This document is available to everyone and anyone for classroom use
and/or study. You may modify it in any way you wish and you need not
credit Seton Hall.
If you have a lesson plan of your own, on one of the three major
monotheistic religions or especially in their interactions, please consider
submitting it to us at [email protected].
Judaism, Christian, Islam Worksheet
This is a simple worksheet to you become more
familiar with the world’s three major
monotheistic religions. (monotheistic –
believing in one G-d). Of the three religions,
Judaism is the oldest, Christianity comes in the
middle, and Islam is the youngest. Christianity
has the most followers, then Islam, then,
Judaism.
Use your textbook and your notes to find the
answers.
Judaism Christianity Islam
Location where
the religion was
born.
Two holy cities
for this religion.
Name of a
house of
worship in this
religion.
Name of a
clergyman (or
clergywoman)
in each religion.
Two important
holidays. Bonus
for more than
two.
Each religion
has at least one
major division.
What is the
major division
within each
religion?
Name of each
religion’s holy
book.
Part(s) of world
where many
followers of
each religion
live.
Suggested Answers
Judaism Christianity Islam
Location where Israel/Palestine. Israel/Palestine Mecca &
each religion (more (called Judea Medina in
was born. detail)The two during the life western modern
Talmuds were of Jesus). (more day Saudi
written in detail) Further Arabia. (more
modern day development of detail)
Iraq & Christianity Muhammad was
Palestine, with took place born in Mecca,
the one from around the two traveled
Iraq (the capitals of the extensively as a
Babylonian Roman Empire, merchant, first
Talmud) being Rome & preached in
more important. Constantinople. Mecca, and first
Protestantism established a
developed in successful
several Islamic
locations in community in
northern Medina..
Europe.
Holiest places The Western The Church of Mecca, Medina,
for this religion. Wall in the Holy and Jerusalem.
Jerusalem. Sepulchre in (more detail)
(more detail) Jerusalem. Muslims must
Hebron, Safad, (more detail) make
& Tiberias are Rome is highly pilgrimages to
the three other important to Mecca &
holiest cities. Roman Medina at least
Catholics. once in a
There are lifetime. The
pilgrimage cities of Qom,
locations in Najaf, and
many countries. Karbala are
highly
important to
Shiites.
Name of a A synagogue. A church. A mosque.
house of (More detail) (more detail)
worship in this Many Reform The word
religion. and “mosque”
Conservative derives from
American Jews the Arabic word
call their “masjid,” which
synagogue “a means “to bow.”
temple.” Jews
whose
ancestors spoke
Yiddish may call
synagogue a
“shul,” a word
that derives
from the
Yiddish word
for “school.”
Name of a A rabbi A priest, for An imam.
clergyman (or Catholics & the
clergywoman) Eastern
in each religion. Orthodox. A
minister, for
Protestants
Two important Yom Kippur, Christmas, Eid al Fitr (end
holidays. Bonus Rosh Hashana, Easter, Good of Ramadan)
for more than Passover, Friday. (more Eid al Adha
two. Simchat Torah, detail) (feast of
Catholics have sacrifice. It
various saints’ commemorates
days. Abraham’s
willingness to
sacrifice his
son, Ishmael.)
Each religion Ashkenazi Jews Catholics, Sunnis &
has at least one & Sephardi Protestants, & Shiites. (more
major division. Jews. (more Eastern detail) Shiite
What is the detail) Orthodox. Islam is further
major division Ashkenazi Jews’ (more detail) subdivided into
within each ancestors come There are small scores of sects.
religion? from Northern Christian
& Eastern groups in the
Europe, Middle East
Sephardi Jews’ that are neither
ancestors came Catholic,
from Spain and Protestant, nor
the Orthodox.
Mediterranean
region. The
Sephardi/Ashke
nazi division is
ethnic, but
there are small
religious
divisions too.
Karaite Jews do
not believe in
the Talmud.
Name of each The Torah. The Bible. The Koran.
religion’s holy (more detail)
book. The Bible is the
Torah, plus the
New Testament.
Part(s) of world Israel, New Europe, the North Africa,
where many York, Baltimore, Americas, western Asia,
followers of LA, London, Australia. central Asia, the
each religion France, Indian
live. Antwerp. subcontinent,
Indonesia.
Growing
populations in
the US &
Europe.
