Religion Flashcards WG SOL Review
What is a hajj?
A religious journey
What the main religion of China?
Buddhism
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
1.Faith 2. Prayer 5X daily 3. Alms (charity) 4. Fasting during Ramadan (holy month) 5. Hajj (pilgrimage)
What is nirvana?
Desired state of “enlightenment” for Buddhists
Name three holy cities for Islam?
1.Mecca, Saudi Arabia 2. Medina, Saudi Arabia 3. Jerusalem, Israel
What is reincarnation?
Cycle of rebirth after death until moral obligation is fulfilled (Hinduism/Buddhism)
What are the holy texts of Hinduism?
Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita
What is the main religion of Indonesia?
Islam
What is the holy text of Christianity ?
Bible Old & New Testament
What is the holy text of Islam ?
Qur'an/Koran
What is the main religion of India?
Hinduism
What is the main religion of Southeast Asia?
Buddhism
What is the holy city for a Hindu pilgrimage?
Varanasi, India (Ganges River)
What is the main religion of Pakistan?
Islam
What is the main religion of Japan?
Shintoism
What is the main religion of Israel?
Judaism
What is the main religion of Southwest Asia?
Islam
What is the main religion of Europe?
Christianity
What is the holy city for a Islamic pilgrimage?
Mecca, Saudi Arabia (Kaaba)
What is the main religion of North Africa?
Islam
What is the main religion of North America?
Christianity (Protestant)
What is the main religion of Latin America?
Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
What is the holy text of Judaism?
Torah/Talmud (1 st 5 Books of the Old Testament Bible - written in Hebrew)
What is the holy city of Christianity?
Jerusalem, Israel (city where Jesus was crucified) Church of the Holy Sepulcher
What is the holy city of Judaism?
Jerusalem, Israel Western Wall
What is the sacred river of the Hindu religion?
Ganges River
What does monotheistic mean?
Belief in one god
What does polytheistic mean?
Belief in numerous gods (more than one)
Name three polytheistic religions?
1. Hinduism 2. Shintoism 3. Animism/ Traditional
What is the holy place of worship for Islam?
Mosque
What is the holy place of worship for Buddhism?
Shrine/Pagoda
What is the holy place of worship for Roman Catholics?
Cathedral
What is the holy place of worship for Protestants?
Church
What is the holy place of worship for Judaism?
Temple or Synagogue
What is the main religion of Russia?
Eastern Orthodox (if practiced)
What does an Eastern Orthodox Church look like?
“Swirly” dome, onion-shaped (Hershey Kiss)
What is a minaret?
Mosque tower from which prayer time is called for Islamists (5X per day)
What is the main religion of Central Asia?
Islam
What is the most sacred place for an Islamist?
Kaaba, a shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
What now sits on the site where Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice?
Dome of the Rock Jerusalem, Israel (Gabriel spoke to Muhammad with a message from Allah)
What now sits on the site of the tomb of Jesus?
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Where is the Dome of the Rock?
Jerusalem, Israel
Where is the Church of the Holy Sepulcher?
Jerusalem, Israel
Where is the Western “Wailing” Wall?
Jerusalem, Israel
Where is the Kaaba?
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Why is Medina, Saudi Arabia a holy city for Islamists?
City where Muhammad died
Who is Prince Siddhartha Gautama?
Buddha “Enlightened One”
What lead to the death of millions of Jews?
Holocaust (Hitler)
Where is a pilgrimage?
Religious journey
Western Wall Jerusalem, Israel Judaism
Western Wall Jerusalem, Israel Judaism
Church of the Holy Sepulcher Jerusalem, Israel Christianity
Dome of the Rock Jerusalem, Israel Islam
Kaaba Mecca, Saudi Arabia Islam
St. Basil’s Cathedral Moscow, Russia Christianity (Eastern Orthodox)
St. Peter’s Basilica Vatican City (Italy) Christianity (Roman Catholic)
Angkor Wat Cambodia (SE Asia) 1 st Hindu Temple Now a Buddhist Monetary
The Basilica Cathedral Plaza de Armas, Lima, Peru Christianity (Roman Catholic)
Trinity Church Massachusetts, USA Christianity (Protestant)
Vatican City (home to the Pope) Rome, Italy Christianity (Roman Catholic)