Christianity, Judaism, Islam

Question 1

When did Christianity begin?

Answer 1

30 CE

Question 2

Who is the leader of Christianity?

Answer 2

Jesus Christ

Question 3

Where was Jesus Christ born?

Answer 3

Nazareth (outskirts of Jerusalem)

Question 4

How did Jesus Christ die?

Answer 4

he was sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate (Roman official), crucified

Question 5

What religion was Jesus Christ?

Answer 5

Jewish before Christianity

Question 6

Christianity

Answer 6

monotheistic religion

Question 7

Who was Jesus Christ?

Answer 7

Son of God, leader of Christianity

Question 7

Who was Jesus Christ?

Answer 7

Son of God, leader of Christianity

Question 8

What do Christians believe in?

Answer 8

people are saved by God’s grace and acceptance of Christ as a savior, sinful humans can be forgiven

Question 9

What holy scripture is part of Christianity?

Answer 9

Bible (Old Testament + New Testament)

Question 10

Old Testament

Answer 10

Jewish Torah, 5 books of Moses, written in Hebrew

Question 11

New Testament

Answer 11

written in Greek, baptism, miracles, preaching, teaching, and deeds of Jesus

Question 12

How did Christianity spread?

Answer 12

spread by missionaries east to Asia and throughout Roman Empire

Question 13

When was Christianity legalized by Constantine?

Answer 13

313 CE

Question 14

Great Schism (1054 CE) - Christianity

Answer 14

split Christianity into 2 parts: Catholic West (Latin) + Orthodox East (Greek)

Question 15

What are the three major branches of Christianity?

Answer 15

Catholicism, Orthodox, Protestant

Question 16

Holy Trinity (Christianity)

Answer 16

Father (God), Son (Jesus), Holy Spirit

Question 17

When did Judaism begin?

Answer 17

2000 BCE

Question 18

Jerusalem

Answer 18

important place to all religions (birth place of Judaism)

Question 19

Judaism

Answer 19

first monotheistic religion, ethnoreligious

Question 20

Principles of Christianity

Answer 20

belief in Jesus as Son of God

Question 21

The Golden Rule

Answer 21

Christ’s central message - “treat people how you want to be treated”

Question 22

St. Paul (the apostle)

Answer 22

originally killed Christians, then converted to Christianity and became one of the most important people in Christianity

Question 23

Covenant

Answer 23

Abraham’s agreement with God, states that Abraham will be the father of a great nation

Question 24

Abraham

Answer 24

person that God first spoke to - starting point of all three religions, was willing to kill his own child in order to prove his faith in YHWH (Yahweh)

Question 25

YHWH (Yahweh)

Answer 25

Jewish God

Question 26

Ethnoreligious

Answer 26

one can be born Jewish or can convert to Judaism

Question 27

What do Jewish people believe in?

Answer 27

all Jews are God's chosen people, one must observe + keep the Sabbath, belief in the Messiah (descendant from David), males are to be circumcised at 8 days old, eat Kosher foods

Question 28

Ten Commandments

Answer 28

given to Moses, Jewish law code

Question 29

Moses

Answer 29

Messiah - released Jews from Egyptian captivation

Question 30

What is Judaism's holy scripture?

Answer 30

Torah - part of a larger text called the Tenakh

Question 31

Allah

Answer 31

Muslim God

Question 32

Islamic followers

Answer 32

Muslims

Question 33

Muhammad

Answer 33

received Allah's final message (God's final prophet), 570 - 632 CE

Question 34

Five Pillars of Islam

Answer 34

testify to Allah, pray 5 times a day, participate in charity, fast during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 35

What is the holy scripture of Islam?

Answer 35

Quran - direct words of Muhammad, guidelines on how to live + follow Allah, cannot gamble, eat pork, drink alcohol, or be dishonest

Question 36

Hajj

Answer 36

pilgrimage to Makkah

Question 37

Mosque

Answer 37

Muslim house of worship

Question 38

Kaaba

Answer 38

shrine with the Black Stone

Question 39

Makkah (Mecca)

Answer 39

holy city of Islam, where Muslims try to make pilgrimage to once in their life

Question 40

Caliph

Answer 40

leader of the Islamic civilization

Question 41

Shari'ah

Answer 41

Muslim code of law, result of scholars' interpretation of the Quran

Question 42

Sunni

Answer 42

allowed anybody to rule

Question 43

Shi'ite (Shia)

Answer 43

allowed only direct descendants of Ali (Muhammad's grandson) to rule

Question 44

Jihad

Answer 44

a "struggle in the way of God"

Question 45

What were some Islamic achievements?

Answer 45

astronomy, the astrolabe, algebra, number system

Question 46

What are some characteristics of Islamic art?

Answer 46

repeating geometric patterns, nature, use of arabesques + calligraphy, absence of people

Question 47

Arabesque

Answer 47

Arabic script entwined with plant stems and geometric designs

Question 48

Islam

Answer 48

monotheistic

Question 49

Who revealed the Quran to Muhammad?

Answer 49

the Angel Gabriel

Question 50

People of the Book

Answer 50

Muslim reference to its connection with Judaism + Christianity