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Social Studies Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hebrews | A member of the Semitic people inhabiting ancient Palestine and claiming descent from Abraham, Isacc, and Jacob |
| Torah | The first five books in the Christianity bible |
| Abraham | Founder of the Hebrews and his son, Isacc, is the founder of the Arab People |
| Moses | A Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of egyptian slavery |
| Solomon | Sone of David and king of the 10th century |
| Covenant | An agreement |
| Prophet | A person that practices a religion and then teaches it to other people |
| Sabbath | A day of religious observance from work kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening |
| Synangogue | A building where a Jewish assembly meets for a religious worshinp and instruction |
| Messiah | A savior or liberator of group of people |
| Baptized | A christian rite of admission where god dips a baby in to holy water |
| Disciples | A personal follower of Jesus during his life |
| Diaspora | The dispersion of Jews beyond Isreal |
| Talmud | Where the code of Jewish law comes from |
| Gentile | Not Jewish |
| Rabbi | A jewish scholar or teacher that studies or teaches Jewish law |
| Parables | A story that is used to explain a moral, or lesson as told by jesus in the gospels |
| Paul | A christian missionary to the gentiles |
| Theodosius the Great | A roman emporer from 379-395 and was the last emporer to rule over bother the eastern and western Roman Empire |
| Hadith | Traditions that contain of the prophet with accounts of Muhammad's daily practice which constitutes the major source of guidance for Muslims |
| Imam | The person who leads prayers in a mosque |
| Ka'ab | A muslim shrine Mecca where people turn to pray |
| People of the book | Jews and christians as regarded by muslims(How Hews are looked at by Muslims |
| Ramadan | The 9th month of the Muslim year when fasting is taken place from sunrise to sunset |
| Caliph | A Muslim, Civil, and religious ruler, known as the succesor of Muhammad |
| Five pillars of Faith- Shahadah | Profession of faith |
| Five pillars of Faith- Salat | Ritual prayers proper way 5 times everyday |
| Five pillars of Faith- Zakat | Paying tax to benefit the needy and poor |
| Five pillars of Faith- Sawm | Fasting |
| Five pillars of Faith- Hajj | Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Jihad | A struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam |
| Makkah | A city in and the the capital of Hejaz and is also the birthplace of Muhammad and the spiritual center of Islam |
| Muhammad | The Arab prophet who was the last messenger of Allah |
| Qur'an | The central religious text of Islam |
| Shari'ah | An Islamic religious law that governs religious rituals and aspects of day-to-day life |
| Sunnah | The words and actions of Muhammad; the prophet of Islam |
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