Reading ComprehensionWorld Religions Humanities 8 Name: ________________________ 1. Name the three Monotheistic religions of the world. a) __________________________ b) __________________________ c) __________________________ 2. Identify the major difference between monotheism and polytheism. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Discuss the fundamental differences between Western religions such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam and Eastern religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ a) _______________________________________________ b) _______________________________________________ c) _______________________________________________ 7. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ . In the box below draw the Star of David and explain its importance to the Jewish people. Identify at least three important qualities or characteristics of the Jewish faith. a) ___________________________________________________________________________ b) ___________________________________________________________________________ c) ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. Identify some example of religious intolerance discussed in the article. What do you think is meant by the term religious intolerance? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6.4. Why has religion been discouraged in China since 1949? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. In the space below describe the difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament. The faith and belief of Christians revolves around the life and work of Jesus Christ. 13. The life and wisdom of Jesus can be found in the four books known as the _____________________. What are the Ten Commandments? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. Today the vast majority of Jewish people live in which two countries? _____________________ and ______________________ 12.9. Rosh Hashanah: ____________________________ Yom Kippur: _______________________________ Passover: _________________________________ 11. 14. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ . In the box below draw the symbol of Christianity and explain the significance of this symbol to Christians. Identify the significance of each of the following Jewish holidays. The reading package identifies four important sacraments. What three Christian holidays are identified in the reading package? a) _______________________________ b) ________________________________ c) ________________________________ 18. Identify each below and provide a brief description of the significance of each. What are the sacraments? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 16. In the space below draw the symbol of the Islamic faith. . a) ____________________________: __________________________________________________________________________________ b) ____________________________: __________________________________________________________________________________ c) ____________________________: __________________________________________________________________________________ d) _____________________________: __________________________________________________________________________________ 17.15. Explain the practices of Muslims during Ramadan __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 24. 23. The holy book of Islam is known as the _______________________ 21. Identify some of the similarities and difference you notice amongst these two separate religions. The holiest city of Islamic faith is ____________________________. On the last page of the reading there is a list of the Ten Commandments and a description of the Islamic faith and the Five Pillars. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ . According the followers of Islam who was Muhammed and what was his role in the Islamic faith? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 20.19. The Islamic place of worship is known as a ____________________ 22.