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Religion Unit-Monotheism Flashcards

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Agnostic

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People who believe that there is not enough evidence to confirm or deny a god’s existence.

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Monotheism

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The belief in one god.

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Abraham

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Father of the Jews.

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Moses

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Received the Ten Commandments from God.

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Torah

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Sacred text of Judaism

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Rabbi

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Jewish teacher.

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Synagogue

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A place of worship for Jews.

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The Star of David

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A major symbol of Judaism.

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Jewish Sabbath

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Friday dusk through Saturday dusk.

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Rosh Hashanah

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Jewish New Year

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Yom Kippur

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Day of Atonement

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Passover

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Celebrates when the Jews were released from slavery in Egypt.

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Jesus

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The Christian messiah.

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Bible

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Sacred text of Christians.

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Pope

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Leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Martin Luther

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Christian monk who protested corrupt practices of the Catholic Church.

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Trinity

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A way to interpret God as three in one; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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Christian Sabbath

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Sunday

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Parables

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Jesus’ teachings through the telling of simple moral lessons.

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Christian Sacraments

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The two most sacred sacraments for Christians are Baptism and Communion.

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Church

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A Christian place of worship.

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Easter

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The most sacred Christian holiday.

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Muhammad

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Founder of Islam

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Koran (Qur’an)

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Sacred text for Islam

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Allah

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God in Arabic

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Sunni

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The majority of Muslims belong to this sect of Islam

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Mosque

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An Islamic place of worship.

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Muslim

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Someone who practices the religion of Islam.

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Islam has…

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Like Christian Protestants, Islam has no structured hierarchy or system of leadership to govern the religion around the world.

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Muslim Sabbath

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Friday

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Hajj

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Pilgrimage to Mecca

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Ramadan

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The most holy month for Muslims.

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What is the language the bible is written in?

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Hebrew and Greek

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Three sects of Christianity

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Catholic, Protestants, and orthodox

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Crucifixion

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The way Jesus died, nailed to a cross.

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Atheists

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Don’t believe in any gods.

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Sanctuary

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Area in a church for worship.

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Origin of Judaism and Christianity in this city

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Jerusalem, Israel

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Muslims read in this language out of the Qur’an

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Arabic

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