Religions Around the World
What are the 4 practiced religions?
1. Christianity
2. Islam
3. Judaism
4. Atheism
The name of the war between Protestants and Christians was called ________?
The Thirty Years' War
What is the symbol for Christianity?
the cross
What was the Treaty that ended The Thirty Years' War called?
The Treaty of Westphalia
Christians sacred text?
the Bible
What was the main religion in Europe?
Christianity
Christians believed this was a punishment from God _____?
The Black Death
What is the symbol for Islam?
Cresent and Star
Roughly how many people died during the Thirty Years' War
8 million
What is the name of Islam's God?
Allah
What was the main religion in Asia?
Islam
Who were the Crusades between?
Christians and Muslims
What is the symbol of Judaism?
the Star of David
How much of the people's earnings would go to the Church?
1/10th
Judaism's religious text is called?
The Torah
What was the main religion in Africa?
Islam
During the Great Schisms, what two groups split from the Catholic Church?
Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church
What is the symbol of Atheism?
the atomic whirl
If you practiced this then the church would condemn you. (name at least 1)
Fortune telling
Making charms
Talisman
Spells to ward off danger
Is Judaism monotheistic or polytheistic?
Monotheistic
What did Vikings originally follow?
Nordic Mythology
What did the leaders of the Catholic Church do that helped cause a split in the church?
abused their power for personal gain
What do the Cresent and Star represent in the Islam religion?
the Five Pillars of Islam
What did people use to do to get into Heaven?
pay
Briefly explain Atheism...
People who don't believe in God or follow a certain religion, but believes in evolution