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100
What religion was the first to be originated in the Near East?
What is Judaism?
100
This religion was the first to be founded in India circa. 2000 BCE.
What is Hinduism
100
A principal religion originating in China in 500 BCE
What is Taoism
100
This religion has four sacred texts called Vedas
What is Hinduism?
100
What does "CE" stand for
What is Common Era
200
What is the most recent religion to be founded in the Near East?
What is Baha'i?
200
This religion has a hand as a symbol and was the second to be founded in India.
What is Jainism?
200
Religion that originated in Japan in 100 BCE
What is Shinto?
200
This is the oldest primary religion still in existence today.
What is Hinduism?
200
What does "BCE" stand for?
What is Before Common Era
300
What is the most common religion from the Near East?
What is Christianity?
300
Emerging only a few decades after Jainism, this religion was the third to be founded in India.
What is Buddhism
300
The religion founded in 550 BCE by Confuscius
What is Confuscianism?
300
Practitioners of this religions have a main goal which is attainment of the state of Nirvana.
What is Buddhism?
300
What religion is defined as the monotheistic religion of the Jews?
What is Judaism
400
Followers of this religion wear a sacred shirt and cord throughout life as a reminder of how to live a good life.
What is Zoroastrianism?
400
Originally guided by a succession of Gurus, this religion was the last to be founded in India.
What is Sikhism
400
This traditional Japanese belief system considers the whole universe to alive and interconnected.
What is Shinto
400
The symbol for this religion is the six pointed star.
What is Judaism?
400
What religion is defined as a monotheistic religion founded in the 19th century as a development of Babism?
What is Baha'i
500
When a child is initiated into Zoroastrianism, how many times do they recite the Declaration of Faith prayer before putting on their sacred cord for the first time.
What is 3?
500
Though Jainism can trace its origins from before recorded human history, its traditions in present form were established by this man.
Who is Mahavira?
500
This Chinese religion emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao "the Way"
What is Taoism?
500
This is the primary text of Islam
What is Qur'an?
500
What religion can claim to have adherents all over the globe numbering in the billions?
What is Middle East Religions