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Vocabulary (Word Wall)
Vocabulary and Terms (general)
Origins of Monotheistic Religions
Key Components of the Three Major Monotheistic Religions
Similarities and Differences
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What does prophet mean?

A messenger of God

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This is the definition of monotheism.
What is the belief or worship of only one god?
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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all originated in this region of the world.
What is the Middle East?
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The holy book for Judaism.
What is the Torah?
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Jews, Christians, and Muslims all trace their religious ancestry to this man.
Who is Abraham?
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What does exile mean? 

When people are forced to leave their country

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This Christian holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.
What is Easter?
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This city is considered the holy city for all three major monotheisms.
What is Jerusalem?
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This is the predominant (and holy) language of Islam.

What is Arabic?

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Muslims and Jews view this man as a prophet, not the Son of God.
Who is Jesus?
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What does convert mean? 

When someone accepts a new belief or becomes a follower of a religion 

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Although fasting is part of all three religions, Ramadan is a thirty day annual fast as part of this religion.
What is Islam?
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This monotheistic religion is considered to have originated about 1400 years ago.

What is Islam?

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This is the largest of the three major monotheisms, with over 2.1 billion followers around the world.
What is Christianity?
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The similar dietary restrictions of Judaism and Islam.
What are Kosher and Halal?
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What does caliph mean? 

A caliph is a spiritual and political leader in Islam, considered to be a successor to the Prophet Muhammad in guiding the Muslim community.

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Passover is the Jewish holiday remembering...

The Israelites leaving slavery in Egypt (the Exodus)  
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Abraham is considered the founder of this monotheistic religion.

What is Judaism?

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This founder of Islam is also a key prophet for the religion. He had the great revelation around the age of 40 when meditating in a cave.

Who is Mohammad?

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This city is still a site of pilgrimage for all three major monotheistic religions.
What is Jerusalem?
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What does parable mean? 

A short story that teaches a moral lesson 

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This holy book for Islam has multiple correct spellings in English.
What is the Quran?
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Judaism is believed to have begun around this year.
What is 1800 BC?
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It is comprised of Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting and Pilgrimage or hajj.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
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Like Judaism's synagogues and Christianity's churches, this is the Islam house of worship.
What is a mosque?