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Vocab Words Flashcards

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Muhammad

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Founder of Islam and main prophet

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Allah

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God Of Islam

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Quran

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Holy book of Islam

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Mecca

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Holiest place of Islam and the birthplace of Muhammad

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Jerusalem

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Holy place of Judaism Christianity and Islam

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Heredity

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Inherit by birth

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Shia

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Majority branch of Islam and choose religious leader by popularity

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Sect

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Small division of a religion

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Sunnis

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Minority branch of Islam. And choose religious leader by heredity

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Six articles of faith

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Muslims must Follow this To reach heaven

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Five pillars of faith

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Muslims are required to follow this to reach heaven

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Jannah

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Heaven

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Jihad

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Struggle to keep Islamic faith

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Jesus

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A Jew, founder of Christianity and also considered son of God and God himself by Christians

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Roman Catholic

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Oldest branch of Christianity led by the pope who lives in the Vatican

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Eastern orthodox

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Second oldest branch of Christianity split from catholics in 10 84. Eastern European countries have their own Orthodox churches like Greece and Russia.

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Protestant

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Nearest branch of Christianity from the 1500s during the reformation and later

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Denominations

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Different divisions of religion especially protestant Christian

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God

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God of Christians

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Bible

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Holy text of Christianity

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Old Testament

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Part of Bible written before birth of Christ but also called the Torah

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New Testament

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Part of Bible about Christ’s life and written that after his death

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Holy Trinity

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Central concept to all Christians that God Jesus and the Holy Spirit Are one.

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Hanukkah

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Festival celebrating victory over Jewish people Against Syrian king

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Diaspora

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Flight of many of the Jewish people away from the holy land after Romans destroyed Jerusalem

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Holocaust

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Organized murder of Jewish people and others by the Nazis during World War II

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Adonai

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Name commonly used for God by Jewish people real name for God not supposed to be spoken aloud

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Torah

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Holy book of Judaism first five books of the Old Testament

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Messiah

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The savior of the Jewish people who will be sent by God one day Christians consider Jesus to be the messiah

World Cultures Test (2 decks)

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