World Religions
Test Date Thursday October 2nd
5 Major World
Religions
• Monotheistic
• Western
• Europe and Western
Asia
• What does monotheistic
mean?
• _____________________
_____________________
• What does Western
mean?
• _____________________
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5 Major World
Religions
• Monotheistic and
Western Religions
• Judaism
• Christianity
• Islam
• How are these religions
similar?
• ________________________
________________________
• How are these religions
different?
• ________________________
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• Which is the oldest?
• ______________________
• ______________________
• ______________________
5 Major World
Religions
• Polytheistic
• Eastern
• India and China
• What does polytheistic
mean?
• _____________________
_____________________
• What does Eastern
mean?
• _____________________
_____________________
5 Major World
Religions
• Polytheistic and Eastern
Religions
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• How are these religions
similar?
• ______________________
______________________
• How are these religions
different?
• ______________________
______________________
• Which came first?
• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and
Western
• Judaism
• God’s Covenent to
Abraham and Sarah
• What was God’s promise
to Abraham and Sarah?
• ______________________
______________________
• Why would this be so
difficult to fulfill?
• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and
Western
• Judaism
• Isaac is born
• God orders Abraham to
kill his only son
• How does God fulfill his
promise?
• ______________________
______________________
• How does God test
Abraham?
• ______________________
______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and
Western
• Judaism
• An angel stops the
sacrifice
• Abraham is rewarded
with many descendants
• Does Abraham kill Isaac?
• ______________________
______________________
• How is Abraham
rewarded?
• ______________________
______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and
Western
• Judaism
• God’s “Chosen People”
• What do descendants of
Abraham consider
themselves to be?
• _____________________
• Remain “Chosen” by
following the 10
Commandments
• How will they remain
“Chosen”
• Written in the Old
Testament
• What is the written book of
Judaism?
• ________________________
________________________
• ________________________
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Monotheistic and
Western
• Christianity
• Jesus is believed to be the
Messiah Jews were
waiting for
• Who do Christians
believe Jesus is?
• ______________________
______________________
• What is “The Messiah”?
• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and
Western
• Christianity
• Jesus taught fairness,
equality, and salvation
• Jesus’ teachings and
growing followers put him
in conflict with
authorities
• Why did Jesus’ teachings
and growing following
put him in conflict?
• ______________________
______________________
______________________
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Monotheistic and
Western
• Christianity
• Authorities crucified
Jesus
• Christians believe he
came back to life and rose
into heaven
• Jesus’ assentation into
heaven confirms that
Jesus was the
• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and
Western
• Christianity
• Jesus’ Apostles illegally
spread his story
• Christians are persecuted
and put to death
• What is persecution?
• ______________________
______________________
• How did violent
persecution actually
attract more Christians?
• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and
Western
• Christianity
• Edict of Milan legalized
Christianity in 313
• By the year 500
Christianity is the official
Western Religion
• What did the Edict of
Milan do?
• ______________________
______________________
• What major Western faith
did Christianity surpass?
• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and
Western
• Islam
• Muhammad
• Received revelation and
began prophesying in
Mecca around 600
• Who did Muhammad
receive revelation from?
• ______________________
______________________
• What is a prophesies?
• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and
Western
• Islam
• Muhammad
• Prophesies put
Muhammad in conflict
with Authorities
• Muhammad fled
• Why did Muhammad
leave Mecca?
• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and
Western
• Islam
• Muhammad
• Muhammad returned
with an army and
conquered Mecca
• Muslims believe
Muhammad is the final
prophet
• Who do Muslims believe
to be the final prophet?
• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and
Western
• Islam
• Muhammad
• Following his death “Abu
Bakr” emerges as the first
Caliphate
• Muhammad’s teachings
were recorded in the
Quran/Koran
• What is a “Caliphate”?
• ______________________
______________________
• What is the
Quran/Koran?
• ______________________
______________________
Monotheistic and
Western
• Islam
• Muhammad
• Five Pillars of Islam
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Faith
Prayer
Fasting
Almsgiving
Pilgrimage
• What is “almsgiving”?
• ______________________
______________________
• What is “pilgrimage”?
• ______________________
______________________
Polytheistic and
Eastern
• Hinduism
• Three Major gods
• Creator
• Preserver
• Destroyer
• Is Hinduism monotheistic
or polytheistic?
• ______________________
______________________
______________________
Polytheistic and
Eastern
• Hinduism
• Karma
• Good or bad will (luck)
you earn
• Reincarnation
• Rebirth of the soul in
another body
• Do followers of
Hinduism want good
karma or bad karma?
Why?
• ______________________
______________________
______________________
• What is reincarnation
• ______________________
______________________
______________________
Polytheistic and
Eastern
• Hinduism
• Caste System
• Strict Lifelong Divisions
• Moksha
• Final Level (“heaven”)
• How could one move
castes in Ancient India?
• ______________________
______________________
______________________
• What is the final pursuit
for Hinduism?
______________________
______________________
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Polytheistic and
Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama
• Hindi Prince
• Rejected certain Hindi
ideas
• Is Hinduism monotheistic
of polytheistic?
• ______________________
______________________
______________________
• Which is older Hinduism
or Buddhism?
________________________
________________________
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Polytheistic and
Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama
• Believed in reincarnation
• Did not like the caste
system
• What is reincarnation?
• ______________________
______________________
______________________
• Why didn’t Gautama like
the caste system?
________________________
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Polytheistic and
Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama
• Meditated to come to
theses beliefs
• Who is Buddha or the
“Enlightened One”?
•
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• What is “Enlightened”?
• ____________________________
____________________________
• How did he become
“Enlightened”
______________________________
______________________________
_____________________________
Polytheistic and
Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama
• Meditated to come to
theses beliefs
• Who is Buddha or the
“Enlightened One”?
•
____________________________
____________________________
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• What is “Enlightened”?
• ____________________________
____________________________
• How did he become
“Enlightened”
______________________________
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Polytheistic and
Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama
• Believed in Four Nobel
Truths:
• There is Suffering
• There is an origin to that
suffering
• Suffering can be healed
• It can be healed by the 8
Fold Path
• Is there suffering in the
world?
• ______________________
______________________
______________________
• How can that suffering be
healed?
• ______________________
______________________
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Polytheistic and
Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama
• 8 Fold Path
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View
Intention
Speech
Action
Livelihood
Effort
Mindfulness
Concentration
• Who can follow the 8
Fold Path?
• ______________________
______________________
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Polytheistic and
Eastern
• Buddhim
• Siddharta Gautama
• If the 8 Fold Path is
followed, you can achieve
Nirvana
• Like Moksha or Heaven
• Who can achieve
Nirvana?
• ______________________
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