Populations
Place these three religions in order of world population from largest to smallest.
Christianity, Islam, Judaism
What is the central Sacred Texts of the Jewish faith?
The Torah, or Hebrew Bible
What are the three central beliefs of all Christians? (Hint: "C")
Christ, Creed, Church
Who is considered the "father" or patriarch of all three of these religions?
Abraham
What is the most sacred prayer of the Jewish people, that goes in their Mezuzah's on their doorposts?
The Shema
Give at least two countries/continents where Christianity is dominant.
North/South Americas
Europe
Australia
South Africa
Russia
What is the central sacred text of Islam and what language is it written in?
The Quran, Arabic
Moses
What city is considered sacred to Muslims due to Muhammad receiving God's word there?
Mecca
What are the two main Islamic groups, about what percentage of Muslims do each of them make up, and what belief separates them?
Sunni: 85%
Shia: 15%
Leadership (Sunni = anyone, Shia = lineage of Muhammad)
What country has the highest percentage of Jewish people in their country's population?
Israel
What teaching is central to the belief of Sufi Muslims?
We must empty ourselves so that we may find God within ourselves. (God cannot fill a vessel that is already filled)
How many times a day are Muslims called to prayer and what direction must they face?
Five, Mecca (from America - East)
What Covenant is central to the Jewish faith?
"I will take you as my people and I will be your God" Promise of being God's people!
Christianity: Churches
Islam: Mosques
Provide two countries/continents/areas in which Islam is most significant.
Asia
Africa
Middle East
How is the Quran generally organized (ordered) and how are the chapters traditionally identified?
Length, distinguishing words in the story (e.g. the cow)
Name two beliefs that unite these three religions.
Monotheistic (One God)
Abrahamic God/Source
Believe in the prophets
God is the source of all moral law and reward/punishment
Good Life = reward, Bad Life = punishment
Will consider other answers!
Why was the spread of Islam so successful?
Military power
Resources available on their land (like oil)/Trade
Missionaries/Pilgrimage
What is the name for a person who has memorized and can recite the entirety of the Quran? (Hint: it is also the name of the person's whose poems we used!)
Hafiz
What are the world populations for each of the three religions (can be by percentage or amount)? *needs to be close!
Christianity: 32%, 2.3 billion
Judaism: 0.2%, 13 million
Islam: 24%, 1.9 billion
What two other texts to many Muslims use to guide their actions?
Hadith (sayings of Muhammad)
Sunnah (stories about Muhammad)
Give three of the five pillars of the Islamic Faith
Believing in Allah
Praying daily
Giving to charity (alms)
Fasting (Ramadan!)
Pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca
About when were each of these three religions founded?
Christianity:10's-100's CE
Islam: 600's CE
Name 2 Holidays from Christianity and Judaism, and 1 Holiday from Islam.
Christianity: Easter, Christmas, (or others)
Judaism: Hanukkah, Purim, Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Shabbat
Islam: Ramadan