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SHARED FEATURES WORLD RELIGIONS
Name:_________________________
Date:__________________________
Christianity, Judaism and Islam are three of the world’s main religions.
These three religions share a belief in one God and are often referred to as the monotheistic
religions (ie mono - one; theism - God ….. monotheistic - ‘one God’)
While each of these religions has its own distinctive beliefs, rituals and identity, there are also many
features that are shared among them … ie there is more that unites than divides.
For example, all three religions share much in common including:
 Belief in one God (ie monotheistic)
 Specific great religious figures that feature in each of their sacred texts (eg Abraham, Moses
and David).
 All have followers who gather for prayer and worship at sacred buildings or places of worship.
 All have religious leaders.
 All have sacred books / texts.
 All have special days for their followers to come together for worship.
 All have prayers - followers pray and worship.
Using your existing knowledge as well as resources to assist, complete the following table by
matching each of the words below with the appropriate category and religion.
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Followers - Believers
Sacred Place of Worship
Special Day of Worship
Religious Leaders
Sacred Books or Texts
Important Religious
Figures
(common to all three religions)
Sacred Place of
Pilgrimage
Religious Festivals
Ramadan, Synagogue, Moses, Holy Land, Muslim, Rabbi, Friday, Qur’an, Pesach - Passover,
Mosque, Priest, Holy Land, Jewish, Church, Abraham, Torah,
Christian, Saturday, David, Imam, Bible, Sunday, Christmas, Holy Land
Extension:
With a partner or in small groups, find out more information in relation to a particular category (eg
Places of Worship - mosque, synagogue, mosque). Represent your findings in booklet, poster,
Venn diagram or ICT form and feedback your findings in presentation to your peers.
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