Monotheistic Religions
Monotheistic Religions Part 2
Five Pillars of Faith
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia Part 2
100
Christian place of worship that is also the main place of worship for religious leader.
What is Cathedral?
100
sacred Islam considered to be the origin of Islam
What is Makkah?
100
profession of our faith; publicly stating what you believe in
What is Shahadah?
100
state in ancient Mesopotamia
What is Babylon City ?
100
of 282 laws from ancient babylon that tried to be fair; known for rule 196: “an eye for an eye”
What is Hammurabi’s code System?
200
most common name for a place of worship for a Christian
What is Church?
200
an area of learning advanced by Muslim culture through the ages (algebra, zero, our numbers)
What is Mathematics?
200
ritual prayer 5 times a day; body orientated towards the Q’iblaKaaba in Mecca
What is Salah ?
200
is city with its own government and King, generally not part of larger country; controls all land around it
What is City-state
200
Greek word meaning “land between the rivers”
What is Mesopotamia?
300
Pilgrimage or trip to Mecca required of all Muslims at least once during their life if they are able
What is Hajj?
300
place of worship for a Muslim
What is Mosque ?
300
ritual fasting during Ramadan (no food or drinks from sunup to sundown)
What is Sawm?
300
shaped system of writing developed by ancient Sumerians and later used by other cultures in Mesopotamia
What is cuneiform triangle?
300
first major civilization in ancient Mesopotamia
What is Sumer ?
400
country sacred to other religions considered by some to be homeland of Judaism
What is Israel?
400
place of worship for Jewish person
What is Synagogue ?
400
Charity or alms giving
What is Zakt?
400
another name for Mesopotamia
What is Fertile Crescent
400
two rivers that brought life to ancient Mesopotamia
What is Tigres and Euphrates
500
City sacred to all three monotheistic religions
What is Jerusalem?
500
a set of rules for living life first introduced by Judaism and later followed by Christians and Muslims
What is Ten commandments?
500
Ritual pilgrimage once to mecca once in your life, if you can afford it, if you are healthy, if it is safe for you to go, etc.
What is Hajj?
500
Ancient ruler of Babylon is famous for his system of law (Hammurabi’s Code)
What is Hammurabi ?
500
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