Religion Vocab Unit 2 Chapter 1

Question 0

Chaldea

Answer 0

Land through which Abraham journeyed when God told him to move from Ur to Haran

Question 1

Canaan

Answer 1

Land located between Syria and Egypt that God promised to the descendants of Abraham.

Question 2

Chosen people

Answer 2

The descendants of Abraham

Question 3

Euphrates/Tigris

Answer 3

Rivers that flow through the Fertile Crescent

Question 4

Fertile Crescent

Answer 4

Area of rich soil located between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers

Question 5

Haran

Answer 5

City to which Abraham moved from Ur.

Question 6

Islam

Answer 6

One of the three religions, along with Judaism and Christianity, that profess belief in one God

Question 7

Palestine

Answer 7

The land of Canaan given to Abrahams descendants by God; the holy land

Question 8

Ur

Answer 8

City located in Chaldea (present day Iraq) from which Abraham moved early in life

Question 9

Abraham

Answer 9

The model of faith in God in the Old Testament; because of his faith he traveled to Canaan where God made a covenant with him that promised him land and many descendants; he became the father of the chosen people

Question 10

P

Answer 10

P

Question 11

P

Answer 11

P

Question 12

Communal prayer

Answer 12

Praying with a group or a community using the same prayer

Question 13

Private prayer

Answer 13

Praying by ones self in various types or forms of prayer