Monotheism Terms Word Scramble
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Founder of Judaism | Abraham |
Major historical figure in Judaism. He led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt. | Moses |
Place of worship in Judaism | Synagogue or temple |
Most important holy text in Judaism | Torah |
One of the High Holy Days of Judaism. It celebrates the begining of the Jewish year. | Rosh Hashanah |
One of the High Holy Days of Judaism. It is the "Day of Atonement". Jewish people fast all day on this holiday. | Yom Kippur |
Jewish people believe God told Abraham to leave Mesopotamia and travel west to this place. | Canaan |
Generally viewed as the most important part of the law in the Torah | The Ten Commandments |
Oldest of the three major monotheistic religions | Judaism |
Founder of Christianity | Jesus |
Major holiday of Christianity. This holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus. | Christmas |
Major holiday of Christianity. This holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. | Easter |
Place of worship in Christianity | Church |
Holy text of Christianity | The Bible (Old and New Testaments) |
Middle of the Three Monotheistic religions in age | Christianity |
Christian belief the Jesus was raised from the dead | Resurrection |
Founder of Islam | Muhammad |
The holy text of Islam | Koran or Qur'an |
The Five Pillars of Faith (Islam) | Statement of faith, prayer 5 times a day, giving to the poor, fasting during Ramadan, Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) |
Birthplace of Muhammad, it is the most important holy city in Islam | Mecca |
The region of Southwest Asia where Islam was founded | The Arabian Peninsula |
The two main branches of Islam | Sunni and Shia |
The holy month in Islam. During this month Muslims fast during the daytime. | Ramadan |
Youngest of the three monotheistic religions in age | Islam |
The Muslim word for God. It literally translates into English as "the God." | Allah |
Place of worship for Muslims | Mosque |
The scattering of Jewish people outside of Israel and Judah. | Diaspora |
The agreement that Jewish people believe God made with Abraham to make him into a great nation and give his descendants Canaan. | Covenant |
Hatred and persecution of the Jewish people | Antisemitism |
The belief in only one God | Monotheism |
Dispute over who would be leader after Mohammad died | The reason for the Sunni and Shia split |
The Hebrew Bible | Tanakh |
This group believed the the Muslim community should choose the best person to be leader after Muhammad died | Sunni |
This group believed that a relative of Muhammad needed to be the leader of Islam | Shia or Shiites |
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