World Religions Vocabulary Review

Quiz tomorrow!Vocabulary due tomorrow!

• The LORD said [to Moses], “I have

indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. 8 So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 9 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

• 1. Which vocabulary term describes Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt?

• 2. Which vocabulary term describes the agreement god made with Abraham that promised a “land flowing with milk and honey”?

The Hindu Way of Life

• 3. Which vocabulary term does the passage describe?

• The release of the soul (Atman) from the cycle of rebirth. The individual soul (Atman) unites with Brahman the universal soul. There are different ways to achieve this:– Spiritual- involves acquiring

spiritual knowledge through yoga and meditation.

– Devotion to god– Working selflessly for the

good of society

The Hindu Way of Life

• Following the code for leading one’s life. One is born into a rigid social class structure. Each class has expected duties and responsibilities. Respect for elders is considered important and many consider marriage as a son’s religious duty.

• 4. Which vocabulary term does the passage describe?

The Hindu Way of Life

• 5. Which vocabulary term does the passage describe?

• Through pure acts, knowledge and devotion, you can reincarnate to a higher level. The opposite achieves the contrary result.

• 6. What is a synonym for the Hindu belief in a cycle of rebirth?

The Hindu Way of Life

• 7. Which term is described as a rigid social class structure?

• One is born into a rigid social class structure. Each class has expected duties and responsibilities.

• 8. Who were the invaders who introduced Brahmanism and the caste system to the Indus River Valley?

• 9. What vocabulary term BEST describes what Jesus is to Christians?

• “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”– Matthew 1:21

• 10. What vocabulary term best describes the flight of Muhammad leaving Mecca and traveling to Medina?

• 11. Muslims use this vocabulary term to describe three different kinds of struggle:– A believer’s internal struggle to live out the

Muslim faith as well as possible– The struggle to build a good Muslim society– Holy war: the struggle to defend Islam, with force

if necessary• 13. Which vocabulary term best describes the above

passage?

• 12. Which religion uses this sacred text?

• 13. Which religion uses this sacred text?

• 14. Which religion uses this sacred text?

• 15. Which religion uses this sacred text?