Monotheistic ReligionsGeo Games
Use your chart to answer the following questions
What Holy City do the 3 major monotheistic religions have in
common?
Which religion is the OLDEST of the 3 major monotheistic faiths?
Judaism
Blowing the Shofar (ram’s horn) for Rosh Hoshana
What do practitioners of Islam call themselves?
Muslims
Those who submit (to Allah)
Draw the Symbol of Islam
Who are the founders of Judaism?
Which religion is the youngest of the three monotheistic faiths?
Islam
founded in 6th century A.D.
What is the name of the Jewish Holy Book?
What do followers of Judaism call themselves?
What do Muslims call their church?
Which two monotheistic religions believe in both a Heaven and a
Hell?
Christianity and Islam
Use your stations activity sheet to answer the following questions.
Name the 5 Pillars of the Islamic Faith
1. Shahada: Profession of Faith
2. Salat: Prayer 5 times daily
3. Zakat: The giving of Charity
4. Saum: Fast during Ramadan
5. Hadj: Pilgrimage to Mecca
What do Jews call God?
The holy Book of Islam is called the_____________...
What are the 3 major sects of Christianity?
Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant
What do Muslims call God?
According to Judaism, who brought the Jews out of Egypt?
Moses wrote the Ten Commandments. Who told Moses
what to write?
What do Christians call God?
God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity
Inference Question: Jews and Muslims sometimes say
Christianity should be a polytheistic religion. Why?
Because Christians believe in the Holy Trinity:
God the father, God the son, and the Holy Spirit
(according to Christian faith each part of the Holy Trinity are part of one God.)
Use your homework to answer the following questions.
What religion does this symbol represent?
What religion does this symbol represent?
What religion does this symbol represent?
Christianity (protestant)
What sect of Christianity does is associated with the crucifix below?
What sect of Christianity does is associated with the cross below?
Polytheistic and Other ReligionsGeo Games
Use your religion chart to answer the following questions
Name 3 religions that are Monotheistic.
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Name two Hindu Holy Books.
The Vedas and Bhagavad Gita
In what year was Buddhism established? Is it older or younger
than Hinduism?
540 BCE.Buddhism is YOUNGER than
Hinduism. Buddhism comes from Hinduism.
What is the Sikh Holy Book?
According to the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, what is the cause of
human suffering?
Who are the three main gods according to Hindu belief?
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Guatama
What is Polytheism?
The belief in MANY gods.
According to Hindu beliefs, what animal is the most sacred?
According to Buddhist beliefs, one must follow this path in order to
overcome our human desires.
The Eightfold Path
Name 1 belief that Sikhs share in common with Hindus.
Name 1 belief that Sikhs share in common with Muslims.
Belief in one God. (Monotheism)
Why do Sikhs believe in Reincarnation like Hindus and One
God like Muslims?
Because of their location. They were influenced by both Hindu and
Muslim cultures.
Which Hindu Holiday celebrates the coming of Spring and is known
as the “Festival of Colors”?
Monotheistic Religions Review
What religion does this symbol represent?
The holy Book of Islam is called the_____________...
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all regard these two men as Holy
Prophets.
Why do you suppose that Islam and Christianity regard the Jewish prophets, Abraham and Moses as
Holy men?