5 Major World Religions Review

Has about 2.4 billion followers.

The one Supreme spirit of the Hindu religion is called....

This religion is found around the world, but is concentrated in the Middle East and Indonesia.

Christians believe that Jesus was....

The holy book is the Bible.

Most of the followers live in Israel.

The angel Gabriel spoke to Mary and told her she would have a son, the son of God

Hindus believe after a person dies they will be reborn as a new living thing, this is called..

No gods are worshiped. 

The main figure in the Christian religion is....

The Koran (Qur'an) is the holy book.

This religion is the oldest of the religions we learned about beginning c.4000 years ago.

Has about 1 billion followers each. 

Jesus was the founder.

This is the largest followed religion in the world with 2.2 billion followers.

This is the smallest of the major world religions with only 12 million followers.

The two major holidays for Christians are...

There are many different denominations of Christians.

The holy book of Judaism is?

Hindu holy books are called......

People who are Islamic worship in a........

Which two religions were the ones to fight the Crusades over the holy lands?

God told Abraham to take Sarah from Mesopotamia to Canaan.

Muslims follow a set of rules known as.....

Two important holidays for this religion are Yom Kippur and Hanukkah.

A religious leader for Christians is called a....

Believe in karma, dharma and reincarnation.

Mecca and Medina are the holiest cities.

This is the oldest of the monotheistic religions.

The holy book of the Islamic religion is called.....

Started 5000 years ago through the teachings of Krishna.

The main gods are Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva

Has about 14 million followers.

Monotheism.

Most people who follow the religion of Hindu are from the country of.....

What is a monotheistic religion?

People who follow and practice the religion of Islam are called.....

The Torah is the holy book.

Muslims call their god....

Followers practice the 5 Pillars of Faith.

Siddhartha Gautama was an Indian prince who wanted to find out how to end suffering. 

Which of these religions is a polytheistic religion?

Hindus believe if you do good or bad things they will determine your future, this is called:

What do Hindus do to become more one with Brahman?

These are rules given to Moses by God and followed by both Jews and Christians.

These 2 religions follow the 10 commandments.

One of the Islamic Five Pillars is to give to charity (3% of your wealth).

Started around 2000 years ago.

Started in India but is mainly in East Asia now.

If you are Jewish you would worship in a....

The holy city of the Islamic faith is the city of...

The angel Gabriel spoke to Muhammed and told him he was the final prophet.

Started about 4000 years ago.

Abraham was the founder.

Started in India, where most of the population still practices it.

This religion is second most followed in the world today with over a billion followers.

Started in the Middle East.

Started around 1400 years ago (around 600AD)

The holy book or text for Christians is called.......

How often are Muslims expected to pray.

Believers follow the Eightfold Path to Enlightenment to reach nirvana.

The most important holiday for Muslims is....

Has about 1.5 billion followers.

Which is not one of the five pillars of Islam?