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Vocabulary List
European Languages & Religion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Germanic Languages | Language originating from Germanic tribes such as German or English. It is the largest European language group. |
| Romance Language | Languages originating from Latin to include languages such as French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian. |
| Slavic Language | Language that includes Russian. It is found in central and eastern Europe and sometimes written with Cyrillic alphabet. |
| Cyrillic alphabet | The writing system used to write Russian and other Slavic languages |
| Roman alphabet | The writing system used to write Romance and Germanic languages, although not every language has the exact same characters and punctuation. (English written text is an example) |
| Judaism | A religion of Jews. Founded by Abraham around 2000 BCE. Jews believe that God gave Moses the Ten Commandments. |
| Torah | The holy book of oral and written laws of Jews. |
| Synagogue | A place of worship for Jews. |
| Christianity | A religion that has its roots in Judaism. Christians believe that Jesus was the messiah (savior). Founded around 30 CE. |
| Bible | The main holy book of Christianity. It consists of the Old Testament and the New Testament. |
| Islam | A religion that began around 610 CE in Southwest Asia. In Arabic, Islam means "surrender" to the will of Allah (God). Founded by Muhammad. Followers of Islam are called Muslims. |
| Koran | The holy book of Muslims. It states how people should live their lives. It describes the Five Pillars of Faith. |
| Mosque | A place of worship for Muslims. |
| Religion | A system of worship and belief, including belief about the nature of a God or Gods. |
| Monotheism | The doctrine or belief that there is only one God. |
| Polytheism | The doctrine or belief in more than one God or many Gods. |