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JudChrisIslHin TEST
study your 6th grade American academy JudChrisIslHin Test!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| beginnings of Judaism | abraham moves from Ur to Canaan because of God |
| Why did God make Judaism | God spoke to/revealed himself to Abraham and established Himself as the one true God |
| Who were the players of Judaism | God, Abraham, Isaac, Sara |
| What are the Ten Commandments | rules set by God given to the Hebrews for them to follow |
| How did they come to be from whom, via who, to whom | from God, through (via) Moses on two stone tablets on Mount Sinai, to the Hebrews |
| What is the Torah? | The Jewish holy scripture is called the Tanach. Same as the Old Testament in the Christian Bible. |
| desc of The Torah | the first five books of the Torah = Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy |
| Important figures in the Torah | Moses, Abraham, God, Isaac, Isaiah, Amos, Adam and Eve, Noah |
| Who's david | brought together the Hebrews under the Kingdom of Israel. David also fought Goliath and won |
| Who's Solomon | is David’s son = wise, wealthy, and the built the first Temple in Jerusalem |
| What is david's and Solomon's relationship to one another | David is the father of Solomon |
| What happened after Solomon died | The Temple was destroyed |
| what empires controlled Israel in Ancient Times | Babylon and Assyria and Rome |
| who is Cyrus | The King of Persia who brought the two Kingdoms of Israel together, again, and rebuilt the Temple. |
| The Exodus | the Hebrews were thrown into captivity as Egypt’s slaves. Moses --- Prince of Egypt, but born a Hebrew – he is called by God to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt. |
| Who is Jesus | Son of God |
| What are the Gospels | tell the story of Jesus’s birth, his life and his teachings |
| First 4 books of the Christian New Testament | Mathew, Mark, Luke and John |
| Jesus’ crucifixion | the last piece of the puzzle that creates Christianity |
| Golden Rule | To treat others as you would want to be treated |
| Greatest Commandments | To love the Lord God with all of your heart, mind and soul. To love your neighbor as yourself |
| Who was the Christian leader who spread Jesus’ teachings | Paul |
| Persecution of Christians | Christians were in fact persecuted because they were living in the Roman Empire |
| What is the significance of Emperor Constantine | first Christian Emperor of Rome |
| Edict of Milan | 313 A.D. via Emperor Constantine: made it legal for Christians to practice their faith throughout the Roman Empire |
| understand that it is a Abrahamic religion | monotheistic |
| who founded Islam | Muhammad. |
| name of Islam’s holy scripture | Quran |
| what is the 1st Pillar | what are the Five Pillars |
| what is the 2nd Pillar | Daily Prayer |
| what is the 3rd Pillar | Alms to the poor |
| what is the 4th Pillar | Fasting during Ramadan |
| what is the 5th Pillar | Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| what is Hinduism | a polytheistic religion |
| origin of the name of Hinduism | Began in the Indus Valley which translates to Sindhu in Sanskrit which then became the word Hindu |
| three major beliefs of Hinduism | Karma, Dharama, Moksha |
| three main gods of Hinduism | Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva |
| Holy animals and holy objects of Hinduism | cow is most sacred animal along with peacock, monkey, tiger, pig, rat |
| most widely celebrated festival of Hinduism | Diwali |
| describe the caste system | hierarchy of social classes. from top to bottom are: priests, warriors and kings, merchants and landowners, servants and peasants, untouchables |