World Religion Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Monotheism
A
The belief of one god
2
Q
Church
A
Christian place of worship.
3
Q
Synagogue
A
Jewish place of worship.
4
Q
Mosque
A
Muslim place of worship.
5
Q
Bible
A
Christian holy text, comprised of New and Old Testaments.
6
Q
Torah
A
Jewish holy text. Means Hebrew Law.
7
Q
Qur’an (Koran)
A
Muslim holy book or Scripture.
8
Q
Christians
A
Name for people who practice Christianity.
9
Q
Muslims
A
Name for people who practice Islam.
10
Q
Jews
A
Name for people who practice Judaism.
11
Q
Catholic
A
Original “Roman Catholic” form of Christianity.
12
Q
Protestant
A
After the Protestant Reformation initiated mostly by Martin Luther.
13
Q
Greek Orthodox
A
After the Great Schism (a disagreement over the selection of a pope).
14
Q
Sunni
A
Deny that a blood relative of Muhammad needed to be the leader of Islam, hence leaders before Ali were
acceptable.
15
Q
Shia
A
Believe God chose Ali (Muhammad’s blood relative) to be Muhammad's successor. Hence he was the first acceptable caliph (head of state) of Islam.
