Judaism
Who is considered the founder of Judaism?
Who is Abraham?
Name one sacred text of Hinduism
What is The Vedas
Who founded Christianity? What was his religion?
Who is Jesus and he was raised Jewish
Who founded Islam?
Who is The Prophet Muhammad?
Who founded Buddhism?
Who is Siddhartha Gautama or The Buddha
How do belief systems continue to unify and divide people in today’s world?
What is they unify people through shared faith, values, and traditions but can also divide societies through conflict or intolerance when different groups clash over beliefs
What is the sacred text of Judaism and what does it contain?
What is the Torah and it contains laws, history, and teachings of the Jewish people?
What is the relationship between dharma, karma, and reincarnation?
What is that dharma(duty) created good karma, which determines ones reincarnation towards Moksha
What is the holy book of Christianity?
What is The Bible?
What is Islam's Sacred Text?
What is the Qur'an?
What is the Eightfold Path?
What is a guide to ethical and mindful living that helps followers reach Nirvana — enlightenment and freedom from suffering.
In what ways have belief systems shaped the societies where they developed?
What is religions influenced laws, education, art, architecture, and social hierarchies — for example, Hinduism shaped India’s caste system
What is the place of worship for Judaism?
What is a synogogue?
What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?
To achieve Moksha - release from the cycle of rebirth (samsara) by following dharma and gaining good karma.
Where is the place of worship for Christians/Catholics?
What is in a church?
Where is the place of worship for Muslims?
What is a mosque?
How did Buddhism challenge Hinduism?
What is it rejected the caste system and taught that anyone could achieve enlightenment through right actions and meditation.
How do the world’s religions differ in their beliefs about gods and the divine?
What is Hinduism teaches belief in many gods (polytheism) that represent one universal spirit (Brahman), while Buddhism focuses on personal enlightenment without gods, and Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are monotheistic — worshiping one all-powerful God.
Where did Judaism begin, and how did geography influence its early development?
What is Judaism began in the Middle East, in the region of Canaan (modern-day Israel and Palestine)
Where did Hinduism originate geographically?
What is Hinduism originated in the Indus River Valley (South Asia).
What are the rules that Christians follow?
What are The Ten Commandments
What are the rules for Islam called?
Where did Buddhism begin, and how did it spread?
What is it began in India and spread east along trade routes like the Silk Road into China, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia
How did geography and trade routes influence the spread of different belief systems?
What is religions developed in specific cultural centers — like South Asia and the Middle East — and spread through trade routes (Silk Road, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean)
How did Judaism influence later monotheistic religions?
What is Judaism’s teachings about one God, moral responsibility, and sacred texts influenced the development of both Christianity and Islam, which share many of its core values and prophets.
How has Hinduism influenced Indian culture. (*hint, it is legally banned)
What is it helped shape the caste system.
Where did Christianity begin, and how did it spread?
What is it began in Judea, within the Roman Empire and spread through Europe and beyond?
Where did Islam spread, and how?
What is Islam spread from the Arabian Peninsula to other parts of the world?
What text or teaching collection records the Buddha’s ideas?
What is The Tripitaka (Three Baskets) — collections of Buddha’s sermons and teachings.
What shared moral or ethical ideas can be found in all five major world religions?
What is all teach followers to live moral lives, guiding people toward good behavior and social harmony.