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Monotheism

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One God

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Monotheism religions

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Judaism, Islamic, and Christians

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Where did monotheism religions start ?

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Jerusalem

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Who was the first people to form a religion

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Judaism

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Where did Abraham live ?

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Mesopotamia

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What is Mesopotamia today ?

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Iraq

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Abraham and his Hebrew tribe migrate from Iraq to

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Canaan

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What does Abraham do ?

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Herd sheep

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Canaan is also known as

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Palestine and Jerusalem

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When Abraham gets to Canaan there are two ethnic groups called

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Phonenians and philistines

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After being in Canaan Years later where does the Hebrews migrate to ?

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Egypt

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Years later after the Hebrews migrate to Egypt what happens ?

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Hebrews get enslaved

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Moses picks up the 10 commandments at What mountain ?

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Mountain Sinai

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Moses makes a covenant (agreement) with God and what was the covenant ?

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The agreement was He had to spread the word that it was only one God.

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Who was chosen to spread the word about monotheism ?

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Jewish people

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Who fought for 200 years ?

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Phonenians and philistines

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Who builds the first temple to God ? What is the Temple called ?

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Solomon. Temple of Solomon

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Years later after he builds the temple what happens to Solomon ?

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Solomon dies

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After Solomon dies what happens ?

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Judah and Israel splits

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People in Syria are called

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Assyrians

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People in Iraq are called

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Chaldeans

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Assyrians and Chaldeans are going to sweep into Jerusalem to do what ?

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Enslave the Israelites and judahns

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Where does the Assyrians and Chaldeans take the Hebrews ?

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Mesopotamia

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What are slaves like back then ?

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Servants

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Who conquers the Chaldeans in Mesopotamia ?

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Asarians and Iranians

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After the Jewish/ Hebrews conquer the Chaldeans where do they return to ?

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Jerusalem

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Who rebuilds Solomon’s temple ?

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Jewish people

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After the Jewish rebuild the temple what do they form ?

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Torah

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29
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The first 5 books in the Torah is in what ?

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The Old Testament

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What are the first 5 books in the Torah ?

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Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus 
Numbers
Deuteronomy
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31
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What happens when Jesus begins to preach ?

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Romans come in and conquer the Jewish people

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What does the Jewish people do When the romans conquer Jewish people

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Run, now they are scattered throughout

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Who is now controlling Jerusalem?

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Romans

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34
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How many people practice Judaism today ?

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13 million

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What is the emblem of David ?

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Regular triangle, upside down triangle

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The Jewish people are called

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The chosen people because they were chose to spread the word about monotheism

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What is Friday night for Jewish people ?

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Sabbath day for Jewish people

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38
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Jewish goal is to

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Serve one God and follow 10 commandments

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39
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What does Jewish people call their God ?

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Yahweh

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40
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Judaism is held….

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Accountable for their sins

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What does Jewish say Gods gender is ?

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Neutral, not a girl or boy

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42
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Who is Jesus in Jewish culture?

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Messiah (Son of God)

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43
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Where do Jewish people believe the son of God will show up ?

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Solomon’s Temple

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Christians believe

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The father, the son, and the Holy Ghost is all the same thing

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Jewish believe Jesus is

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Not a savior he’s a prophet

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Jewish Sects (3)

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Orthodox- black hat, shoes, pants shirt, jacket
Conservative- does all religions duties but they wear regular clothes and talk to people
Reform- show up holiday’s (lackeys)

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Yom Kippur

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The day of Attonement

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Attonement

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Repenting, forgiving your self for what happened and apologizing

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Rabbis

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Priest

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Secular

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Non religious activity

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Introspection

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the examination of ones own thoughts and feelings

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Bar mitzvahs

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Passing of a teenage boy into adulthood

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Bat mitzvahs

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Passing of a teenage girl into adulthood

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How many people practice Judaism today ?

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13 million

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What is the emblem of David ?

