Religion Flashcards
WG SOL Review
What is a hajj?
A religious
journey
What the main religion of
China?
Buddhism
What are the Five Pillars
of Islam?
1.Faith
2. Prayer 5X daily
3. Alms (charity)
4. Fasting during
Ramadan (holy month)
5. Hajj (pilgrimage)
What is nirvana?
Desired state
of
“enlightenment”
for Buddhists
Name three holy cities for
Islam?
1. Mecca, Saudi Arabia
2. Medina, Saudi Arabia
3. Jerusalem, Israel
What is reincarnation?
Cycle of rebirth
after death until
moral obligation is
fulfilled
(Hinduism/Buddhism)
What are the holy texts of
Hinduism?
Vedas,
Upanishads,
Bhagavad-Gita
What is the main religion
of Indonesia?
Islam
What is the holy text of
Christianity ?
Bible
Old & New Testament
What is the holy text of
Islam ?
Qur'an/Koran
What is the main religion
of India?
Hinduism
What is the main religion
of Southeast Asia?
Buddhism
What is the holy city for a
Hindu pilgrimage?
Varanasi, India
(Ganges River)
What is the main religion
of Pakistan?
Islam
What is the main religion
of Japan?
Shintoism
What is the main religion
of Israel?
Judaism
What is the main religion
of Southwest Asia?
Islam
What is the main religion
of Europe?
Christianity
What is the holy city for a
Islamic pilgrimage?
Mecca,
Saudi Arabia
(Kaaba)
What is the main religion
of North Africa?
Islam
What is the main religion
of North America?
Christianity
(Protestant)
What is the main religion
of Latin America?
Christianity
(Roman
Catholicism)
What is the holy text of
Judaism?
Torah/Talmud
(1st 5 Books of the Old
Testament Bible written in Hebrew)
What is the holy city of
Christianity?
Jerusalem, Israel
(city where Jesus was
crucified)
Church of the
Holy Sepulcher
What is the holy city of
Judaism?
Jerusalem,
Israel
Western Wall
What is the sacred river of
the Hindu religion?
Ganges River
What does monotheistic
mean?
Belief in one
god
What does polytheistic
mean?
Belief in
numerous gods
(more than one)
Name three polytheistic
religions?
1. Hinduism
2. Shintoism
3. Animism/
Traditional
What is the holy place of
worship for Islam?
Mosque
What is the holy place of
worship for Buddhism?
Shrine/Pagoda
What is the holy place of
worship for Roman
Catholics?
Cathedral
What is the holy place of
worship for Protestants?
Church
What is the holy place of
worship for Judaism?
Temple or
Synagogue
What is the main religion
of Russia?
Eastern
Orthodox
(if practiced)
What does an Eastern
Orthodox Church look
like?
“Swirly” dome,
onion-shaped
(Hershey Kiss)
What is a minaret?
Mosque tower from
which prayer time
is called for
Islamists
(5X per day)
What is the main religion
of Central Asia?
Islam
What is the most sacred
place for an Islamist?
Kaaba, a shrine
in Mecca, Saudi
Arabia
What now sits on the site
where Abraham offered
Isaac as a sacrifice?
Dome of the
Rock
Jerusalem, Israel
(Gabriel spoke to Muhammad with a
message from Allah)
What now sits on the site
of the tomb of Jesus?
Church of the
Holy Sepulcher
Where is the Dome of the
Rock?
Jerusalem,
Israel
Where is the Church of the
Holy Sepulcher?
Jerusalem,
Israel
Where is the Western
“Wailing” Wall?
Jerusalem,
Israel
Where is the Kaaba?
Mecca, Saudi
Arabia
Why is Medina, Saudi
Arabia a holy city for
Islamists?
City where
Muhammad died
Who is Prince Siddhartha
Gautama?
Buddha
“Enlightened One”
What lead to the death of
millions of Jews?
Holocaust
(Hitler)
Where is a pilgrimage?
Religious
journey
Western Wall
Jerusalem, Israel
Judaism
Western Wall
Jerusalem, Israel
Judaism
Church of the
Holy Sepulcher
Jerusalem, Israel
Christianity
Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem, Israel
Islam
Kaaba
Mecca, Saudi
Arabia
Islam
St. Basil’s
Cathedral
Moscow, Russia
Christianity
(Eastern Orthodox)
St. Peter’s
Basilica
Vatican City
(Italy)
Christianity
(Roman Catholic)
Angkor Wat
Cambodia
(SE Asia)
st
1 Hindu Temple
Now a Buddhist
Monetary
The Basilica
Cathedral
Plaza de Armas,
Lima, Peru
Christianity
(Roman Catholic)
Trinity Church
Massachusetts,
USA
Christianity
(Protestant)
Vatican City
(home to the Pope)
Rome, Italy
Christianity
(Roman Catholic)