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Bell Ringer:
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Quietly, (no talking!) please complete the provided
worksheet.
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On this worksheet, you will categorize the terms in the far
right column with their religion’s in the columns to the
left.
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Good luck!
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Terms
Eightfold Path
Torah
Passover
Guru
Muhammad
Synagogue
Rabbi
Minister
Allah
Church
Enlightenment
Siddhartha Guatama
Koran
Sunni/Shiite
Mecca
Mosque
Nirvana
Vedas
Jihad
Jerusalem
Jesus
Easter
Five Pillars
Reincarnation
Caste System
Imam
Moksha
Judaism
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Foundation
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Founder  Abraham
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Middle East
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Circa 1500 B.C. (B.C.E.)
Beliefs
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Monotheistic  belief that there is only one god
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Awaiting the Messiah
Sacred Texts
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Torah  The books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, and Deuteronomy of the Old Testament
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Talmud
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Ten Commandments
Traditions and Customs
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Holy days  Passover, Hanukah, Rosh Hashanah, and
Yom Kippur
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Holy City  Jerusalem, Israel
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Rituals  Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah
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Rabbis  Teachers/leaders of Judaism
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Synagogues  Jewish place of worship
Christianity
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Foundation
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Founder  Jesus
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Modern day Israel, Middle East
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Circa 33 A.D. (C.E.)
Beliefs
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Monotheistic  belief that there is only one god
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Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God
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Life after death
Sacred Texts
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The Bible  Old and New Testament
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Ten Commandments
Traditions and Customs
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Holy days  Christmas, Lent, and Easter
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Holy city  Jerusalem, Israel
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Rituals  Baptism
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Priests, reverends, and ministers
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Church
Islam
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Foundation
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Founder  Muhammad
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Modern day Saudi Arabia, Middle East
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Circa 622 A.D. (C.E.)
Beliefs
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Monotheistic  belief that there is only one god; Allah
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Muhammad is the last prophet of Allah
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Muslim  “one who submits to god”
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Sunni vs. Shiite Muslims
Sacred Texts
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The Koran
Traditions and Customs
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Five Pillars  mandatory acts all Muslims must do in their lifetime
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Holy city  Mecca and Medina
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Holy days  Ramadan
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Imam  Mosque officials/leaders
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Mosques
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Jihad  “striving in the way of god;” Holy war
Hinduism
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Foundation
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No founder  Ancient way of life which developed
into a religion
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India
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Circa 2000 B.C. (B.C.E.)
Beliefs
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Monotheistic  belief that there is only one god.
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Many forms of one god; Brahma,
the creator, Vishnu, the maintainer, and Shiva,
the destroyer.
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Sacred Texts
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The Vedas
Traditions and Customs
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Caste System
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Dharma  a person’s observation of customs and laws
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Karma  a persons actions deciding the fate of their future lives
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Reincarnation  after death, the soul begins a new life in a new
body
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Moksha  the state of being released from reincarnation
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Guru  “teacher” or “master”
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Ganges River  Sacred site
Buddhism
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Foundation
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Founder  Siddartha Guatma
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India and Nepal
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Circa 624 B.C. (B.C.E.)
Sacred Texts
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The Four Noble Truths  the foundation of Buddhism;
“Life is suffering”
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The Eightfold Path  the steps a Buddhist must take to
reach enlightenment (nirvana)
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Traditions and Customs
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Asoka’s Missionaries  helped spread Buddhism from
India to China
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Karma  a persons actions deciding the fate of their
future lives
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Reincarnation  after death, the soul begins a new life in a new
body
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Nirvana the peaceful state of no desire nor suffering;
the state of being released from reincarnation