Historical Context
Origins
Beliefs
Practices
Wild Card
100

The term in social studies for a belief in multiple gods

Polytheism

100

The term in social studies for the belief in one god

Monotheism

100

Give all three terms which refer to god in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Yahweh, God, Allah

100

The Sabbath occurs on this day in Christianity

Sunday

100

The term in Christianity given to Jesus as the "savior"

Messiah

200

Name one ancient civilization which believed in multiple gods

Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, or Indus River Valley

200

Jesus of Nazareth was crucified by this classical empire

The Roman Empire

200

A set of divine rules followed by people who practice both Judaism and Christianity

The Ten Commandments
200

The Sabbath occurs on this day in Judaism

Saturday

200

Followers of Islam have to do this at least one time in their life

Pilgrimage to Mecca | Hajj

300

Abraham was born in this ancient civilization

Mesopotamia

300

Name of the son of Abraham who started the lineage that would eventually begin the religions of Judaism and Christianity

Isaac

300

Name of the religious document that is shared in both Judaism and Christianity

The Old Testament

300

Followers of Islam have to do this five times per day

Pray

300

Translation of the term "Jihad" in English from Arabic

Struggle

400

The religious term used to describe a sacred agreement between God and a specific person

Covenant

400
Social studies term for the exchange of goods and ideas

Cultural Diffusion

400

This person once persecuted followers of Jesus, but then had a vision which persuaded him to not only change his ways, but his name as well

Saul / Paul

400

The term in Islam that is a guide for how Muslims should live their life (or duties they must accomplish)

The Five Pillars

400

Name one of the Five Pillars of Islam

Declaration of Faith, Ritual Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage to Mecca 

500

The Israelites were exiled from a region in the Middle East by this ancient empire

The Babylonian Empire

500

Name of the son of Abraham who started the lineage that would begin the religion of Islam

Ishmael

500

The translation of the term "Muslim" in English from Arabic

One who submits to God

500

Name the place of worship for all three major monotheistic religions

Judaism = Synagogue/Temple

Christianity = Church

Islam = Mosque

500

Who "founded" Christianity?

The followers of Jesus