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Sacred Text: Zoroastrianism

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The Avesta

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Sacred Text: Mesopotamia

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Various Myths

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Sacred Text: Judaism

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The Hebrew Bible

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Sacred Text: Christianity

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The Holy Bible

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Sacred Text: Islam

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The Holy Quran

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The Five Pillars of Islam

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  • The Shahada
  • Salat
  • Zakat
  • Sawm
  • Hajj
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What is the Shahada

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Profession of Faith

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What is Salat

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Daily Prayers

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What is Zakat

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Charity

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What is Sawm

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Fasting during Ramadan

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What is Hajj

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Pilgrimage to Mecca

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The Parts of The Hebrew Bible (3)

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  • Ta/ Torah - Law
  • Na/ Navi’im - Prophets
  • Kh/ Khetuvim - Writings
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The Parts of The New Testament (4)

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  • The Gospels - stores of Jesus’s life
  • The Acts of the Apostles - stories of Jesus’s followers after his death/resurrection/ascension
  • The Epistles - Letters sent to Christian communities about how to live
  • The Revelation - Apocalyptic poetry about the end of days
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Where is Zoroastrianism regionally located?

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Ancient Persia

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15
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What is Zoroastrianism known for?

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Dualism

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Examples of Dualism (6)

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  • Wise Lord/Evil Spirit
  • Light/Dark
  • Good/Bad
  • Life/Death
  • Moral/Immoral
  • Heaven/Hell
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Symbolism of Zoroastrianism (3)

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  • Good Thoughts
  • Good Words
  • Good Deeds
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Zoroastrian Places of Worship

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Fire Temples

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At death, every person is judged according to his morality. The soul must cross the ______ to paradise or punishment

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Chinvat Bridge

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20
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What is Dakhma?

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The Tower of Silence

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What influence does Zoroastrianism have on Judaism and Christianity? (5)

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  • Heaven and Hell
  • Angels and demons
  • Resurrection from the dead “eternal life”
  • Epic battle of good vs. evil
  • Final judgement
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What does Mesopotamia mean?

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Land between two rivers

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What is the relationship between texts, the way that similar or related texts influence, reflect, or differ from each other

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Intertextuality

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What is the Intertextuality of Mesopotamia?

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Creation and Flood Myths

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Theology of Mesopotamia (3)

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  • The Gods created man to serve them
  • Offerings and libations fed/satisfied the gods who blessed the humans
  • The gods were limited in their power
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Who is Yahweh?

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A new kind of god who re-writes the narratives of ancient Mesopotamia

27
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What religions is Father Abraham (3)

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  • Islam
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
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Judaism Law

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Torah

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Judaism Profit

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Nevim

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Judaism Writings

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Kethuvim

31
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What did Young Abram do for work?

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He worked in his fathers Idol Shop

32
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What is a Covenant?

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A binding agreement with no expiration

33
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Path of the Covenant (3)

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  • Abraham
  • Isaac
  • Jacob
34
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What is Passover?

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The most significant Jewish holiday

35
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What is the Wilderness

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How to worship

36
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Where is the Birthplace of modern, post-Temple Rabbinic Judaism?

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Yavneh

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The central text of Rabbinical (post-Temple) Judaism

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Talmud

38
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What does anointed one literally mean

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King

39
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When was Jesus’s Birthday

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NOT IN DECEMBER

40
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What is a Parable (2)

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  • Jesus’s teaching method
  • A simple story with a meaningful hidden message
41
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What is Crucifixion

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Slow death by suffication

42
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Why do we celebrate Easter

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The resurrection of Jesus from the Dead

43
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Describe the Roman Catholic Cross

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A Cross with Jesus on it

44
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Describe the Orthodox Cross

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A Cross with a small angled slant on the bottom

45
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Describe the Protestant Cross

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A Cross

46
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Do Jews Say the name of their God

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NO

47
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Do Catholics Say the name of their God

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YES (The Hero)

48
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Do Islams Say the name of their God

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YES (Always to bless in worship)

49
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What does Quran mean

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Recitation

50
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What is the dedication to avenge any wrong done to tribe, protect weaker members, defy its enemies, preserve the honor of the tribe, defend his kinsman, obey the chief?

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Muruwah

51
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What is the home of Ka’bah?

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The Mecca

52
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What is the City of the Prophet?

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Medina

53
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Who did Muhammad marry?

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Khadijah, who was a wealthy older woman

54
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Who did Islams expand to?

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The People of the Book

55
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What were the things that Islams gave society (4)

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  • Mathematics
  • Medicine
  • Astronomy
  • Geography
56
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Why is Allah Absolute?

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Allah is firmly one and cannot be divided

57
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What was Marcus Garvey Known for Teaching?

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Black Self-Empowerment

58
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The King of Rasta’s name is ______

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Ras Tafari

59
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What do Rastafarians believe?

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Blacks are the chosen people of God

60
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What is Jamaica the land of?

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bondage/slavery

61
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What is Ethiopia the land of?

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promise

62
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Who’s lyrics expanded the Rastafarian
teachings?

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Bob Marley

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