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What is the place of worship called for Islam?
Church
Syanagogue
Mosque
2
What is the place of worship and holy book of Judaism called?
Church, Bible
Mosque, Qu'ran
Synagogue, Torah
3
What is polytheism?
The belief in one God
The belief in many gods
The belief in NO god
4
What is the sacred text for Judaism?
Quran
Torah
New Testament
Bible
5
What individual do all 3 monotheistic religions trace their ancestry to?
Abraham
Jesus
Muhammad
6
Which is NOT a Pillar of Islam?
Saving money for nice things
Making a trip to Mecca
Fasting during Ramadan
Praying five times a day
7
What is the place of worship called for Christianity?
Syanagogue
Mosque
Church
8
What have
Europeans
done to
try to solve
the
problem of
so
many languages
?
They decided not to trade with people.
They made laws ensuring that Europeans only speak English.
They are teaching children at school other languages.
They have outlawed the use of small languages.
9
What is the fastest growing religion?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Nomadic
10
How is monotheism different from polytheism?
Polytheism is more common in Europe
Monotheism is a more ancient religion
Monotheism worships one God, polytheism workships many gods
They are different words for the same religion
11
Russian is an example of a _______ language.
Slavic
Romance
Germanic
Greek
12
Which
languages
come
from
the language of the ancient
Roman Empire
?
Russian and Polish
English, German, and Dutch
French, Italian, and Spanish
13
What European language is becoming the 2nd official language for the majority of countries?
English
Russian
French
German
14
The Cyrillic alphabet is used by people who speak...
German
English
Dutch
Russian
15
The
first
major religion who practiced monotheism?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
16
What is the sacred text for Christianity?
New Testament
Torah
Quran
Bible
17
Where did Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all originate?
Northwest Asia
Eastern Europe
Southwest Asia
Southern Africa
18
Which of the following is NOT a Romance language?
Italian
Spanish
French
English
19
Who was the
founder
of
Islam
?
Muhammad
Jesus
Abraham
20
The
first
major religion which practiced
monotheism
?
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
21
What would be the
BEST
title to complete this chart?
Monotheistic Religion
Polytheistic Religions
European Language Families
Native Groups of Europe
22
Why is it important to compare European languages when studying European culture?
It is important to know which language is the most popular.
There is diversity in languages and cultural differences.
It is useful information when discussing religious beliefs.
23
What is it called when a region has different languages, religions, and customs?
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Diversity
Cultural Identity
24
Which of these is the
BEST definition of
the term "
cultural diffusion
"?
Division between differing cultures
Spread of culture
Presence of different cultures in one region
Belief that one culture is better than other cultures
25
What is one idea all
3
main
religions
in Europe
have
in
common
?
They are all monotheistic
They all originated in South America
They are all polytheistic
They all pray 5 times a day
26
Which choice is NOT one of the five elements of culture?
Language
Number of voters
Economics
Customs & Traditions
27
What is the
way of life
of people, including their beliefs and customs?
Culture
Diversity
Language
Diffusion
28
Which religion does Joseph practice?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
29
Who was the
founder
of
Christianity
?
Jesus
Muhammad
Abraham
30
What is the place of worship called for Judaism?
Church
Mosque
Syanagogue
31
The
Quran
is the sacred text of what religion?
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
32
Which is the
youngest
of the three monotheistic religions?
Nomadic
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
33
What European language has the largest number of speakers?
German
French
English
Russian
34
What is monotheism?
The belief in NO god
The belief in many gods
The belief in one god
35
Who was the
founder
of
Judaism
?
Abraham
Jesus
Muhammad
36
Which pairing of
sacred text
and
religion
is correct?
Judaism – Koran
Judaism – Torah
Muslim – Bible
Christianity – Torah
37
How are French, Italian, and Spanish alike?
The countries are on the same peninsula.
They are all Germanic languages.
They are the official languages of the United Nations.
They are all Romance languages.
38
What can be concluded by the map?
Most people in Europe speak ONE language.
No one in Russia speaks English
Western languages derived from German
There are many languages spoken in Europe
39
What
order
did the monotheistic religions
emerge (BEGIN)
?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Christianity, Islam, Judaism
Judaism, Islam, Christianity
Islam, Judaism, Christianity
