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Social Studies - Religion and Ethnic Test Flashcards

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Judaism

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-monotheistic (one God)
-Ten Commandments through Moses
-still waiting for Messiah
-worship in synagogue or temple

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Christianity

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-trace beginnings to Judaism
-Jesus is Messiah
-different denominations
-roots in Abraham

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Islam

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-Muhammed is last and greatest prophet
-Five Pillars of Faith (obligations to follow)
-Holy cities: Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem
-most Arabs practice Islam
-two divisions (Sunni and Shi’a)

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sacred text of Judaism

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Torah

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sacred text of Christianity

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Bible

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sacred text of Islam

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Qur’an

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followers of Judaism

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Jews (both a religious and ethnic group)

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followers of Christianity

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Christians

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followers of Islam

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Muslims

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Holy city of Judaism

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Jerusalem

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Holy city of Christianity

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Jerusalem

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Holy city of Islam

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Mecca

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Oldest religion of the three

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Judaism

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14
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Who do all three religions trace their roots back to

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Abraham

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15
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Common figures in all three religions

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Abraham - prophet
Moses - prophet
Jesus - Messiah in Christianity, prophet in other two
Muhammed - Islam last and greatest prophet

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Why are Sunni and Shi’a divided?

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divided when Muhammed died and they wanted the leader of the Muslim world to be SHI’A (descendant of Muhammed) or SUNNI (best for the job)

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Largest % division

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Sunni

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Where do Sunni live mostly?

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SW Asia

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Where do Shi’a live mostly?

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Iran, Southern Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait

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Monotheism

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belief in one god

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Prophet

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person who receives a message from God

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Parables

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stories that teach lessons

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Difference between religious group and ethnic group

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religious: MUST believe in same religion
ethnic: MAY believe in same religion but does not have to; has the same cultural background

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Arabs believe descended from

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Abraham through Ishmael

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Kurds believe descended from

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the Medes (ancient Iranian people)

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Persians believe descended from

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Indo-Europeans (central Europe and southern Russia)

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Arabs (home)

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SW Asia/Middle East - largest ethnic group

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Kurds (home)

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mountainous part of Middle East called Kurdistan (Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran)

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Persians (home)

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Iran (formally Persia)

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Arabs practice

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Islam - most Sunni

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Kurds practice

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Islam - majority Sunni

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Persians practice

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Islam - mostly Shi’a

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Most followers in the region

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Arabs with Islam

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Language spoken by Arabs

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Arabic

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Language spoken by Kurds

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Kurdish

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Language spoken by Persians

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Farsi

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