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Vocabulary Ch 4.2
Vocabulary Chapter 4 Section 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an ethnic group? | A group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been part of their community for generations. |
| What is a religious group? | A group of people who share a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature. |
| What is monotheism? | A belief in one god. |
| What is polytheism? | A belief in more than one god. |
| What is Judaism? | A religion that began with the founding father Abraham around 2000 B.C.; the oldest of the three dominant religions in SW Asia (Middle East). |
| What is the Torah? | The Jewish sacred text that contains the history of the Jewish people and laws to live by. |
| What is Exodus? | The escape by the Jews from slavery in Egypt to Canaan. |
| What are the Ten Commandments? | Divine rules of conduct revealed to Moses and the Hebrews. |
| What is a synagogue? | The place of worship for Jews; also called a temple. |
| What is Yom Kippur? | The Day of Atonement for Jews. |
| What is Rosh Hashanah? | The Jewish New Year. |
| What is Christianity? | The religion that studies the life and follows the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament of the Bible; the second oldest religion that originated in SW Asia (Middle East). |
| What is a Disciple? | A follower of Jesus. |
| What is the New Testament? | The part of the Christian Bible that tells of the life and teachings of Jesus. |
| What is a Messiah? | A "Savior of Man;" the name Jesus's followers began calling him. |
| What was the Crucifixion? | A common form of execution in Biblical times in which a person was nailed or tied to a cross and suspended there until he died. |
| What was the Resurrection? | Rising from the dead. |
| What is the Bible? | The Christian sacred text. |
| What is a church? | The place of worship for Christians. |
| What is Islam? | The religion of the teachings of the prophet Muhammad, whose followers are called Muslims; the third oldest religion that originated in SW Asia (Middle East). |
| What is the Ka'bah? | A cube shaped stone building in the center of the mosque in Mecca. |
| Who is Allah? | The name Muslims give to the one God. |
| What is Muslim? | A follower of the religion of Islam; the name means "one who submits.' |
| What is the Quran (Koran)? | The holy book of Islam that contains revelations recorded by Muhammad. |
| What is a Mosque? | The Place of Worship for Muslims. |
| What is Ramadan? | The month of fasting for Muslims. |
| What is Eid al-Adha? | The festival sacrifice at the end of the hajj for Muslims. |
| What is Eid al-Fitr? | The end of Ramadan for Muslims. |
| What is al-Hijrah? | The Islamic New Year. |
| What are the Five Pillars? | The basic obligations of Islam; they include the declaration of faith, praying five times a day, giving to charity, no daytime eating or drinking during Ramadan, and a pilgrimage to Mecca. |
| What is Sharia Law? | Laws based on the law of the Quran (Koran). |
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