World Religions STUDY GUIDE
The test will focus on the five major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and
Buddhism. Study your World Religions chart and the Introduction to World Religions worksheet.
Refer to the religion folder on my teacher website for teacher notes and resources.
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Know what monotheism, polytheism, and reincarnation mean
Know the important person who founded each religion
Know the term for each religion’s holy book
Know the term for each religion’s place of worship
Know which religions are monotheistic and which ones are polytheistic
Know which religions believe in reincarnation
Know which religions have holy sites in Jerusalem
Know which religions trace their family line back to Abraham
Know which religions began in India and which ones began in the Middle East
Know the term for followers of Islam
Know which religion is the oldest
Know which religion has the most followers
Know which religion is mostly practiced in India
Know which religion in practiced by the majority of people in the Middle East (Southwest Asia)
Know which religion has religious text written in the Bible
Be able to give similarities and differences between Islam and Christianity
World Religions STUDY GUIDE
The test will focus on the five major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and
Buddhism. Study your World Religions chart and the Introduction to World Religions worksheet.
Refer to the religion folder on my teacher website for teacher notes and resources.
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Know what monotheism, polytheism, and reincarnation mean
Know the important person who founded each religion
Know the term for each religion’s holy book
Know the term for each religion’s place of worship
Know which religions are monotheistic and which ones are polytheistic
Know which religions believe in reincarnation
Know which religions have holy sites in Jerusalem
Know which religions trace their family line back to Abraham
Know which religions began in India and which ones began in the Middle East
Know the term for followers of Islam
Know which religion is the oldest
Know which religion has the most followers
Know which religion is mostly practiced in India
Know which religion in practiced by the majority of people in the Middle East (Southwest Asia)
Know which religion has religious text written in the Bible
Be able to give similarities and differences between Islam and Christianity