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What other two religions were derived from Judaism?
Islam and Christianity
Islam teaches that _______________ was the messenger of God.
Muhammad
What is Zionism? What country directly exists because of Zionism?
Zionism is the belief that Jewish people should have an independent country in their homeland of Palestine. Israel exists because of Zionism.
What religion do most people in Southwest Asia/Middle East belong to?
Islam
The sacred text of Judaism is called the ____________.
Torah/Hebrew Bible
Explain how women are treated in Arabic countries.
Women in the Arabic world are taught to obey men and expected to cover their hair and sometimes their faces. Overall, they are treated rather poorly.
Jews who believed Jesus was the Messiah formed a new religion called _____.
Christianity
The sacred text of Christianity is the _______________.
Bible
What is desalination? Why is it important?
Desalination is the removal of salt from water. It is important because water is hard to come by in most Middle Eastern countries.
People who practice Islam are called _____________.
Muslims
The sacred text of Islam is called the _____________.
Kuran
Why is there conflict between Israel and Palestine?
Because they both believe they have a right to the land that Israel occupies.
_______________________ was the first religion based on the belief of one God.
Judaism
Monotheism is the belief in _____________.
One god
Name at least ONE similarity between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
They are all monotheistic
All share the Old Testament
All feature Abraham, Moses, and David
All have some ethical code