Core Beliefs
Islam requires followers to practice five duties known as these.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
This prince from India left his palace to search for the cause of suffering and later founded Buddhism.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)?
This holy book of Islam contains the messages Muhammad received from God.
What is the Qur’an (Koran)?
This city in Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Muhammad and location of the Kaaba.
What is Mecca?
During the Age of Discovery, this religion spread from Europe to the Americas and Africa.
What is Christianity?
This belief in Hinduism and Buddhism means being reborn after death.
What is reincarnation?
This prophet founded Islam about 1,400 years ago in the city of Mecca.
Who is Muhammad?
This collection of books contains the Old Testament and New Testament.
What is the Bible?
This holy city in Israel is sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
What is Jerusalem?
Practices like yoga and meditation around the world originated in this religion.
What is Hinduism?
Buddhism teaches that suffering is caused by desire and can be overcome by following this path.
What is the Eightfold Path?
This religion does not have one founder and developed over time in the Indus River Valley.
What is Hinduism?
These are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible and are the sacred text of Judaism.
What is the Torah?
his sacred river in India is important in Hinduism.
What is the Ganges River?
This religion is widely practiced across Asia and promotes mindfulness and meditation.
What is Buddhism?
Important religious figures:
Abraham, Moses, Jesus
What is Christianity?
This religion traces its origins to Abraham and Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt.
What is Judaism?
These ancient writings are the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.
What are the Vedas?
This city is believed to be the birthplace of Jesus.
What is Bethlehem?
These two religions of the largest in the world.
What are Islam and Christianity?
Judaism teaches followers to obey these ten laws given to Moses on Mount Sinai.
What are the Ten Commandments?
Followers believe this religious leader is the Son of God and the Messiah.
Who is Jesus?
This Buddhist scripture is known as the “Three Baskets.”
What is the Tripitaka?
This place in India is where the Buddha reached enlightenment.
What is Bodh Gaya?
This religion was granted an official home in the modern world in 1948
What is Judaism?