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Free World Religions Flashcards
Understanding the world’s major religions is basic cultural literacy — for history, travel, news, and neighbors. These cards cover the founders, texts, and core ideas of the five most-followed traditions.
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QWhat are the five largest world religions by followers?
AChristianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
QWhat is the holy book of Islam?
AThe Quran
QWhat are the Four Noble Truths?
ABuddhism’s core teaching on suffering and the path to end it
QWhich religion’s scriptures include the Vedas and Upanishads?
AHinduism
QWhat are the Five Pillars of Islam?
AFaith, prayer, charity, fasting during Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Mecca
QWhat is the Torah?
AThe first five books of the Hebrew Bible — Judaism’s central scripture
QWhere did Buddhism originate, and with whom?
AIn India, with Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), around the 5th century BCE
QWhat is the golden temple city of Sikhism?
AAmritsar (the Golden Temple / Harmandir Sahib)
QWhich three religions trace roots to Abraham?
AJudaism, Christianity, and Islam
QWhat does "karma" mean in Hindu and Buddhist thought?
AThe principle that actions shape future experience — cause and effect across life
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