Practice Recognizing World Religions

Directions:  Complete the following webs or questions.

1.
  1. Jesus
  2. Abraham
  3. Buddha
  4. Muhammad
 2.
  1. Judaism
  2. Islam
  3. Buddhism
  4. Hinduism
3.
  1. the Vedas
  2. Bible
  3. Qur'an (Koran)
  4. Torah
 4.
  1. pagoda
  2. synagogue
  3. cathedral
  4. temple

5.  What do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?

  1.  belief in one god
  2. caste system
  3. Koran
  4. yoga

 

 6.  What do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
  1. Both were founded in Israel and the members believe in one god.
  2. Both think that Abraham was an important figure and read the Old Testament stories.
  3. Both use prayer mats and pray five times a day.
  4. Both were founded in India and members of the religion believe in karma.

 

7.

  1. Rabbis
  2. Do not believe in a personal creator God.
  3. Allah
  4. Priest

 

 8.
  1. Buddha
  2. Abraham
  3. Muhammad
  4. Jesus

 
9.  Sequence the following religions according to the number of followers from greatest to least.
  • Judaism
  • Islam
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Christianity

___________________ , ___________________ , ___________________ , ___________________ , & ___________________
 

 10.  Draw lines to match the following items.
 
Hinduism Mosque
Judaism Pagoda
Buddhism church
Christianity Mandir
Islam synagogue
11.
  1. Jesus
  2. Abraham
  3. Muhammad
  4. Buddha
 12.
  1. founded in Israel
  2. founded in Saudi Arabia
  3. founded in the Americas
  4. founded in India
13.
  1. Buddhism
  2. Islam
  3. Christianity
  4. Judaism
 14.
  1. Jesus
  2. Muhammad
  3. Buddha
  4. Abraham

 
15.  Sort the following religious symbols according to religion.
wheel of life Mosque Pagoda
menorah prayer wheel Allah
cross Brahman cathedral
the Vedas synagogue Rabbis
reincarnation Muhammad Jesus
     
Buddhism Islam Christianity Judaism Hinduism
___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
         
         


 

Answer Key

  1. c
  2. d
  3. a
  4. b
  5. a
  6. d
  7. c
  8. b
  9. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism
  10.  

Hinduism

Mandir

Judaism

synagogue  

Buddhism

Pagoda

Christianity

church

Islam

Mosque
  1. c
  2. d
  3. c
  4. a
Buddhism Islam Christianity Judaism Hinduism
wheel of life Muhammad Jesus Rabbis Brahman
prayer wheel Allah cross synagogue reincarnation
Pagoda Mosque cathedral menorah the Vedas