Abrahamic Religions

Question 1

What do Muslims call their deity (god)?

Accepted Answer

Allah

Question 2

Even though it is a minority overall in Islam, which sect are most Iranians and Iraqis?

Accepted Answer

Shia

Question 3

What do you call someone who practices Judaism?

Accepted Answer

Jews

Question 4

What is the holiest city in Islam?

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Question 5

What is the difference between an ethnic group and a religious group?

Accepted Answer

You can't choose your ethnic group; can choose religion

Question 6

What is the name of the holy book of Judaism?

Accepted Answer

Torah

Question 7

What year was Islam founded?

Accepted Answer

622 CE

Question 8

How is the Christian Bible different from the Jewish Torah?

Accepted Answer

Bible has Old & New Testaments;Torah has 1st 5 books of OT

Question 9

What is a "sect"?

Accepted Answer

a division within a religion

Question 10

What are some traditions, celebrations, and practices of the Islamic religion?

Accepted Answer

Eid Al-Fitr, Ramadan, Five Pillars

Question 11

What year was Christianity founded?

Accepted Answer

33 CE

Question 12

Which religion has the most followers?

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 13

Who leads Christian services?

Accepted Answer

Preacher

Question 14

Which day is the Sabbath (day of worship) for people who practice Judaism?

Accepted Answer

Saturday

Question 15

Who founded Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Question 16

List the 3 Abrahamic religions in chronological order (oldest to youngest).

Accepted Answer

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Question 17

Who founded Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Jesus

Question 18

True or False: Your religion determines what ethnic group you are a part of?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

What are the two major sects of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Sunni and Shia

Question 20

Where do Muslims worship?

Accepted Answer

mosque

Question 21

What city is holy in all 3 religions?

Accepted Answer

Jerusalem

Question 22

Who founded Judaism?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 23

What do you call someone who practices Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Christian

Question 24

What two religions do Perisans predominantly practice?

Accepted Answer

Shia Islam and Zoroastrianism

Question 25

Where are Christian services held?

Accepted Answer

church

Question 26

What does "cultural universal" mean?

Accepted Answer

Things that all cultures have; standard of beauty, music

Question 27

Who leads Jewish services?

Accepted Answer

rabbis

Question 28

Where are Jewish services held?

Accepted Answer

Temple, Synagogue

Question 29

What does "ethnocentric" mean?

Accepted Answer

Judging another culture based off your own

Question 30

What do you call someone who practices Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muslims

Question 31

What two religions do Kurds predominantly practice?

Accepted Answer

Sunni Islam and Judaism

Question 32

What are the three major ethnic groups in Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

Persians, Arabs, Kurds

Question 33

What did the two sects disagree over?

Accepted Answer

Who the leader should be after Muhammad died

Question 34

What do Jews call their deity (god)?

Accepted Answer

Yahweh

Question 35

Who leads Islamic services?

Accepted Answer

Imams

Question 36

What does monotheistic mean?

Accepted Answer

believing in one god

Question 37

What two religions do Arabs predominantly practice?

Accepted Answer

Sunni Islam and Shia Islam

Question 38

Which religion is the youngest of the three?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 39

What is the holy book of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Qur'an

Question 40

What year was Judaism founded?

Accepted Answer

1800 BCE

Question 41

What do Christians call their deity (god)?

Accepted Answer

Holy Trinity

Question 42

What day is the Islamic Sabbath (day they worship on)?

Accepted Answer

Friday

Question 43

What is the relationship between standard of living and literacy rate?

Accepted Answer

Higher the literacy rate, the higher the standard of living

Abrahamic Religions

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Abrahamic Religions

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