Choose your grade below:
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To receive a “B,” complete these sections:
Overview, Basics of Judaism, Basics of Christianity, Basics of Islam (Questions
1-34)
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To receive an “A,” complete these sections: Overview, Basics of
Judaism, Basics of Christianity, Basics of Islam, More about Judaism, More
about Christianity, More about Islam (Questions 1-56)
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To receive an “A” plus an extra credit 100 minor grade, complete these sections: Overview,
Basics of Judaism, Basics of Christianity, Basics of Islam, More about Judaism,
More about Christianity, More about Islam, More about Hinduism, More about
Buddhism (Questions 1-69)
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To receive an “A” plus an extra credit 100 major grade,
complete these sections: Overview, Basics of Judaism, Basics of Christianity,
Basics of Islam, More about Judaism, More about Christianity, More about Islam,
More about Hinduism, More about Buddhism, and both SO INTERESTING! sections
(Questions 1-80)
Answer questions in note-taking format:
Overview
Global
Connections: Middle East http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/themes/religion/
1. What is
monotheism?
2. What are the three
monotheistic religions? What do they
have in common (hint: monotheism)?
3. Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam all recognize ____________________ as their first
prophet.
Basics of Judaism (continue to use the same website as above)
4. Traditionally, who
is considered the first Jew?
5. It is said that he
made a “covenant” with God. Use an
online or print dictionary to define covenant.
6. Jews believe in
_______ _________ and his prophets.
7. What prophet do
Jews have special respect for and why?
8. What are the two
books that house the Jewish Law? What is
the difference between the two?
9. Judaism is more
concerned with ___________ than with ____________. Explain in your own words.
10. How many
commandments are given by God in the Torah?
11. Tell some
examples of what these laws or commandments are about?
12. What are the
Jews’ beliefs about Christianity and Islam?
Basics of
Christianity (continue to use the same website as above)
13. When did
Christianity begin as a religion? What
other religion did it offshoot from?
14. Who founded Christianity, and where was this person from?
15. What are the holy
scriptures of Christianity? Name and
define each.
16. What do
Christians believe about God?
17. What do
Christians consider Jesus to be?
18. What do
Christians believe about what happened to Jesus after the Romans crucified and
executed him?
19. According to this
website, what do Christians believe happens when a human dies?
20. Does the answer
to #19 match what you have learned about Christianity from growing up in the
South? Explain yes or no answers.
21. What do
Christians believe about the Jewish law?
(You need to look up the term abrogated
to understand what the website is saying here.)
22. What do
Chrsitians believe about Islam’s Muhammed?
Basics of Islam (continue to use the same website as above)
23. When did Islam
arise?
24. From what two
sources did it develop?
25. What is the
Arabic word for God?
26. What is the holy
text of Islam?
27. According to
Islam, how did mankind receive this holy text from Allah? (Click on the title
of this text to find out.)
28. What two basic
ideas does this holy book teach?
29. What does the
Hadith teach and explain?
30. Observant Muslims
abide by what 5 main practices?
31. Muslims believe
in a day of judgement. Explain what
happens then.
32. How does Muslims
view Christianity and Judaism?
33. Who/what occupies
the central position in Islam?
34. What does the
Quran teach about how Muslims should treat Christians and Jews?
More About Judaism
35. How was what
Abraham believed different than what most people in the Middle East believed
during his time?
36. Retell Abraham’s
story.
37. Where did the Ten
Commandments come from?
38. Jews have been
enslaved and persecuted throughout history.
When/what was the worst persecution of the Jews? How many were killed?
39. When and why was
the Jewish state of Israel refounded?
40. How many Jewish
people live all over the world today, and where do most of them live?
41. Who is considered
a Jew?
42. Besides the
Torah, what other texts do the Jews consider sacred?
More About Christianity
Click on Articles, then Christianity, then introduction
43. How many
Christians are in the world today?
44. What is the holy
text of Christianity? What is it made up
of?
45. (Click on Central
Belief) Who is Jesus to Christians?
46. What do
Christians believe about the human condition (make an inference...if Jesus is
_____, then others are not ___________.)
47. What does
Christianity teach about what God will one day do to humanity?
48. According to
Christianity, what does Jesus do for those who believe in him as Lord and Savior?
49. (Click on
Bible) What kind of information does the
Bible contain?
More About Islam
50. Summarize how
Islam began.
51. How many Muslims
are there in the world today? How many
of those live in the United States?
52. What percentage
of Muslims are Arabs and live in the Middle East?
53. What countries
have the largest Muslim populations?
54. What does the
word Islam mean?
55. According to the
meaning of the word Islam, what can Islam be defined as?
56. Read the six
major beliefs of Islam.
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Do Muslims believe in the Torah? What about the Bible?
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What is the reward for performing good deeds in
life?
More About
Hinduism
57. Summarize what
Hindus believe about humanity’s (and the world’s) origins?
58. How does this
belief about origins reflect the Hindu belief in reincarnation?
59. According to
Hinduism, what is a human’s purpose in life?
60. According to
Hinduism, why does life have value?
Now go to this website: http://www.uri.org/kids/world_hind_basi.htm
61. What is the
fundamental teaching of Hinduism?
62. Hindus believe
that all being and all things are really ever united with ___________.
63. Who can feel or
understand this unity?
64. What is the training
to understand this unity called? What
does this word literally mean?
More About
Buddhism
65. What are the 6
realms of rebirth in the Buddhist view of reincarnation? (They are explained well towards the end of
this page.)
66. What does nirvana mean?
67. How can nirvana be attained?
Now go to this website: http://blogs.transparent.com/thai/2012/12/page/2/
68. According to
Buddhism, where did the universe come from?
69. Where did humans
originate from?
SO
INTERESTING! Islam vs. Islamist video
70. Why do we have an
association between Islam and terrorism?
71. What does
Islamist mean to Middle Eastern scholars?
72. How does Islamism
mix politics and religion?
73. Was Osama bin
Laden Islamic or Islamist?
74. Do the vast
majority of Muslims support acts of terrorism?
75. What does the
Quran expressly forbid regarding terrorism?
SO INTERESTING!
TED Talk—“The
Habits of Happiness” Matthieu Ricard (Just watch the first 10 minutes)
76. According to
Buddhism, what is the difference between pleasure and happiness?
77. Give an example
of how pleasure is fleeting.
78. Well-being or
happiness means:
79. According to
Ricard, what is wrong with looking for happiness in the outer world?
80. The experience
that translates everything is in the _____________________.
