World Religions Worksheet With Answers Page 2
ADVERTISEMENT
1
2
3WORLD RELIGIONS
C H R I S T I A N I T Y
Judaism 0.3%
Buddhism 6%
Christian
The
cross
Bible
Other
Hinduism 13%
Christianity was founded in the 1st century A.D. by
Christianity
Jesus Christ. Believers in Christianity are called
Islam 18%
Christians. There are now about 2 billion Christians,
33%
about 33% of the world’s people, living all over the globe
(mainly in North America, Latin America and Europe).
Sunday is the Christian holy day. Christmas and Easter
How do you say
yudayakyo
in English?
are two major holidays. Christians worship in a church
When was
Buddhism
founded?
and believe in a book called the Bible. The most
Where was
Hinduism founded?
important Christian holy places are Rome, Bethlehem and
Who founded Christianity ?
Jerusalem.
What do you call people who believe in Islam ?
Christianity has only one god, called God. Christians
What percent of the world’s people are Hindus ?
believe that after death people go to heaven or hell. The
Where do most
Jews
live?
main sects of Christianity are Catholic (southern Europe,
What is the holiest day for
Moslems ?
Latin America), Eastern Orthodox (Greece, Russia) and
What holidays do
Christians celebrate?
Protestant (northern Europe). Christians have a number of
Where do Buddhists worship?
special customs. Catholics pray to Mary, Jesus’ mother,
What’s the
Jewish holy book called?
and confess their sins to a priest. Christians often wear
What are the most important Hindu holy places?
crosses, make the sign of the cross and baptize babies
Is Buddhism monotheistic or polytheistic?
with holy water. In church, they take communion -
According to Islam , what happens after death?
drinking wine (Christ’s blood) and eating bread (Christ’s
What are the main sects of
Christianity ?
body).
B U D D H I S M
J U D A I S M
menorah
Buddhist
Buddha
star of
candle
wheel of
statue
David
stick
law
Buddhism was founded in India in 525 B.C. by
Judaism developed in the Middle East about 1500
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama). People who believe in
B.C. Abraham is considered to be the founder.
Buddhism are known as Buddhists. 6% of the world’s
Believers in Judaism are called Jews (or Jewish people).
population are Buddhist, about 350 million. Almost all
Less than 1% of the world’s population (0.3%) are
Buddhists live in Asia (mostly South-East Asia and East
Jewish - about 17 million people. They live in the
Asia).
United States (40%), Israel (23%), Russia (14%) and
There is no special holy day of the week in
Europe (10%).
Buddhism. The major Buddhist holiday is Buddha’s
The holiest day of the week for Jewish people is
birthday. Buddhists worship at home or in a temple. The
Saturday. Major holidays include the Jewish New Year
holy Buddhist writings are called sutras. Bodh Gaya in
Rosh Ha-Shanah (September), Yom Kippur (October),
India is a very holy place for Buddhists, since that is
Hanukah (December) and Passover (March). Jews
where Buddha attained enlightenment sitting under a
worship in a synagogue and study the Torah, the Jewish
tree.
holy book. Jerusalem is the holiest place in Judaism.
Originally, there were no gods in Buddhism, but
Jews have only one god, called Jehovah, and believe
people later made Buddha a God. Buddhists believe that
they are a “chosen” people. They believe in heaven and
people who die are reborn. Two Buddhist sects are
hell. Two main sects of Judaism are Reform and
Theravada (Sri Lanka,
Burma, Thailand, Laos,
Orthodox. Strict Jews can’t eat pork or shellfish and are
Cambodia) and Mahayana (Tibet, China, Korea, Japan).
only allowed to eat specially-prepared kosher food.
Buddhists in different countries have special customs.
Men often wear a small cap called a kipah or yamulkah.
In Thailand, for example, Buddhist priests wear orange
Jews are not allowed to do any kind of work on
robes and beg for food each morning.
Saturday.
ADVERTISEMENT
0 votes
Related Articles
Related forms
Related Categories
Parent category: Education