World Religions

Question 1

In India around 4000 years ago what Gods would people worship

Answer 1

God of fire, wind and water.

Question 2

How did other beliefes of religion come into India

Answer 2

Nothern parts of the country were invaded and the people brought their religion with them. These people would worship the sun, moon and sky.

Question 3

What happened to the 2 religions in india 4000 years ago

Answer 3

They joined togeth to make one.

Question 4

What idea was developed about the Gods in India 4000 years ago?

Answer 4

the idea developed that
these gods were not really different beings, they were different ways of looking at the same
thing. They were al ways of showing Brahman, the Great Power.

Question 5

What did people start to think about Hinduism

Answer 5

people became dissatisfied, and began to think that other religions had more to offer,

Question 6

Why is Hinduism so significant

Answer 6

Hinduism is a mixture of many different beliefs and customs. They have come together over thousands of years to make one religion. This is
one reason why Hinduism si a very tolerant.

Question 7

What is the worlds oldest religion

Answer 7

Hinduism it has 750 million followers.

Question 8

Does Hinduism have a founder

Answer 8

Hinduism has no founder, no single teacher or prophets.

Question 9

What is the God Hindus believe in

Answer 9

Brahman, Various gods and goddesses represent different forms of Brahman.

Question 10

What do hindus believe that all humans have

Answer 10

Hindus believe that all humans have a
soul (piece of Brahman) which is the
real person inside the body.
When a person dies, the soul moves
into the body of another person/living
being - reincarnation.

Question 11

What is Diwali

Answer 11

Diwali is a five day long celebration of the new year (also celebrated by Sikhs), held in honour of the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity, Lakshmi and the god of wisdom and good luck, Ganesh.

Question 12

Who was the first founder of Judaism

Answer 12

Abraham

Question 13

What did God ask Abraham to do

Answer 13

He asked him to go to the promised land in Ur and settle there forma place for a new religion called Judaism.

Question 14

What did Moses do when he saw one of the Jews being badly treated

Answer 14

He lost his temper and killed a slave-driver who had beaten a Jew to death. Then he had to leave Egypt

Question 15

What did God ask Moses to do

Answer 15

To free the Jews from slavery in Egypt.

Question 16

What 2 promises did God make to Moses and Abraham that was remembered in Jewish history?

Answer 16

The first promise was to Abraham - God promised that Abraham would be the father of a great nation. The second promise was to Moses - God would take special care of the Jews, fi they obeyed his laws.

Question 17

What is the Budda to his kingdom

Answer 17

The prince

Question 18

What does the buddas dad do to him as a child

Answer 18

The King creates a perfect world for him, protecting him from any kind of suffering in the world.

Question 19

What does the Budda discover about outside the walls

Answer 19

Whilst outside the walls, Siddhartha came across ‘four sights’ –
things he had not seen before. He saw an old person, a sick
person, a dead person and a Holy man.

Question 20

Why does the Budda leave the kingdom

Answer 20

to search for the truth about life.
He spent time with masters of meditation,
training his mind and disciplining himself.

Question 21

What was the last thing that ended up happening to the Budda

Answer 21

After searching for the truth, Siddhartha
finally took his place under a Bodhi tree in
Bodh Gaya and vowed not to leave until he
found the truth. No one knows how long he
was there, but after some time…

Question 22

When and where was Muhammad born

Answer 22

About the year 570 CE a baby boy called Muhammad was born in Makkah, in what is now Saudi Arabia.

Question 23

Why do Muslims not draw pictures of Muhammad

Answer 23

Muslims do not draw pictures of Muhammad. They believe it is wrong. But their holy books give this description of him.

Question 24

What is the Ka’ba

Answer 24

An ancient temple to worship God made of a black stone the most holy and important building in Arabia.

Question 25

What happened in the cave with Muhammad

Answer 25

In AD 610 Muhammad was in the cave and he began to recite words which he believed came strait from God. This was his first revelation from God for the next 22 years

Question 26

What are the 4 things Sidartha Gautama saw outside the gates

Answer 26

A sick man, a holy man, a dead person and a old person.

Question 27

Where does Sidartha reach Enlightenment

Answer 27

Under the bohdi tree.

Question 28

What did the parasol symbolise on the budda

Answer 28

The parosol casts a shadow of protection and is a symbol of royalty.

Question 29

Why did the budda have long ears

Answer 29

To represent that she had lots of earings to represtent wealth before she left Lumbini.

Question 30

What did the endless knot symbolise

Answer 30

The interaction of opposing forces.

Question 31

What does the lotas flower represent

Answer 31

A symbol of good and pure things.

Question 32

What is Enlightenment

Answer 32

Gaining wisdom, the truth or having a deep insight into the true nature of life.

Question 33

What does budda mean

Answer 33

The enlightened one given to siddartha

Question 34

What did the 3rd eye represent on the budda

Answer 34

Buddhists regard the third eye as the “eye of consciousness”.

Question 35

What is the mudra hand gesure

Answer 35

Symbolises differnent things, this one is the earth touching mudra.