced today but also served as the foundation for both Christianity and Islam?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Taoism