Middle east test Flashcards
What are the followers of Islam called
Muslim
where do Muslims worship
Mosque
what are the followers of judaism called
Jews
where do jews worship
Synagogue
where is a place of worship for everyone
Jerusalem
What are the followers of Christianity called
Christians
who do christians worship
Jesus
what happened on good friday
jesus was crusified
what happened on easter
jesus was reserected
who do muslims worship
allah
who is the founder if islam
Mohammad
what is the holy city of islam
mecca
what is the holy book of islam
Koran
what is the holy book of jews
torah
what is the holy text of christians
the new testament
what are sunnis and shias
different muslims/ shias are more based on the koran
what happens on ramadan
muslims fast from sunup to sundown
what are the occupied territories
jerusalem, gaza, west bank, Golan heights
what is opec
a saudi arabian oil company
who is osama bin laden
leader of “the base” and later helped the taliban when he fled to afghanistan
what is gaza
used to be apart of egypt but is now governed by hamas
what is the west bank
used to be apart of jordan
what is the symbol for islam
a crescent moon
what is the symbol for christianity
a cross
