Karnataka Board Class 9 Social Science History Chapter 1 Western Religions Solution Exercise Question and Answer
I.) Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1.) The founder of Judaism _________________.
2.) The founder of Zoroastrianism _________________.
3.) The birthplace of Jesus Christ is ________________.
4.) Christ was crucified on the hillock _______________.
5.) Christianity became the state religion of Rome during the period of _________________.
6.) Muhammad, the Prophet was born at __________________.
7.) The scripture of Islam is ______________.
8.) The successors of Muhammad, the Prophet are known as ______________.
Answer:-
1.) Abraham
2.) Persia (Zarthustra)
3.) Bethlehem
4.) Golgotha
5.)
6.) Mecca
7.) Quran
8.) Caliphs
II.) Answer the following questions by discussing with your friends
1.) List down the teachings of Judaism.
Answer:-
a.) Do not have any other gods.
b.) Do not make or worship idols.
c.) Do not disrespect or misuse God’s name.
d.) Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.
e.) Honour your mother and father.
f.) Do not commit murder.
g.) Do not commit adultery.
h.) Do not steal.
i.) Do not tell lies
j.) Do not be envious of others.
2.) Write about the teachings of Zoroastrianism.
Answer:-
Goodness will be victorious over the evil in their competition. Man should choose goodness. Their God was AhurMezda. Fasting, celibacy and cleanliness are some of their practices.
3.) Write about life of Jesus Christ.
Answer:-
- The birthplace of Jesus is Bethlehem. He was the only son of the poor couple,Joseph and Mary. Jesus knew Aramic and Semetic languages.
- Jesus was baptised by John. John declared Jesus as the Messiah. Jesus was 30 years at that time.Jesus started travelling through Isreal preaching religious philosophy.
- Jesus sympathised with the downtrodden and those who suffered from diseases. He always came forward to alleviate the suffering of the poor.
4.) List the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Answer:-
a.) He told people to imagine God as their Father. He also told that all human beings were Children of the God. The concept of God is different from “Brahma” in Sanathana Dharma.
b.) He advocated universal brotherhood.
c.) He told people to shun hypocritical religious practices.
d.) He advised people to repent for their sins and seek forgiveness from the God.
e.) He asked people to do unto others what they wanted others to do to them.
f.) He equated Service to Man with Service to God.
5.) How was christianity spread ?
Answer:-
- After the death of Jesus upon the cross his disciples were tortured. Some of them were crucified.
- During the time of Emperor Constantine Christianity was adopted as the State Religion.
- Later, Christianity spread through out Europe. Today, There are lot of Christians churches all over the world and have a large number of followers. The scripture of Christian is Bible
6.) Write a note on the life of Muhammad, the Prophet.
Answer:-
- The founder of Islam Religion Is Muhammad, The Prophet.He was born at Mecca in C.E.570
- Before his birth he lost his father and lost his mother when he was six year old. Thereafter, his uncle took care of him
- Mohammad was employed to service in a rich widow’s house. Later, he got married to a widow and had 2 sons 4 daughters.
- He used to meditate in a cave in Mecca. Once, while he was meditating, he heard the voice of an angel saying that Mohammad was the Prophet of God (Allah)
- Mohammad spent rest of his life preaching the Divine Gospel. In the year C.E. 622 he travelled from Mecca to Medina. This journey became popular in history as ‘Hijira’.
7.) What is ‘Hijra’?
Answer:-
- The orthodox community of Mecca began to oppose the Prophet. Due to this, Muhammad, the Prophet could not preach in Mecca any more.
- In the year C.E. 622 he travelled from Mecca to Medina. This journey became popular in history as ‘Hijira’.
8.) What are the rules of Islam?
Answer:-
1.) Firm belief in one God and Mohammed as his Prophet – Kalima
2.) Praying five times daily facing the direction of Kaba- Namaz
3.) Fasting during the Ramzan month from sunrise to sunset – Roja
4.) Donating one-fourths of their earnings to the poor – Zakat
5.) Visiting Mecca at least once in their lifetimes – Haj
III.) Activities
1.) Visit a church and a mosque in your town/village and collect information about their religious celebrations.
Answer:-
Church is the place where Christians worship Jesus Christ. All the religious celebrations are done in the church.
Celebration includes prayers, confession, confirmation, baptism, marriages
Mosque is the place where muslims worship their God. Mosque is also called as masjid. Muslims men’s believes 5 times daily prayer is as the reward for doing so is at least 27 times greater than offering the prayer alone at home.
2.) Visit a Parsi temple.
3.) Learn about the cultural activities of Muslims.
Answer:–
Five most important activities of muslims
a.) faith that there is only one God i.e Allah
b.) salat 5 times a day
c.) zakat which means donating money and not using interest
d.) fasting in the month of ramadan not only by food and water but by bad habits
e.) hajj which is done at Mecca and madina in Saudi Arabia
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