Vocabulary
The belief that God does not exist.
Atheism
What is the most common religion worldwide?
Christian
Who is credited with founding Christianity?
Jesus
In Christianity, where is the expression of religious principles held?
Church
What is the capital of Israel?
A large and fundamental division within a religion.
Branch
What rough percentage of the world practice one of the four largest religions?
78%, 75%, 3/4
Who is known to have started the protestant branch?
Martin Luther
What is the Islamic place of worship?
Mosque
What religion is the majority of Israel?
Jewish
An individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion.
Missionary
Atheism and agnosticism are ____ in religion
Unaffiliated
What are the five acts known as that represent the core of Islamic belief?
Five Pillars of Islam
What is the journey for religious purposes to a place considered sacred?
Pilgrimage
What part of Hindu religion indicated the class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is born, according to religious law?
A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control.
Hierarchical religion
Folk religions
Who is the prophet or founder of Islam?
Muhammad
What is a community built to reflect the ideals of a particular religious or social group?
What year was the Yom Kippur war?
1973
An astronomical event that happens twice each year, when the tilt of Earth's axis is most inclined toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun's apparent position in the sky to reach its northernmost or southernmost extreme, and resulting in the shortest and longest days of the year.
Solstice
The four largest religions
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
Who founded Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
What is the set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe?
Cosmogony
Who established the Kingdom of Israel?
David