Religion

Question 1

Is Hinduism Ethnic or Universalizing?

Answer 1

Ethnic

Question 2

Is Buddhism Ethnic or Universalizing?

Answer 2

Universalizing

Question 3

Is Christianity Ethnic or Universalizing?

Answer 3

Universalizing

Question 4

Is Islam Ethnic or Universalizing?

Answer 4

Universalizing

Question 5

Is Judaism Ethnic or Universalizing?

Answer 5

Ethnic

Question 6

Is Sikhism Ethnic or Universalizing?

Answer 6

Universalizing

Question 7

Where is Christianity’s hearth?

Answer 7

West Bank and Israel

Question 8

Where has Christianity spread to?

Answer 8

All continents

Question 9

Who was responsible for spreading Christianity throughout the Roman Empire?

Answer 9

The disciples

Question 10

Where did the disciples spread the Christian religion to?

Answer 10

the Mediterranean Region

Question 11

Where is Islam’s hearth?

Answer 11

Mecca and Medina on the Arabian Peninsula

Question 11

What happened to the Christian religion during the 11th century?

Answer 11

Christianity split into Roman Catholicism and the Eastern Orthodox tradition

Question 11

How did Christianity spread in the 1500s?

Answer 11

Imperialism and colonialism

Question 11

What are the beliefs of the Christian religion?

Answer 11

Jesus, a man believed to be God’s son, taught his followers to love and care for their fellow humans

Question 11

What happened during the 1500s to the Roman Catholic Branch?

Answer 11

as it gained wealth and power concerns of corruption caused a third Christian branch to arise called Protestantism

Question 12

What is the world’s largest religion?

Answer 12

Christianity

Question 13

What is the world’s second largest religion?

Answer 13

Islam

Question 14

Who is Muhammad in the Islamic religion?

Answer 14

Muhammad, who is believed to be the last messenger of Allah (God), is a direct descendant of Abraham, who is also the founder of Judaism

Question 15

What two religions have deep ties to Islam?

Answer 15

Judaism and Christianity

Question 16

What are the beliefs of the Islamic religion?

Answer 16

As a monotheistic religion, Muslims, Islam is based on belief in one God. Islam emphasizes moral behavior based on the test of the Quran and the traditions of Sunnah. Muslims also believe that God is all-powerful and knowing and although he predetermines the events in one’s life, humans still have free will to make their own decisions for which will be judged at the end of their life.

Question 17

What is Sunnah based on?

Answer 17

the teachings of Muhammad and the writings of Muslim scholars

Question 18

What are the two branches of Islam?

Answer 18

Shiites and Sunnis

Question 19

Where is the hearth of Buddhism?

Answer 19

Northeastern India

Question 20

What is Buddhism based on?

Answer 20

the teachings of Siddhartha Guatama, know as Buddha, or “The Enlightened One”

Question 21

Who founded Sikhism?

Answer 21

Guru Nanak

Question 22

Where do most Sikhs live today?

Answer 22

in the Punjab region, that borders Pakistan

Question 23

What do Sikhs believe?

Answer 23

that there is one god and that devotion to that god will bring liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth; they believe all people are one and that men and women are equal

Question 24

What is the Sikhs most sacred site?

Answer 24

the Golden Temple

Question 25

Where is the hearth of Hinduism?

Answer 25

South Asia

Question 26

The Ganges River is considered sacred to what religion?

Answer 26

Hinduism

Question 27

What are the beliefs of Hindus?

Answer 27

Hindus believe in one eternal spirit called Brahman. Hindu deities are expressions of Braham. Hindus also believe in reincarnation and karma.

Question 28

What are the beliefs of Judaism?

Answer 28

the Jewish prophet Abraham founded the monotheistic religion

Question 29

What are the two branches of Judaism?

Answer 29

Orthodox Jews and Reformed Jews