UNIT FIVE: WORLD RELIGIONS Study Guide
UNIT FIVE: WORLD RELIGIONS Study Guide Important Terms: Asceticism Ritual Theology Morality Ethics Doctrine Myth Revelation Heresy Messiah
Trinity Diaspora Shahada Salat Ramadan Zakat Hajj Bedouin Idolatry Injustice
Parable Original Sin Predestination Monism Caste Dharma Moksha Karma Samsara
Important Questions: 1. What are the Seven Dimensions of Religion? Make sure you know all the components of each dimension. 2. Who was the founder of Judaism? 3. What was Abraham’s covenant with God? 4. Why were the Hebrews forced to migrate away from Canaan? What happened to them? 5. Who freed the Hebrew slaves from Egypt? By what means did he convince the pharaoh to free the slaves? 6. What miraculous event aided the Hebrews in their flight from Egypt? 7. What did Moses receive while on Mount Sinai? 8. Which Jewish king had many conflicts with the prophet Samuel? Over what did they disagree? What was each man’s stance on the issue? 9. Which Jewish king combined religious and political authority and moved the capital to Jerusalem? 10. Who was the wise king who had 700 wives and 300 concubines? 11. What are the three primary religious beliefs of Judaism? 12. What are the 13 principles of Jewish faith? 13. What are the three sacred symbols of Judaism? 14. What are the sacred texts of Judaism? 15. What is the sacred site of Judaism? 16. What is meant by the Jewish Diaspora? 17. What is the largest religion in the world? 18. Explain the concept of the Holy Trinity. 19. In Christianity, what is humanity’s biggest problem? 20. What are the two main categories of sin? 21. Explain the concept of Original Sin. 22. What are the four main teachings of Jesus? 23. Who was Paul of Tarsus? 24. What was Paul’s mission? 25. Why were early Christians persecuted? 26. Who and what ended the Roman persecution of Christians? What inspired him to stop the persecution? 27. What was the ultimate consequence of the 390CE riot in Thessalonica? 28. What is Christian asceticism?
29. What is the Rule of St. Benedict? 30. Describe the Catholic Church during Medieval times. 31. What were the military campaigns sanctioned by the Catholic Church? How many were there? What were the two main goals of these campaigns? 32. What attempts to eradicate heresy lasted for around 600 years? Where did this occur? 33. During what historical era did Christianity spread around the world? 34. Who nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the chapel door? What was his goal? With what practice of the church was he primarily concerned? What happened to him as a result of publishing the pamphlet? 35. What were the three main ideas of the Ninety-Five Theses? 36. Who was the most influential reformer in Switzerland? With what religious theory is he most closely associated? 37. Who led the reform in England? Why? 38. What does Islam mean? What do you call a practitioner of Islam? 39. Describe Pre-Islam Arabia. 40. Who was the founder of Islam? What was his childhood like? Why did he start a religion? 41. What happened when Muhammad tried to spread Islam? 42. What does jihad mean? 43. What are the sacred texts of Islam? 44. What are the four central teachings of Islam? 45. What are the Five Pillars of Islam? 46. Where is Hinduism primarily centered? 47. What is the caste system? What is it based on? What are the four levels? 48. Who was the founder of Buddhism? What led him to seek enlightenment? 49. What are the Four Noble Truths? 50. What is the Eightfold Path?
Trinity Diaspora Shahada Salat Ramadan Zakat Hajj Bedouin Idolatry Injustice
Parable Original Sin Predestination Monism Caste Dharma Moksha Karma Samsara
Important Questions: 1. What are the Seven Dimensions of Religion? Make sure you know all the components of each dimension. 2. Who was the founder of Judaism? 3. What was Abraham’s covenant with God? 4. Why were the Hebrews forced to migrate away from Canaan? What happened to them? 5. Who freed the Hebrew slaves from Egypt? By what means did he convince the pharaoh to free the slaves? 6. What miraculous event aided the Hebrews in their flight from Egypt? 7. What did Moses receive while on Mount Sinai? 8. Which Jewish king had many conflicts with the prophet Samuel? Over what did they disagree? What was each man’s stance on the issue? 9. Which Jewish king combined religious and political authority and moved the capital to Jerusalem? 10. Who was the wise king who had 700 wives and 300 concubines? 11. What are the three primary religious beliefs of Judaism? 12. What are the 13 principles of Jewish faith? 13. What are the three sacred symbols of Judaism? 14. What are the sacred texts of Judaism? 15. What is the sacred site of Judaism? 16. What is meant by the Jewish Diaspora? 17. What is the largest religion in the world? 18. Explain the concept of the Holy Trinity. 19. In Christianity, what is humanity’s biggest problem? 20. What are the two main categories of sin? 21. Explain the concept of Original Sin. 22. What are the four main teachings of Jesus? 23. Who was Paul of Tarsus? 24. What was Paul’s mission? 25. Why were early Christians persecuted? 26. Who and what ended the Roman persecution of Christians? What inspired him to stop the persecution? 27. What was the ultimate consequence of the 390CE riot in Thessalonica? 28. What is Christian asceticism?
29. What is the Rule of St. Benedict? 30. Describe the Catholic Church during Medieval times. 31. What were the military campaigns sanctioned by the Catholic Church? How many were there? What were the two main goals of these campaigns? 32. What attempts to eradicate heresy lasted for around 600 years? Where did this occur? 33. During what historical era did Christianity spread around the world? 34. Who nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the chapel door? What was his goal? With what practice of the church was he primarily concerned? What happened to him as a result of publishing the pamphlet? 35. What were the three main ideas of the Ninety-Five Theses? 36. Who was the most influential reformer in Switzerland? With what religious theory is he most closely associated? 37. Who led the reform in England? Why? 38. What does Islam mean? What do you call a practitioner of Islam? 39. Describe Pre-Islam Arabia. 40. Who was the founder of Islam? What was his childhood like? Why did he start a religion? 41. What happened when Muhammad tried to spread Islam? 42. What does jihad mean? 43. What are the sacred texts of Islam? 44. What are the four central teachings of Islam? 45. What are the Five Pillars of Islam? 46. Where is Hinduism primarily centered? 47. What is the caste system? What is it based on? What are the four levels? 48. Who was the founder of Buddhism? What led him to seek enlightenment? 49. What are the Four Noble Truths? 50. What is the Eightfold Path?
