Foundations
What is a monotheistic religion?
A belief system that recognizes only one god.
What is Christianity?
The most popular religion in Europe, which has been present on the continent since the 4th century.
What is the Quran?
The sacred text used by followers of Islam.
The majority of people participate in some type of monotheistic religion. What does the word majority mean?
Most
What is a church?
A place of worship for Chrisitians practicing Christianity.
What is Judaism?
The oldest of the three major monotheistic religions in Europe, which began in the eastern Mediterranean
What was the Roman Empire?
The specific historical era during which Christianity experienced rapid growth.
What is the Tanakh?
The sacred text of Judaism, from which Jewish people practice.
Christianity has largely shaped and impacted the culture across Europe. What does culture mean?
The shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that a group of people learn, share, and pass down through generations.
What is a mosque?
The house of worship for Muslims, typically found in its highest concentrations in southeastern and eastern Europe.
What are denominations?
Sectors or distinct branches within one type of religion, such as Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox.
Where do most Muslims live in Europe?
In the east and southeast parts.
What is the sacrd text of Chrisitanity?
The Bible
What does the word worship mean?
Showing deep reverence, honor, or devotion
What is a synagogue?
The traditional house of worship for Jews, many of which were destroyed during the Holocaust.
What is the least practiced religion in Europe?
Judiasm (Jewish)
What was the Holocaust?
The horrific historical event that greatly reduced the number of Jewish people in Europe and caused many to move to other continents.
The Quaran is?
The sacred text of Islam
It is the oldest of the three monotheistic religions. What is meant by the term "oldest"?
Means that it has been around the longest
The name of the place where Christians go to worship?
A Church
Belief in one God/Sense of Community?
Two shared similarities between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
When did Judiasm begin in Europe?
Right before the rise of the Roman Empire
The Quran belongs to what religious group?
Judiasm (Religion of the Jews)
Who are Muslims?
People who follow Islam (Islamic)
A place Muslims go to Worship?
Mosque