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The most important prophet in Islam
Who is Muhammed?
The Jewish Diaspora can be labeled this type of cultural diffusion.
What is relocation?
He is considered the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Who is Abraham
One of the things God gave to Moses on Mt. Siani.
What is the Torah or 10 commandments?
He was the babylonian king who conquered and enslaved the Israelites.
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
For Christians, he is considered the Messiah and the son of God.
Who is Jesus?
He is considered the 1st pope.
Who is Peter?
Originally named Saul, he founded many churches in Asia Minor (Turkey) and Greece.
Who was Paul?
Beginning in 1054 A.D., this was a major split between the Roman catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
What was the Great Schism?
This began in the 1500s as a protest against church abuses by a German monk. it created many non-Catholic Christian denominations.
What is the Protestant Reformation.
The chronological order of the 3 monotheistic religions that began in the Middle East.
What is Judaism, Christianity and then Islam?
This city is considered the holiest place for Jews and Christians.
What is Jerusalem?
This is considered the holiest city in Islam.
What is Mecca?
One of the 5 pillars of Islam, Muslims must do this 5 times a day.
What is Pray?
The name of one of the 5 Pillars of Islam; It is what the pilgrimage to Mecca is called.
What is the Hajj?
In this branch of Islam, the leader is elected.
What is Sunni?
In this branch of Islam, the leader must be a blood relative of the Prophet, Muhammad.
What is Shia?
In the early days of Islam, the religion was spread mostly by these people.
Who are merchants?
This is a place of worship for Jews.
What is a synagogue?
The Sunni/Shia split in Islam is similar to this in the history of the early Christian church.
The Great Schism.
This German monk allegedly nailed his 95 Theses to the church door protesting some practices within the Catholic Church.
Who was Martin Luther?
If someone is expelled from the church, the are said to be this.
What is excommunicated?
When this leader conquered Babylonia, he allowed the Israelites to return to their homeland.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
The Jews and Christians did not believe that the Roman rulers were this.
What is gods?
He was the first of the Roman emperors to accept Christianity.
Who was Constantine?