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Religious Diversity
7th grade social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| religion | a set of spiritual beliefs, values, and practices |
| monotheism | a belief in one God |
| Prophet | a person who speaks or interprets for God to other people |
| Hijra | The migration to Mecca on the Muslim calendar |
| Bedouin | Arab nomads |
| Torah | The Jewish scriptures or bible |
| Koran (Quran) | The holy book of Islam |
| Holy Bible | The book of God, first testament Jewish and Christian, second testament Christian |
| Iman (Imam) | a leader of prayer in a mosque (Islam) |
| Mosque | Muslim house of worship |
| Synagogue | a Jewish house of worship |
| Ramadan | The ninth month of the Islamic calendar during which muslims are required to fast |
| hajj | for Muslims- a pilgrimage or sacred journey to mecca |
| Star of David | symbol of Judism |
| Star and Crescent | symbol of Islam |
| nomads | raise animals and wander the desert looking for food and water |
| Judism | Jewish |
| Islamic | Muslim |