104446453 | monotheism | The belief in one supreme god | |
104446454 | Christianity | Started by some Jews | |
104446455 | Yahweh | Hebrew (Jewish) name for God | |
104446456 | Israelites | First people to practice Judaism | |
104446457 | Abraham | God made a covenant with him to obey God's laws. He is also known as the father of Judaism. | |
104446458 | Jerusalem | City where Jesus and his disciples went to celebrate Passover and Jesus was greeted as the messiah. | |
104446459 | Diaspora | "scattering of the Jews" - Jews fled Israel but their religion spread. | |
104446460 | Ten Commandments | Revealed to Moses by God for God's people to follow. | |
104446461 | Judaism | Oldest of these religions | |
104446462 | Torah | Jewish Holy Book | |
104446463 | Jesus | Convicted of treason by the Romans and crucified on a cross. | |
104446464 | Muslim | In Arabic, means "surrender to the will of God" | |
104446465 | Allah | Islamic name for God | |
104446466 | Quran | Muslim Holy book | |
104446467 | Holy Bible | Christian Holy book | |
104446469 | Muhammed | The last and greatest prophet of Allah | |
104446470 | Constantine | A Roman Emperor who converted the Roman Empire to Christianity. | |
104446471 | Good Friday | Christian Holy Day - recognizes the death of Jesus | |
104456802 | Disciples | the twelve followers of Jesus | |
104456803 | Hajj | the 5th Pillar of Faith - the Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah. | |
104456804 | Romans | Convicted and executed Jesus for committing treason. | |
104456805 | Easter | Christian holy day recognizing the resurrection of Jesus and his ascension into Heaven. | |
104456806 | Christmas | The holiday recognizing the birth of Jesus | |
104456807 | Jews | referred as God's "chosen people" because God made a covenant with Abraham for he and his people to follow God's laws. | |
104456808 | Jesus | Preached about God and performed miracles | |
104456809 | Judaism | Smallest and oldest of these religions (14 million) | |
104456810 | Christianity | Largest of these religions (2 billion) | |
104456811 | Islam | 2nd Largest of these religions (1.3 billion) but is the fastest growing. | |
104456812 | Mosque | Islamic place of worship | |
104456813 | Church | Christian place of worship | |
104456814 | Synagogue | Jewish place of worship | |
104456815 | The 5 Pillars of Faith | The obligation that all Muslims must fulfill in order to be rewarded with Paradise in the afterlife. | |
104456816 | Ramadan | Islamic holy month where Muslims must fast (not eat or drink) during daylight hours. It is a celebration when Allah revealed the Quran to Muhammed. | |
104456817 | Roman Catholics | The early Christians split into these two faiths: Eastern Orthodox and the _______________________. | |
104456818 | Protestant | Originally, started by Martin Luther, a Catholic monk who protested against some Catholic teachings and started the Lutheran Church. Other examples include Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, Episcopal. They believe in directly praying to God. | |
104456820 | Southwest Asia | The birthplace of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. | |
104456821 | Messiah | means "savior" | |
104456822 | Makkah | The holiest city for Muslims | |
104456823 | Jerusalem | A holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims. | |
104687284 | Passover | A Jewish Holy Day that celebrates the Exodus, in which the Israelites were freed from Egyptian slavery. |
3 MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS
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