Unit 3 Vocab - World Religions

Question 1

What is respect for parents called?

Accepted Answer

Filial Piety

Question 2

What is the Hindu belief in the rebirth of the soul?

Accepted Answer

Reincarnation

Question 3

What is the district or region under the control of a bishop?

Accepted Answer

Diocese

Question 4

What is the definition of the required religious and moral duties in Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

Dharma

Question 5

Who is a savior sent by God?

Accepted Answer

Messiah

Question 6

What is a Muslim house of worship?

Accepted Answer

Masjid, Mosque

Question 7

Which of these is a system of ideas?

Accepted Answer

Philosophy

Question 8

What is the Islamic term for an effort in God's service?

Accepted Answer

Jihad

Question 9

What is a small religious group called?

Accepted Answer

Sect

Question 10

What is a person who suffers or dies for his/her beliefs?

Accepted Answer

Martyr

Question 11

What is a religious belief contrary to the teachings of the Church?

Accepted Answer

Heresy

Question 12

What are holy days of rest in religions?

Accepted Answer

Sabbaths

Question 13

Which of these is a binding agreement?

Accepted Answer

Covenant

Question 14

Who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

Pope

Question 15

What is the required pilgrimage to Mecca each Muslim must make?

Accepted Answer

Hajj

Question 16

What word describes the scattering of people?

Accepted Answer

Diaspora

Question 17

What is the belief in multiple gods?

Accepted Answer

Polytheism

Question 18

In Buddhism, what is union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth?

Accepted Answer

Nirvana

Question 19

What are moral standards of behavior?

Accepted Answer

Ethics

Question 20

What is the belief in one God?

Accepted Answer

Monotheism

Question 21

What was Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina called?

Accepted Answer

Hijra

Question 22

What is the Hindu belief that all actions affect a person’s fate in next life?

Accepted Answer

Karma

Questions 22