1. Religion Flashcards WG SOL Review

2. What the main religion of China?

3. Buddhism

4. What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

5. 1.Faith 2. Prayer 5X daily 3. Alms (charity) 4. Fasting during Ramadan (holy month) 5. Hajj (pilgrimage)

6. What is nirvana?

7. Desired state of “enlightenment” for Buddhists

8. Name three holy cities for Islam?

9. 1.Mecca, Saudi Arabia 2. Medina, Saudi Arabia 3. Jerusalem, Israel

10. What is reincarnation?

11. Cycle of rebirth after death until moral obligation is fulfilled (Hinduism/Buddhism)

12. What are the holy texts of Hinduism?

13. Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita

14. What is the main religion of Indonesia?

15. What is the holy text of Christianity ?

16. What is the holy text of Islam ?

17. What is the main religion of India?

18. Islam

19. What is the main religion of Southeast Asia?

20. Buddhism

21. What is the holy city for a Hindu pilgrimage?

22. Varanasi, India (Ganges River)

23. What is the main religion of Pakistan?

24. Islam

25. What is the main religion of Japan?

26. Shintoism

27. What is the main religion of Israel?

28. Judaism

29. What is the main religion of Southwest Asia?

30. Islam

31. What is the main religion of Europe?

32. Christianity

33. What is the holy city for a Islamic pilgrimage?

34. Mecca, Saudi Arabia (Kaaba)

35. What is the main religion of North Africa?

36. Islam

37. What is the main religion of North America?

38. Christianity (Protestant)

39. What is the main religion of Latin America?

40. Christianity (Roman Catholocism)

41. What is the holy text of Judaism?

42. Torah/Talmud (1 st 5 Books of the Old Testament Bible - written in Hebrew)

43. What is the holy city of Christianity?

44. Jerusalem, Israel (city where Jesus was crucified) Church of the Holy Sepulcher

45. What is the holy city of Judaism?

46. Jerusalem, Israel Western Wall

47. What is the sacred river of the Hindu religion?

48. Ganges River

49. What does monotheistic mean?

50. Belief in one god

51. What does polytheistic mean?

52. Belief in numerous gods (more than one)

53. Name three polytheistic religions?

54. 1. Hinduism 2. Shintoism 3. Animism/ Traditional

55. What is the holy place of worship for Islam?

56. Mosque

57. What is the holy place of worship for Buddhism?

58. Shrine/Pagoda

59. What is the holy place of worship for Roman Catholics?

60. Cathedral

61. What is the holy place of worship for Protestants?

62. Church

63. What is the holy place of worship for Judaism?

64. Temple or Synagogue

65. What is the main religion of Russia?

66. Eastern Orthodox (if practiced)

67. What does an Eastern Orthodox Church look like?

68. “Swirly” dome, onion-shaped (Hershey Kiss)

69. What is a minaret?

70. Mosque tower from which prayer time is called for Islamists (5X per day)

71. What is the main religion of Central Asia?

72. Islam

73. What is the most sacred place for an Islamist?

74. Kaaba, a shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

75. What now sits on the site where Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice?

76. Dome of the Rock Jerusalem, Israel (Gabriel spoke to Muhammad with a message from Allah)

77. What now sits on the site of the tomb of Jesus?

78. Church of the Holy Sepulcher

79. Where is the Dome of the Rock?

80. Jerusalem, Israel

81. Where is the Church of the Holy Sepulcher?

82. Jerusalem, Israel

83. Where is the Western “Wailing” Wall?

84. Jerusalem, Israel

85. Where is the Kaaba?

86. Mecca, Saudi Arabia

87. Why is Medina, Saudi Arabia a holy city for Islamists?

88. City where Muhammad died

89. Who is Prince Siddhartha Guatama?

90. Buddha “Enlightened One”

91. What lead to the death of millions of Jews?

92. Holocaust (Hitler)

93. Where is a pilgrimage?

94. Religious journey

96. Western Wall Jerusalem, Israel Judaism

97. Western Wall Jerusalem, Israel Judaism

99. Church of the Holy Sepulcher Jerusalem, Israel Christianity

101. Dome of the Rock Jerusalem, Israel Islam

103. Kaaba Mecca, Saudi Arabia Islam

105. St. Basil’s Cathedral Moscow, Russia Christianity (Eastern Orthodox)

107. St. Peter’s Basilica Vatican City (Italy) Christianity (Roman Catholic)

109. Angkor Wat Cambodia (SE Asia) 1 st Hindu Temple Now a Buddhist Monestary

111. The Basilica Cathedral Plaza de Armas, Lima, Peru Christianity (Roman Catholic)

113. Trinity Church Massachusetts, USA Christianity (Protestant)

115. Vatican City (home to the Pope) Rome, Italy Christianity (Roman Catholic)