What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism?

Christians believed Jesus was the Messiah, or savior of man.

Which question could be answered using information from the graph?

Which has the highest proportion of Shia in its population?

Why did Islam spread so quickly after the death of Muhammad?

Muslim conquered empires that had weakened over the years.

What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?

They disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community

What is the importance of the Ka’aba to Muslims?

They believe it was originally built by the prophet Abraham.

Why do Muslims call Jews and Christians “People of the Book”?

Much of the Old and New Testament is included in the Quran.

The Exodus in the history of the Jewish people was the time when

freed from slavery in Egypt and returned to Canaan

What are the Five Pillars?

five obligations that Muslims are supposed to meet

What is the main belief that distinguished the Jewish faith from the others in ancient times?

worship of a single God rather than multiple gods

What is the relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

Much of the Old and New Testaments is included in the Quran.

Why were the first four leaders of the Muslims called the “4 Rightly Guided Caliphs”?

They had been friends of Muhammad.

What did Muhammad believe the angel Gabriel was asking him to do?

tell the word of God to the people

Why was Christianity finally accepted by the Roman Emperor as a legalreligion?

Constantine recognized many Romans had become Christians.

Why did Jesus have trouble with the Jewish and Roman leaders?

Jews said he broke religious law; Romans saw him as a threat

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Monotheistic Religions and Ethnic Groups of Southwest Asia

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#SS7G8 c. Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southwest Asia (Middle East): Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.

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1
Which were founded in Southwest Asia?
All three
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
2
Holidays include the Hajj and fasting for Ramadan
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
3
What part of the population of Iran is Sunni Muslim?
33%
64%
9%
89 %
4
What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism?
Christians allowed the worship of many of the Roman gods
Christians believed Jesus was the Messiah, or savior of man.
Only Judaism accepted and believed in the Ten Commandments.
Jews never had problems with Roman leaders, Christians did.
5
Which question could be answered using information from the graph?
What part of the population of Iraq is Christian?
What part of the population of Iran is Hindu?
Which country has the most Shia Muslims?
Which has the highest proportion of Shia in its population?
6
Why did Islam spread so quickly after the death of Muhammad?
There were no other religions to compete with Islam.
Refused to trade with anyone who would not convert to Islam.
Muslim conquered empires that had weakened over the years.
Forced others to convert to Islam or face prison or death.
7
House of worship is a synagouge
All three
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
8
What is the term used for God in Islam?
Yaweh
Allah
God
9
What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?
Arguments began over what should be in the 5 Pillars
The Shia wanted to change the direction of prayer from Mecca
The Shia believed only Arabs could be Muslims.
They disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community
10
Which are the three main religious groups of Southwest Asia?
Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam
Christianity, Islam, Judaism
Christianity, Islam, Shamanism
Hinduism, Islam, Judaism
11
House of worship is a mosque
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
All three
12
Which do Kurds share as part of their ethnic group?
self-rule in the land of Kurdistan
they live in the same country
the ability to move freely to other countries
the Kurdish language
13
Founder of Judaism
Jesus Christ
Abraham
Muhammad
14
What is the importance of the Ka’aba to Muslims?
The Ka’aba was the original home of Muhammad.
They believe it was originally built by the prophet Abraham.
It is the place where Gabriel gave Muhammad the word of God.
It's where most important business deals were made in Mecca.
15
Roots go back to Abraham
Judaism
All three
Christianity
Islam
16
What is the term used for God in Christianity?
Yaweh
Allah
God
17
Why do Muslims call Jews and Christians “People of the Book”?
Followers of all 3 religions were taken in census records
They were the first in SWA to have a written language
Much of the Old and New Testament is included in the Quran.
People belonging to these religions could read.
18
The Exodus in the history of the Jewish people was the time when
Abraham left Mesopotamia and moved to Canaan
freed from slavery in Egypt and returned to Canaan
the Romans forced the Jews out of Jerusalem
Jews were in captivity in Babylon
19
What is the religion of most of the Arabs in Southwest Asia?
Judaism
Sunni Muslim
Shia Muslim
Christianity
20
What are the Five Pillars?
the first five books of the Quran
five obligations that Muslims are supposed to meet
five beliefs shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
the five columns that support the roof of the Ka’aba
21
What is the main belief that distinguished the Jewish faith from the others in ancient times?
belief in life after death
worship of a single God rather than multiple gods
organization of believers into a separate state
offering of sacrifices during religious ceremonies
22
Founder of Islam
Muhammad
Jesus Christ
Abraham
23
What is the relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Much of the Old and New Testaments is included in the Quran.
The three religions all believe in different gods.
All three religions accept Jesus as the “Son of God.”
Islam won new converts only by war and force.
24
What is the name of the Holy Book in Islam?
Quran/Koran
Torah
Bible
25
Is monotheistic
Islam
All three are monotheistic
Judaism
Christianity
26
Why were the first four leaders of the Muslims called the “4 Rightly Guided Caliphs”?
They studied for many years and were well prepared to rule.
They all ruled together so there could be no question
They arranged for a split in the community between the two
They had been friends of Muhammad.
27
What did Muhammad believe the angel Gabriel was asking him to do?
tear down the Ka’aba because idols had been stored there
tell the word of God to the people
bring an end to all religions other than Islam
develop Mecca into a more powerful trading center
28
What modern country is the home to those who call themselves Persians?
Iran
Israel
Iraq
Syria
29
Founder of Christianity
Abraham
Jesus Christ
Muhammad
30
Why was Christianity finally accepted by the Roman Emperor as a legalreligion?
Constantine recognized many Romans had become Christians.
Christians included Roman gods as part of their religion
Few other religions left in the Roman Empire by 313 AD.
Christian armies defeated the Roman Emperor in battle.
31
Their Holy Books include stories about Jesus.
Christianity and Islam
Christianity and Judaism
Judaism and Islam
32
Name the 3 monotheistic religions in chronological order.
Christianity, Judaism, Islam
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Judaism, Islam, Christianity
Islam, Christianity, Judaism
33
Why did Jesus have trouble with the Jewish and Roman leaders?
The new religion of Christianity was opened only to a few
Jesus urged people to tear down the Temple in Jerusalem
He encouraged the people to form an army and revolt
Jews said he broke religious law; Romans saw him as a threat
34
What is the religion of most of the Kurds?
Catholicism
Shia Muslim
Christianity
Sunni Muslim
35
Which would be the BEST alternative for showing these data in another way?
use one circle graph
use two circle graphs
use two line graphs
use a line graph with two lines of different colors
36
What is the religion of most Persians?
Sunni Muslim
Christianity
Judaism
Shia Muslim
37
Which ethnic group is most numerous in Southwest Asia?
Arabs
Kurds
Jews
Persians
38
Which is the holy writing of Judaism?
Constitution
Torah
Quran
New Testament
39
What is the name of the Holy Book in Judaism?
Quran/Koran
Torah
Bible
40
House of worship is a church
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
All three
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What is the term used for God in Judaism?
Allah
God
Yaweh
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What is the name of the Holy Book in Christianity?
Quran/Koran
Bible
Torah

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