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Christianity
Vocabulary and Study Game
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Polytheism | belief in many gods |
| Monotheism | belief in one god |
| Jesus | founder of Christianity. They believe he is the Messiah sent by God to save humanity |
| Ten Commandments | Code of behavior for Judaism and Christianity |
| Prophet | person that receives messages from God and shares them with others (Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammed |
| Sacraments | rites of passage within Christianity (baptism, communion, confirmation, etc) |
| Bible | Holy book for Christianity (Old Testament- stories from the Torah-the Jewish holy book. New Testament- stories of Jesus's life and teachings |
| Jerusalem | holy city to all three monotheistic religions |
| Sect/Denomination | different groups within a religion who practice the religion differently but believe in the same core ideas (Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Greek Orthodox are different sects of Christianity)" |
| Missionary | person that travels to foreign lands to spread religion (Christians were really good at this and converted a ton of people to their religion by doing so |
| Crusades | holy wars between Christians and Muslims |
| Great Schism | first split in Christianity- Orthodox Christianity developed as a result |
| Protestant Reformation | second split in Christianity- Protestant religions such as Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Calvinist, etc. develop as a result of this movement |
| Easter | the holiest Christian holiday. Believed to be the day that Jesus resurrected and ascended to heaven to be with God. Christians believe this proves that he was the Messiah. |