Jakob ammann was the first leader of a certain religious movement.
what is the name of that religious movement?
the amish
100
what does rumspringa mean?
jumping around
100
how do they power their vehicles?
solar power or animals
100
the teachers aren't just any person from the community. who does normally get chosen to be teachers?
normally it's middle aged women
100
amish girls and boys are normally separated, but are usually allowed together at a certain event in the community. which event is this
they are allowed together at weddings
200
Jakob was a anabaptist
what does that mean?
it means that he was baptized as an adult instead of as an infant (believer's baptism instead of baptism of infants)
200
what decision does the teenagers have to take when they return?
they have to decide if they wanna stay in the community or leave out to the real world
200
amish have a rather unusual way of powering their tolls and other things they use in their day to day life. what do they power it with
most of their tolls are animal powered since the amish shun most technology
200
the kids learn from a young age not to treat anyone better than others and that no one is better than others. why is this?
the amish believe that everybody is equal in the eye of god
200
what is a sign that a couple is about to get married
they grow a bunch of celery
300
Jakob had some trouble with a church leader from the swiss brethren congregations.
what was his name?
Hans reist
300
what percentage of amish people come back to the community after having been on rumspringa
70 - 80%
300
the amish aren't allowed to ride certain bikes. which kind of bikes is this and why aren't they allowed to ride them
that aren't allowed to rid fancy bikes since this might make people think that the apple with face bikes are better than those with plain bikes
300
kids have a preferred sport to play in their free time, what is this sport?
non-competative baseball
400
how Jakob died is not really known, however researchers think that they have found out where he died.
how did they find this out?
his daughter requested to be baptized in a reformed church in Erlenbach, where she said her farther had died.
400
if they do choose to leave the community, what then happen to them?
they aren't shunned or anything but they just aren't allowed to live in the community anymore
400
boys and girls aren't taught the sam things in school.
what does the boys learn and what does the girls learn?
boys: that learn how to work at certain amish approved companies so that they can get money for their family
girls: they learn how to keep their husbands happy by f.ex. making good food keeping the house clean and taking care of the children
500
jakob had one face feature that amish normally aren't allowed to have these days.
what was that feature?