Middle East - Religions, Culture and Government - Amy Gilstrap | Library

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What religious leader do Christianity, Judaism and Islam all have in common?

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Judaism is one of the oldest religions with only one god.  Which word means the belief in one god?

polytheistic

monotheistic

polyandry 

monosyllable

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What is the name of the holy city of the Jewish people?

Medina

Mecca

Jerusalem

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What is the name of the Jewish holy book?

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How are Christianity and Judaism connected?

Share the Old Testament of the Bible

Both monotheistic

Belief that Jesus is the Son of God

Both consider Jerusalem to be a holy city.

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Who is the founder of Christianity?

Jesus

Muhammad 

Abraham

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Who is Jesus according to Christians?

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Look at the map of world religions. 
Christians are the majority religion in (check all that apply)

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What is the Muslim name for God?

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Which of the following religions trace their origins to Abraham?

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Who is the founder of Islam?

Muhammad

Jesus

Ibn Buttata

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Match the holy book to the correct religion.

		Torah
		Bible
		Qur'an

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Match the Five Pillars  of Islam to their correct description.

		There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
		fives times a day and must face Mecca
		charitable giving
		between dawn and sunset during Ramadan
		pilgrimage to Mecca and other religious sites

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Muslims are divided into 2 major groups or sects.  Match the group with the correct explanation. 

		argued that the successor should be appointed by election and consensus, as tradition dictated
		believed that Muhammad's successors should come from his family, starting with Ali, his son-in-law.

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Which trade routes were controlled by the Ottoman Empire?

Silk Road over the Black Sea

Overland through North Africa

Along the Pacific Coast of China

Coming from the Indian Ocean through the Red Sea

Overland into eastern Europe

From the Aztec to Incan empire

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Who was the founder of the Ottoman Empire

Mehmed II 

Muhammad

Montezuma

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What did Mehmed II rename Constantinope after he conquered it?

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What religion were the majority of the Ottoman people?

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What were janissaries?

Islamic scholars 

Christian boys were were forced to convert to Islam and become soldiers in the Ottoman army. 

Christian boys who rebelled against the Ottoman army.

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Ottoman rulers did not tolerate other religions. 

True

False

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