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Christianity, Islam,
and Hinduism
Christianity is the largest world
religion, with over 2 billion followers
worldwide.
Their holy book is the Bible. They
believe in one God.
The most important Christian
festivals are: Palm Sunday, Easter
and Christmas.
Christians worship in churches and
their leaders are known as priests or
ministers.
Islam is the second largest religion
in the world. There are over
1 billion Muslims in the world.
“There is no God, but God, and
Mohammed is his prophet.”
Holy Book
The Quran
Belief: The Five Pillars
These are five rules that every
Muslim has to live by. They are:
•Allah wanted you to have no other gods but
Allah.
•Allah wanted you to pray to him five times a day,
facing toward his most holy place at Mecca.
•Allah wanted you to give charity to the poor.
•Allah wanted you to make a pilgrimage (religious
trip) to Mecca at least once in your life.
•Allah wanted you to fast (not eat during the
daytime) during Ramadan, the holy month.
Hinduism
Hinduism is the third largest
religion. There are about 900
million Hindus worldwide.
Worship
•Puja (worship) takes place in the
Mandir (temple).
•Mandirs vary in size from small
village shrines to large buildings.
•Hindus will also worship at home
and often have a special room with
a shrine to particular gods.
Belief
They believe in Brahman, the
universal soul (or God) which is
found in everything.
Holy Book
Bhagavad Gita
Read the following and answer the related questions:
Belief: The Five Pillars
These are five rules that every Muslim has to live by. They are:
•Allah wanted you to have no other gods but Allah.
•Allah wanted you to pray to him five times a day, facing toward his most holy
place at Mecca.
•Allah wanted you to give charity to the poor.
•Allah wanted you to make a pilgrimage (religious trip) to Mecca at least once
in your life.
•Allah wanted you to fast (not eat during the daytime) during Ramadan, the
holy month.
1.
a.
Based on the reading, what is the main idea of the passage?_____
Allah
b. The Five Pillars
c. Charity
2.
a.
Who is Allah?_____
Muslim god
b. Prophet of Muslim
3.
a.
If you are a Muslim you are required to make a religious trip once in your life, what is this trip
called?_____
Mecca
b. Fast
c. Pillar
d. Pilgrimage
4.
a.
Muslims must not eat during Ramadan. What is this?_____
The Holy Month
b. The Religious Trip c. The Holy Place
d. Charity for the Poor
5.
a.
What is Mecca?_____
The Holy Month
b. The Religious Trip
d. Charity for the Poor
c. Holy month
c. The Holy Place
d. Fasting
d. First Muslim
Read and answer the questions based on information from your book.
Page R50
1. List the % of each of the following in the world:
a. Buddhism ________%
b. Christianity_______%
c. Islam_______%
Pages R54-55
2. What is Palm Sunday?__________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. How many disciples did Jesus have?______________
4. What is a symbol of Christianity?______________
Under “Primary Source” read the passage and answer the questions:
5. What is the New Testament?_____________________________________________________________________________
6. What is one of Jesus’ famous sermons?_____________________________________________________________________
Pages R56-57
7. Hindus believe in a supreme being named _______________________________________________________________
8. What is a symbol of Hinduism?________________________________________________________________________
9. Diwali is the most important Hindu festival in India. How do the Hindus celebrate it?_____________________________
Under “Primary Source” read the passage and answer the questions:
10. What are the Vedas?_________________________________________________________________________________
11. In the Bhagavad-Gita, Vishnu takes on the personality of whom?_____________________________________________
Pages R58-59
12. Islam is based on the teachings of what book?____________________________________________________________
13. When Muslims hear the call to prayer what happens?______________________________________________________
14. What is a symbol of Islam?_____________________________________________________
Under “Primary Source” read the passage and answer the questions:
15. When Muslims pray they say “In the Name of God, the ____________________________________, the Merciful”
16. The Exordium is also called _______________________________________________________.
Use your notes to fill in the missing information.
The 5
Pillars
Quran
Priest
_____
Muhammed
Bible
_____
2nd
Largest
Religion
Church
Mandir
Brahman
_____
3rd
Largest
Religion
Puja
Easter
Use the Chart on Page R66 to answer the following questions
1. Which two religions have no god?_________________________
2. Based on their basic beliefs, which 3 religions believe “there is
only one God”?________________________________________
3. Abraham is the founder of which religion?___________________
4. Which religion has no clergy, but a scholar class?_____________
5. Which religion has the most followers worldwide?____________
6. Which religion has the least followers worldwide?_____________
7. Which religion’s basic belief says the soul never dies but is
continually reborn?____________________________________
8. Which religion’s basic beliefs say respect for parents and elders is
important to a well-ordered society?_______________________
9. In which religion is Muhammad important?__________________
10. How many religions do not have a god and do not call their god
“God”?_________