What is Religion?
The Prince of Egypt
The Escape
Vocabulary Ladders
100

Religion helps people learn how to __________ and ________.
A. run and play
B. live and behave
C. sleep and snore

B. live and behave

100

“This baby boy was put in a basket and sent down a river to stay safe. Who is he?”


Moses

100

"Moses led the Jewish people out of Egypt to escape slavery. They left quickly and began their journey to freedom. What is the name of this escape?”

A. The Red Sea

B. The Torah

C. The Exodus

C.The Exodus

100

“This word means being free after living as slaves in Egypt.”

A. Freedom
B. Basket
C. Promise

A. Freedom

200

Fill in the blank:
Religion explains how the ______ was made.


world

200

What is the holy book of Judaism called?
A. Torah
B. Map
C. Storybook

Torah

200

Who did Moses warn?
A. The pharaoh
B. The soldiers
C. Travelers

A. The Pharaoh

200

What does “believe” mean?
A. To think something is true
B. To sleep
C. To run

A. To think something is true

300

True or False:
Long ago people in Egypt and Mesopotamia worshipped many gods.

True

300

Fill in the blank:
The Jewish people had to work in the hot _________ building cities.

desert

300

Fill in the blank:
God told the Jewish people to mark their _______with ______.


doors, blood

300

Fill in the blank:
Moses became a ______ after leaving Egypt.

Shepherd

400

Which religions believe in one God?

A. Egypt and Mesopotamia

B. Greece and Rome

C. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
 

C. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

400

Who saved baby Moses from the river?
A. Miriam
B. Pharaoh
C. The Pharaoh’s own daughter

C. The Pharaoh's own daughter

400

What did Moses hold up to part the Red Sea?
A. A crown
B. A staff
C. A torch

B. A staff

400

 “This word means a ruler or king in Egypt who made the Jewish people slaves.”

A. Shepherd
B. Pharaoh
C. Leader

B. Pharaoh

500

Name ONE thing religion can help people understand.

⭐ How to live
⭐ How to behave
⭐ How to be kind
⭐ How to make good choices
⭐ How the world was made
⭐ Who God is
⭐ How people pray
⭐ Why people go to a temple or to church
⭐ What people believe
⭐ Why people celebrate holidays

500

Why did Moses run away?
A. He got lost
B. He killed an Egyptian
C. He was tired 

Bonus Point (100): Why?

B. He killed an Egyptian

Bonus - He killed an Egyptian because the Egyptian was hurting a Jewish slave

500

“During the journey to the land God promised them, God gave Moses special laws the Jewish people must follow. What were these laws called?”

The Ten Commandments

500

Which holiday celebrates freedom from slavery?
A. Rosh Hashanah
B. Passover
C. Yom Kippur

B. Passover