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Western Religions
World History Western Religions Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the holy book in Judaism? | The Torah |
| What is the Torah written in? | Hebrew |
| Judaism is a religion that calls their god what? | Adonai or Yahweh |
| What is the afterlife that Judaism is based on? | An afterlife in Canaan |
| What are some practices or rituals in Judaism? | Shabbat-Fri to Sun, pray and rest Yom Kippur-day of atonement Rosh Hashanah- new year Hanukah-festival of lights |
| What are the key beliefs in Judaism? | To live a good and moral life based on the Torah |
| What are the sects in Judaism? | Orthodox, conservative and reformative |
| Describe a worship service for Judaism. | In a building called the synagoge, a rabbi leads the service, they read from the Torah |
| In the religion of islam, what is the holy book called? | The Qur'an |
| What does the Qur'an say? | It speaks about proper guidelines for society and how to have a proper economy |
| The Islams believe that who was the last prophet? | Muhamad |
| What 5 beliefs is Islam based on? | Faith in God, pray 5 times a day, almsgiving to the needy, fasting during Ramadan, and pilgramage to Mecca once in a lifetime |
| What are the sects in Islam? | Sunni and shi |
| Describe an Islam worship service. | Worship at the mosque, led by an Imam, services are on friday at noon |
| What are the practices and rituals of the Islam? | Fasting during Ramadan, go to Mecca once in life, forbidden to eat pork or drink achohol |