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GRHS WHI 1 Religion

Five Major Faiths

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What group of people were the first to become monotheists? Hebrews (or Jews)
Where did Christianity begin? The Middle East (Bethlehem)
Where do Christians worship? in a church
Who is the ultimate authority in Christianity? Jesus
Where did Judaism begin? The Middle East (The land of Israel)
Where do Jews worship? the synagues
How many Gods do Jews believe in? one - they are monotheistic
What do the Jews call GOD? Jehovah
Where did Hinduism begin? India
How many gods do Hindu's believe in? Many, they are polytheistic
Where did Buddhism begin? India
What religion begin in Persia? Zoroastrianism
Where did Buddhists worship? the Temple
What is the figure that Buddhists honor? Buddha
Where do Muslims worship? Mosque
How many Gods do Muslims believe in? one, they are monotheistic
Who was the founder of Islam? Muhammed
What is the Christians Holy Book? The Bible
Who founded Buddhism? Siddhartha Guatama
Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to Enlightenment are beliefs of what faith? Buddhism
Reincarnation and Karma are beliefs of what faith? Hinduism
The knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future consequences is known as ...... Karma
Rebirth based upon karma is known as ...... Reincarnation
Vedas & Upanishads are the Sacred writings of which one of the major religions? Hinduism
How was Hinduism spread? It was spread along trade routes
The origin of Judaism can be traced to whom? Abraham
Between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River is where the first ????? settled. Jews
Were most early civilizations polytheistic of monotheistic? Polytheistic
What contains written records and beliefs of Jews? The "Torah"
What is the set of laws given to Jews by Moses that set moral and religious conduct? The Ten Commandments
Which people were exiled by the Babylonians in 587 BCE? Jews
What term is used to describe Jews living outside of their homeland, Israel? Diaspora
The monotheism of Abraham became the foundation of Judaism, Islam, and ????? Christianity
Where was Islam founded? Mecca/Medina (The Middle East)
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