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Regular triangle, upside down triangle

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Hebrew

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Early group of people who lived in lands between Mesopotamia and Egypt

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Exodus

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Tells how the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt and freed by Moses

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Canaan

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The land which God promised his people in the Old Testament

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Kosher

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The term used for food allowed under Jewish dietary laws

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Yarmulke

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A skullcap worn by religious Jews

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Conservative

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Disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions

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Orthodox

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Adhering to the traditional and established

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Yahweh

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Hebrew name for God

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Polytheism

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Belief in many gods

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Where is Muhammad originally born ? What is it called now ?

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Mecca. Saudi Arabia

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What is Saudi Arabia ?

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A desert

67
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What are people who live in the desert called ?

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Bedouins

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What are bedouins ?

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Nomads, people who travel on camels

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Sheik

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Leader of a Bedouin tribe

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Bedouins are

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Polytheistic

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Where is the Kaaba located ?

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Mecca

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What is the Kaaba ?

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A black mediorite, the pray to it because it came from heaven

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What are the three gods for polytheistic people?

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Futility, war, and farmer

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What do you do after you worship to the 3 gods ?

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Make an offering

75
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Where is Muhammad’s escape ?

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The desert

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Who appears where Muhammad is meditating ? What does he tell him ?

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Angel Gabriel. There is one God and the God is Allah

77
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How many days did Muhammad come back to meditate ? What did he learn ?

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20 days. More about the religion.

78
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Who gets mad at Allah ? Who do they blame

A

Merchants. Muhammad

79
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When the merchants kicked Muhammad out of Mecca where does he go ?

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Medina

80
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What is going on in medina when Muhammad gets there ?

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Civil war

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Who mediated the dispute ? Who is the leader of medina now ?

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Muhammad

82
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Who gets into a trading dispute ?

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Mecca and medina

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When Muhammad conquers Mecca how is he when he gets back ?

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Tolerant (accepting) towards Jewish people and Christians

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Muhammad destroyed all of the polytheistic ideals except

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Kaaba

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What year does Muhammad die in ?

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632

86
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Before Muhammad dies who does he elect ?

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A caliph (Vice President)

87
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Which caliph didn’t appoint someone ?

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The 5th one

88
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Who splits from year 750-2016

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Sunni and Shiite

89
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What is a mosque ?

A

House to worship for Islamic people

90
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What is a minerette ?

A

Poles around the mosque

91
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Sunni and Shiite

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Two main islamic branches of orthodox

92
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Messiah

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The awaited king of the Jews

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5 pillars of faith

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Rules followed by Islamic people

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Infidel

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A person who does not acknowledged your God

95
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Jihad

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A holy war waged by Muslims against infidels

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What is a pilgrimage?

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Religious journey

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Hajj

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A pilgrimage to

1) Mecca (Kaaba)
2) Medina (prophets mosque)
3) Jerusalem (dome of the rock)

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Chosen people

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Hebrew Tribe: Spread the word of God- Yahweh

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Who calls out to everyone to come pray ?

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Mohsin

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Islamic beliefs

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  • Accept submission to gods/ allahs will
  • Karan is the Islamic holy book
  • Loyal to Islam 1st, then everything else
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5 pillars of faith

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1) accept one God (allah)
2) daily prayer
- 5x a day
- face Mecca
- prayer mat -woven-
3) give aims (charity)
4) fasting during Romadon (15-20) days
5) hajj - pilgrimage to
- Mecca
- medina
- Jerusalem

102
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What is Romadon ?

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Fasting for 15-20 days. When Gabriel talked to Muhammad in the desert. Demonstrates humanity, obedience, and self control

103
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What are the three religions places in Jerusalem?

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1) western wall (wailing wall)
2) dome of the rock (al-aska
mosque)
3) church of holy sepulcher

104
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What’s going to happen at the western wall ?

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Messiah is showing up there at the end of this world.

105
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What happened at the dome of the rock ?

A

Death place of Muhammad

106
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What happened at the holy sepulcher?

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Jesus was crucified there

107
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Covenant

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A solemn agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action.

108
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Western wall

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Sacred Jewish site is what remains of the former Israelite temple

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