Origins of Judaism
The Bible says that he moved from his home in Mesopotamia to Canaan on the Mediterranean Sea.
Who is Abraham?
The holy book of Christianity
What is the Bible?
The eastern capital of the Roman Empire
What is Constantinople?
Hebrew religion
What is Judaism?
A person known and admired for his or her holiness
What is a saint?
He received the moral laws known as the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
Who is Moses?
The life and death of Jesus inspired this religion.
What is Christianity?
The society that developed in the eastern Roman Empire after the west fell
What is the Byzantine Empire?
The most sacred text of the Hebrews
What is the Torah?
Jesus' rise from the dead
What is the Resurrection?
Belief in one God
What is monotheism?
Jesus' followers who taught others about Jesus' life and teachings.
Who are the Apostles? (or disciples)
Pictures made with pieces of colored stone, or glass, as a way to show devotion to God and seen as religious art
What are mosaics?
Number of books of the Torah
What is five?
Bethlehem
What is the small town where Jesus was born?
Abraham moved to Canaan from here.
What is Mesopotamia?
By 400, Christianity spread throughout this empire.
What is the Roman Empire?
A simplification of Roman law which made fairer treatment for all
What is Justinian's Code?
Ended the eastern Roman Empire
What was the invasion of the Ottoman Turks?
Great leader the ancient Jews predicted would come to restore the greatness of Israel
What was the Messiah?
The long journey of the Israelites away from slavery in Egypt
What is the Exodus?
Christians believe that Jesus' acts and teachings focused on these two ideas.
What are love and salvation?
Byzantine emperors were the leaders of
What are political and religious leaders?
Interpret Jesus' teachings in different ways but hold most of the same beliefs
What are denominations?
The three main Jewish beliefs
What are:
monotheism,
observance of justice & righteousness, and
observance of religious and moral law?