Religions
Key Terms
Beliefs and Practices
Sacred Texts
Important Figures
100

This monotheistic religion believes Jesus died for our sins

What is Christianity?

100

a position stating that there is no God or gods

What is Atheism?

100

Christian Religious practices such as baptism

What are Sacraments?

100

The holy book of Judaism

What is the Torah?

100

The founder of Buddhism, known as the "enlightened one"

Who is Siddhartha Guatama?

200

The oldest known monothesitic religion

What is Judaism?

200

Term given to lands in present day Israel that are significant to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

What is the Holy Land?

200

The rule of conduct to treat others as you wish to be treated

What is the Golden Rule?

200

The Islamic holy book revealed to Muhammad

What is the Quran?

200

The head of the Roman Catholic Church

Who is the Pope?

300

The youngest of the world's major monotheistic religions

What is Islam?

300

Formed by the Creator (Father), Redeemer (Son), and Sustainer (Holy Spirit)

What is Holy Trinity?

300

Worthy of or regarded with religious worship and/or respect

What is sacred?

300

A collection of Jewish writings that is the basis of religious law

What is the Talmud?

300

In Islam, the leader of prayers and religious scholar

Who is the Imam?

400

A polytheistic religion that believes in spiritual oneness with Brahma

What is Hinduism?

400

Code of behavior for followers of Islam

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

400

The belief in one god or goddess

What is Monotheism?

400

A Hindu holy book from the 8th century BCE

What are the Upanishads?

400

According to the Hebrew Bible, a king who will lead the Jews back to the land of Israel

What is Messiah?

500

A person's beliefs concerning the existence and worship and/or respect

What is religion?

500

The pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca

What is Hajj?

500

The nine month of the Muslim calendar; Muslims must fast during daylight hours

What is Ramadan?

500

A collection of Christian works written in the first century

What is the New Testament?

500

Jewish scholar charged with conducting religious services

What is a Rabbi?