Vocabulary for the Three Major Monotheistic Religions
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| Founder of Judaism | Abraham
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| Major historical figure in Judaism. He led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt. | Moses
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| Place of worship in Judaism | Synagogue or temple
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| Most important holy text in Judaism | Torah
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| One of the High Holy Days of Judaism. It celebrates the begining of the Jewish year. | Rosh Hashanah
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| One of the High Holy Days of Judaism. It is the "Day of Atonement". Jewish people fast all day on this holiday. | Yom Kippur
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| Jewish people believe God told Abraham to leave Mesopotamia and travel west to this place. | Canaan
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| Generally viewed as the most important part of the law in the Torah | The Ten Commandments
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| Oldest of the three major monotheistic religions | Judaism
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| Founder of Christianity | Jesus
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| Major holiday of Christianity. This holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus. | Christmas
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| Major holiday of Christianity. This holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. | Easter
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| Place of worship in Christianity | Church
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| Holy text of Christianity | The Bible (Old and New Testaments)
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| Middle of the Three Monotheistic religions in age | Christianity
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| Christian belief the Jesus was raised from the dead | Resurrection
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| Founder of Islam | Muhammad
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| The holy text of Islam | Koran or Qur'an
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| The Five Pillars of Faith (Islam) | Statement of faith, prayer 5 times a day, giving to the poor, fasting during Ramadan, Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
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| Birthplace of Muhammad, it is the most important holy city in Islam | Mecca
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| The region of Southwest Asia where Islam was founded | The Arabian Peninsula
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| The two main branches of Islam | Sunni and Shia
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| The holy month in Islam. During this month Muslims fast during the daytime. | Ramadan
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| Youngest of the three monotheistic religions in age | Islam
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| The Muslim word for God. It literally translates into English as "the God." | Allah
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| Place of worship for Muslims | Mosque
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| The scattering of Jewish people outside of Israel and Judah. | Diaspora
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| The agreement that Jewish people believe God made with Abraham to make him into a great nation and give his descendants Canaan. | Covenant
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| Hatred and persecution of the Jewish people | Antisemitism
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| The belief in only one God | Monotheism
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| Dispute over who would be leader after Mohammad died | The reason for the Sunni and Shia split
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| The Hebrew Bible | Tanakh
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| This group believed the the Muslim community should choose the best person to be leader after Muhammad died | Sunni
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| This group believed that a relative of Muhammad needed to be the leader of Islam | Shia or Shiites
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