SW Asia Religions and Economic Continuum Model Test Review

27. Muhammad received a message from the angel ____________, the messenger of Allah.

14. There are over ____________Jewish followers worldwide.

33. After Muhammad’s death, followers fought over who would be his successor and become the next leader.

9. The Wailing Wall is one of the most sacred sites recognized by the Jewish faith.

29. The Muslim holy book is the ___________ (Koran) and it states how people should live their lives.•

13. _______ believe in justice and righteousness.“What is hateful to you, do not to your neighbor.”

34. Sunni believe that the supreme leader (called the Caliph) must be a blood relative of Muhammad.

20. The _________ is the main holy book for Christians and consists of the old testament and new testament.

3. All three have an important messenger, book of teachings, and holidays.

1. Followers of each practice _______________, a belief in one god.

24. In Arabic, __________ means “surrender to the will of Allah” (God).•

16. _____________is known as the “Day of Atonement, asking for forgiveness of sins and it's the holiest day for Jews.

17. Christians believe in _________, a carpenter who began to travel and teach new ideas about Judaism.

28. Today, there are 1.2 billion ________ worldwide & it's the second largest religion in the world behind Christianity.

10. Jews were forced out of Israel and moved to many places all over the world, this is called _____________.

8. The Israelites (now called Hebrews) claimed the city of ___________ and built a holy temple there.

23. Islam began around 622 CE in Southwest Asia.•

30. _________ describes the Five Pillars of Faith (obligations all Muslims must fulfill in their lifetime).

38. A mixed economic system combines different aspects of economic models together.

26. In 610 CE, Muhammad was a merchant in Mecca who was concerned about how rich merchants refused to help the needy.

12. _________ believe that a messiah (savior) will lead them to the Promised Land.

40. Supply and demand is when the amount of goods & services are available and the desire for it.

22. Easter celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus.

21. ________ is the celebration of the birth of Jesus and is observed on December 25th by Christians all over the world.

18. __________ believed that the old laws of Judaism should be replaced by a simple system based on love and kindness.

32. The governments of Muslim countries follow the Shari'a, or religious law.

35. The Shia branch of Islam is found mostly in Iran and some parts of Iraq.

15. ______is the most sacred part, it contains what Moses delivered to the Israelites.

11. ________ worship in synagogues and temples

4. Judiasm, Christianity, and Islam all originated in Southwest Asia.

19. __________ performed miracles and he laid his hands on people and could heal them.

5. _____________ began around 4,000 years ago (approximately 3760 BCE) when God spoke to Abraham.

2. Each SW Asia religions can trace their roots to _________ as the father of their faith.

7. __________ believe that God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, a code of moral law to live by.

37. A market economy is controlled by the government.

37. Sunnis believe that the leader does NOT need to be related to Muhammad & they 90% of the world’s Muslim population.

25. Followers of Islam are called Jews, and the founder is Muhammad.•

39. An economic continuum is a scale from 0-100 that ranks economies.

31. ___________ celebrates the time when the Qur’an was revealed to Muhammad.

6. ____________ led Israelites out of Egypt and away from slavery to Israel.