Education
What year did Amish children stop going to public school and start building their own small country schools?
1954
In what year was the religious order known as the Amish founded?
1693
Visiting other____ is the most common leisure activity.
Amish
At what age do the children start helping their parents with chores?
Four years old
At what age do amish take part in Rumspringa?
16
All Amish children attend elementary through what grade?
Eighth
Who was the founder of the religious order known as the Amish?
Jakob Ammann
These two games are popular among the Amish
Board and card games
Why don’t the Amish use electricity?
The Amish believe linking with electrical wires as a connection with the world, and the Bible tells them they shouldn’t be “conformed to the world.”
The Amish can exclude members by doing what?
Shunning
Who teaches the Amish children?
Young, single Amish women
What religion group did the Amish break away from in the 1600’s due to their belief that it was not strict enough in following biblical teachings?
Mennonite
The Amish use___as a way to sell items, socialize, and purchase items.
Auctions
The Amish live in a world valuing what three things?
Simplicity, family, and God
For Amish men, instead of wearing a wedding band they typically have what?
A beard
What important belief among the Amish do they not teach in their schools?
Religion
Why did early European Amish flee to Switzerland and Southern Germany?
To escape religious persecution
Name three activities the Amish do for fun?
Camping, bird watching, and fishing
At what age do the Amish get baptized?
Late teens or early twenties
When did the Amish immigrate to America?
Mid 1700’s
At what age do Amish children start going to school?
Six
What encouraged Amish migration to American?
William Penn’s “Holy Experiment” of religious freedom
____ is something the Amish do for food and a sport.
Hunting
Name four Holidays the Amish celebrate.
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Good Friday, and Easter
Name a sport that is played by Amish children
Softball, baseball, and basketball