| A | B |
|---|
| Abraham | founder of Judaism |
| Jesus | founder of Christianity |
| Muhammad or Mohammed | founder of Islam |
| Buddha | founder of Buddhism |
| Nanak | founder of Sikhism |
| Confucius | founder of Confucianism |
| The Torah | holy book of Judaism |
| The Bible | holy book of Christianity |
| The Koran | holy book of Islam |
| The Vedas | holy book of Hinduism |
| The Tripitika | holy book of Buddhism |
| The Five Classics | book of Confucianism |
| Founded 4,000+ years ago | Judaism |
| Founded 1st Century A.D. | Christianity |
| Founded A.D. 622 | Islam |
| Founded 1500 B.C. | Hinduism |
| Founded 525 B.C. | Buddhism |
| Founded A.D. 1500 | Sikhism |
| Founded about 479 B.C. | Confucianism |
| Founded A.D. 500s | Shinto |
| church | holy place for Christianity |
| mosque | holy place for Islam |
| synagogue | holy place for Judaism |
| muslim or moslem | one submits to the will of Allah |
| christian | person who practices Christianity |
| Eastern Orthodox | the eastern branch of christianity |
| Moses | most important prophet of Judaism, the writer of the laws |
| Old Testament | part of the Bible shared by both Jew and Christian |
| Religions that observe the 10 Commandments | Judaism, Christianity, Islam |
| ancient Israel | location of the founding of Judaism |
| Palestine (now Israel) | location of the founding of Christianity |
| Mecca and Medina | location of the founding of Islam |
| India | location of the founding of Hinduism |
| India | location of the founding of Buddhism |
| China | location of the founding of Confucianism |
| Japan | location of the founding of Shinto |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| Daoism | founded by Laotze, belief that nature controls the self |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| Jihad | holy war |
| deity | god, spirit |
| Siddharta Gautama | Buddha's first name as a prince |
| Sunni | moderate sect of Islam, belief in agreement amongst muslim decides religious matters |
| Shiite | radical sect of Islam, follow the imams |
| Sufi | muslim mystics, who lived simple lives |
