Terms
Desert herder who went from place to place.
What is a Bedouin?
This landform covers most of the Arabian peninsula.
What is a desert?
The 12 close followers of Jesus.
Who were disciples?
The "Promised Land."
What is Canaan?
The belief in one God.
What is monotheism?
Pictures or images of Jesus, Mary and the saints.
What is an icon?
Ancient Rome's punishment of political rebels and lower class criminals.
What is crucifixion?
This person is considered to be the son of God to Christians.
Who is Jesus?
Two important Christian apostles.
Who are Peter and Paul?
The Christian church that developed in the Byzantine Empire.
What is Eastern Orthodox?
Israelites would obey God's laws and he would return them to Canaan.
What is the Torah covenant?
This Jewish leader was a poet and has hymns included in the Book of Psalms.
Who is David?
This person preached that wealth was not as important as doing good.
“A.D.” is the abbreviation for this.
Four accounts of Jesus’ life written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
What are the gospels?
Weekly day of worship for Jews.
What is the Sabbath?
The tower of a mosque from which Muslims are called to prayer.
What is a minaret?
This person helped Jews escape slavery in Egypt.
Who is Moses?
Muslim house of worship
What is a mosque?
The holy book of Islam.
What is the Quran?
A person believed to be instructed by God
What is a prophet?
To declare a person no longer belongs to the church
What is excommunicate?
This man raised 12 sons who became the 12 tribes of Israel.
Who is Abraham?
Stories from everyday life used to teach spiritual ideas
What are parables?
His name may never be spoken.
Who is God?