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Social Studies
Everything I have learned in Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Islam | the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah |
| Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. |
| Judiasm | Judaism is the religion, philosophy and way of life of the Jewish people. Judaism is a monotheistic religion, with its main inspiration being based on or found in the Hebrew Bible which has been explored in later texts, such as the Talmud |
| Abraham | God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim |
| Caliph | the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad. |
| People of the book | People of the Book is a term used to designate non-Muslim adherents to faiths which have a revealed scripture called, in Arabic. |
| Kosher | premises in which food is sold, cooked, or eaten) satisfying the requirements of Jewish law. |
| Torah | the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures |
| Greatest Commandment | The Great Commandment is a term used in the New Testament to describe the first of two commandments cited by Jesus in Matthew 22:35–40, Mark 12:28–34. |
| Muslim | a follower of the religion of Islam. |
| Prophet | a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God. |
| alms giving | the practice of giving money or food to poor people. |
| Cultural Diffusion | In cultural anthropology and cultural geography, cultural diffusion, as first conceptualized by Alfred |
| 5 Pillars of faith | are five basic acts in Islam, considered mandatory by believers and are the foundation of Muslim life. They are summarized in the famous hadith of Gabriel. |