Key Figures & Identity
This common ancestor, who lived around 1800 BCE, is the figure to whom all three Abrahamic religions trace their ancestry
Who is Abraham?
The sacred text of Judaism, also known as the Torah, which contains Jewish history and teaches how to lead a moral life.
What is the Hebrew Bible?
The region where Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all originated.
What is the Middle East/North Africa (MENA)?
The period of time during which the Crusades took place (options: BC or CE)
What is CE (Common Era)?
A term meaning believing in and worshiping only one god, a trait shared by all three religions.
What is Monotheistic?
The founder of Christianity, born in Nazareth, whom Christians believe is the messiah and the son of God.
Who is Jesus?
This holy book of Islam contains the revelations Muhammad received until his death.
What is the Qur’an?
This city is the holiest city for Jews and is sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
What is Jerusalem?
The two primary groups who fought a series of wars during the Crusades over control of the Holy Land.
Who are Christians and Muslims?
This historical activity increased due to the Crusades, enabling European merchants to make enormous profits on goods learned about in the Middle East.
What is Trade?
This man from Mecca received revelations from Allah in the early 600s CE and is recognized by Muslims as the last prophet.
Who is Muhammad?
This sacred Christian text includes the Old Testament (the Hebrew Bible) and the New Testament, which focuses on the life and teachings of Jesus.
What is the Christian Bible?
The holiest site in Judaism, it is the only remaining outer wall of the ancient Jewish Temple.
What is the Western Wall?
This specific campaign was initially successful for the European Christians who traveled thousands of miles to capture lands.
What was the First Crusade?
The forced separation of one group from the rest of a community, which spread in Europe during the 14th and 15th centuries, often forcing Jews into crowded neighborhoods called ghettos.
What is Segregation?
This Jewish king made Jerusalem his capital city around 1000 BCE.
Who is King David?
This is a core belief of Christianity, describing Jesus rising from the dead, which is marked by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
What is the Resurrection (or rising from the dead)?
This sacred building in Jerusalem, featuring a large golden dome, marks the spot where Muslims believe Muhammad began his Night Journey to heaven.
What is the Dome of the Rock?
During the Crusades, Christians invaded and looted this city, which was then under Christian control.
What is Constantinople?
Hostility or discrimination against Jews
What is a anti-semitism?
A title for a clergy leader for either Judaism, Christianity, or Islam (give at least one).
What are Rabbis, Priests/Ministers/Pastors, or Imams?
These are the religious duties, including a pilgrimage to Mecca, that followers of Islam must fulfill.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
The sacred building for Christians, is built over the site where Jesus was crucified, buried, and resurrected.
What is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre?
Salah al-Din was a great leader of this religious group, known for uniting forces and defending their land and religion.
Who are the Muslims?
The shared importance of Jerusalem among the three monotheistic religions is noted as a factor that might make this concept more difficult in the region.
What is Peace?