Important Figures

Comparing Religions Beliefs Customs/

Traditions

Major Historical

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Important Figures - 10

• Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt?

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• Moses

Important Figures - 20

• Who is known as “the Father of the Hebrews”?

Important Figures – 20

• Abraham

Important Figures - 30

• Who is the founder of Daoism?

Important Figures – 30

• Laozi

Important - 40

• Who is Vishnu?

Important Figures– 40

• One of the three gods of Brahman, “the protector”.

Important Figures - 50

• What was the Buddha’s real name?

Important Figures – 50

• Siddhartha Gautama

Comparing Religions - 10

• What two religions share the ultimate goal of reaching enlightment?

Comparing Religions – 10

• Hinduism and Buddhism

Comparing Religions - 20

• Between Hinduism and Buddhism, which religion doesn’t technically have a god?

Comparing Religions– 20

• Buddhism, they have the Buddha who taught the religion, while Hinduism has Brahman.

Comparing Religions - 30

• How is Jesus of Nazareth viewed differently between Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?

Comparing Religions – 30

• For Christianity he is viewed as the Messiah, but in Judaism he is looked at as a prophet (denied as a Messiah). In Islam, he was also viewed as a prophet.

Comparing Religions - 40

• How do Confucianism and Daoism view education differently?

Comparing Religions – 40

• Confucianism valued education, while Daoists say, “a clever mind is not a heart”.

Comparing Religions - 50

• Why is Israel important to Christianity, Islam, and Judaism?

Comparing Religions– 50

• Christianity: Birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth.• Judaism: The land was promised to them by

god.• Islam: One of their most holy cities is in it

(Jerusalem).

Beliefs- 10

• What is the name of the Jewish bible?

Beliefs– 10

• Torah

Beliefs- 20

• What religions that we studied are strictly monotheistic?

Beliefs– 20

• Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

Beliefs- 30

• What are the objectives in Hindu faith that one must complete in order to move up to the next level of the caste system?

Beliefs– 30

• Dharma

Beliefs- 40

• What are the Vedas?

Beliefs– 40

• The Vedas are the holy writings and texts for the Hinduism faith, found in a cave.

Beliefs- 50

• What is Ahimsa?

Beliefs– 50

• A Hindu/Buddhist belief where one should not harm animals.

Customs/Traditions- 10

• What religion follows a caste system?

Customs/Traditions– 10

• Hinduism

Customs/Traditions- 20

• What is the Jewish celebration of a boy/girl becoming an adult?

Customs/Traditions– 20

• Bar/Bat Mitzvah

Customs/Traditions- 30

• What is the pillar in Islamic faith in which one must make a pilgrimage to Mecca?

Customs/Traditions– 30

• The Hajj

Customs/Traditions- 40

• What is the holiday celebrated in Judaism that is celebrated as a day of atonement?

Customs/Traditions– 40

• Yom Kippur

Customs/Traditions- 50

• What is the Confucius custom in which one devotes themselves to their parents/respects ancestors?

Customs/Traditions– 50

• Filial Piety

Historical Events- - 10

• What happened to the Hebrews in Egypt?

Historical Events-– 10

• They were enslaved by the pharaoh for 400 years.

Historical Events- - 20

• What was Exodus?

Historical Events-– 20

• The escape of the Hebrews out of Egypt, led by Moses, into the desert.

Historical Events- - 30

• How did Jewish leaders respond to Jesus?

Historical Events-– 30

• They claimed his teachings were “blasphemy” (false teachings), and he was denied as the Messiah.

Historical Events- - 40

• What happened when the Buddha escaped his prince hood? (What did he see?)

Historical Events-– 40

• He saw sickness, death, and old age.

Historical Events- 50

• What historical event does Hanukkah celebrate?

Historical Events– 50

• A commemoration of the victory of the Jewish army over Greek soldiers and the rededication of the holy temple.