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Unit 5 Test
Religion + The Middle East
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monotheistic | Belief in one god |
| Polytheistic | Belief in many |
| Founder of Judaism | Abrham |
| Founder of Christianity | Jesus |
| Founder of Islam | Mohammad |
| Holy book of Judasism | Torah |
| Holy book of Christianity | Bible |
| Holy book of Islam | Qua'ran |
| Holiday of Judaism | Yom Kippur, Rosh Hannah, Hannakah |
| Holiday of Christianity | Easter, Christmas, |
| Holiday of Islam | Ramadan |
| Country and cities of importance to Jews | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Country and cities of importance to Christians | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Country and cities of importance to Muslims | Jerusalem, Israel and Mecca and Medina, Saudia Arabia |
| Religious Symbol- Judaism | Star of David |
| Religious Symbol- Christianity | Cross |
| Religious Symbol- Islam | Crescent Moon |
| People who believe in Judaism are called? | Jews |
| People who believe in Christianity are called? | Christians |
| People who believe in Islam are called? | Muslims |
| Five Pillars of Islam | Declaration of Faith (Shahada) Establishment of the daily prayers (Salat) Concern for and almsgiving to the needy (Zakat) Fasting during Ramadan (Sawm) The pilgrimage to Mecca for those who are able (Hajj) |
| Pilgrimidge | Religious Journey |
| Zionism | Movement Encouraging Jews to return/move to Israel |
| Palestine | Area in Israel in which Jews and Palestinians are fighting over control |
| PLO | Palestinian Liberation Organization (led by Yassir Arifat and fights for Palestinian rights) |
| Oldest Religion of the three | Judaism |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| Mosque | Where Muslims pray |
| Synagouge | Where Jews pray |
| Church, chapel, cathedral | Where Christians pray |
| Aswan High Dam | Built to control flooding of Nile and bring electricity to Egypt |
| Africa's largest physical feature | Sahara Desert |
| Persian Gulf | Where most of the world's oil is found around |
| Holy Sites in Jeruselum | Dome of Rock (Islam) Western Wall (Judaism) Church of Holy Seplechur (Christian) |
| 1948 | Year Israel became a country |
| Aswan High Dam | Built by Egypt, prevents flooding of Nile, produces electricity |
| Suez Canal | owned by Egypt, connects Mediterranean and Red Sea |
| Sahara Desert | Largest Desert in world, about the size of USA |
| Countries who attacked Israel in 1948 | Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon |
| British Mandate Period | After WWI when Britain was given control of Israel |
| Law of Return | Law created in 1950 that allows Jew to return to Israel and gain citizenship there |
| Arab Nations | Egypt, Jordan, and others (palestine) who opposed the formation of Israel |
| 1947 UN Partition Plan | Plan by the UN to give 55% of the land to 33% of the population (Jews) Palestininans rejected this plan |
| 1993 | PLO and Israel recognize each other's right to exhist |
Created by:
Ms. Shannon