Religion Test Review

CRCT Coach Pages 131-133

Georgia Performance Standard

• GPS: SS6G11 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe.

• Describe the major religions in Europe, include: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

• Essential Question: How are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam similar?

Judaism

• Founder: Abraham• Holy Book: Torah• Followers: Jews• Number of Followers:

15 million

• Additional Facts: • Torah is the first five

books of the writings of Moses, believed to be given to Moses by God at Mt. Sinai.

• Jews in Europe were nearly wiped out by Hitler and the Nazi Germany.

• Oldest Religion

Judaism Prophets

• Abraham

• Isaac

• Jacob

• Moses

• Aaron

Judaism

Famous Jews

Christianity

• Founder: Jesus Christ 30 AD

• Holy Book: Bible• Followers Called:

Christians• Number of Followers: 2.1

Billion

• Additional Facts:• The five books of Moses

make up the first five books of the Bible.

• Beliefs are based on the teachings of Jesus: love of God and neighbor, a regard for justice, a belief that Jesus is the son of God.

Christianity

• Holy Book: Bible

Famous Christians

Prophets of the Holy Book

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophets_of_Christianity

• Too many to list!

Islam • Founder: Muhammad 610

AD • Holy Book: Koran • Followers Called: Muslims• Number of Followers: 1.3

Billion • Additional Facts:• Muslims believe that

Muhammad was the last of the prophets, which include Abraham and Jesus.

• Number of followers: Rapidly Growing

• Five Pillars: • 1. Praying to God• 2. Giving to charity • 3. Belief in and the

submission to one God (Allah)

• 4. Fasting during the month of Ramadan

• 5. One trip in their life time to Mecca.

Islam

• Holy Book: Koran

Islam Prophets • Adam• Idris (Enoch)• Nuh (Noah)• Hud • Saleh • Ibrahim (Abraham)• Isma'il (Ishmael)• Ishaq (Isaac)• Lut (Lot)• Ya'qub (Jacob)• Yousef (Joseph)• Shu'aib• Ayyub (Job)• Musa (Moses)

• Harun (Aaron)• Dhu'l-kifl (Ezekiel)• Dawud (David)• Sulaiman (Solomon)• Ilias (Elias)• Al-Yasa (Elisha)• Yunus (Jonah)• Zakariyya (Zechariah)• Yahya (John)• Isa or Jesus• Muhammad (Their Founder)

Famous Muslims

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo1W3plzY1M

Test Review

• 1. Which is the oldest religion?

• 2. Which is growing at the fastest rate?

• 3. How are the three religions similar?

• 4. Which religion worships on Sunday?

• 5. Which group of people was nearly wiped out by Hitler?

• 6. Which religion requires it’s followers to pray five times a day?

• Judaism• Christianity• Islam • Jewish

Test Review List the follower for each religion• Religion Followers

Islam Muslims

Judaism Jews

Christianity Christians

• Which religion is based on the teachings of Jesus? Christianity

• Which religion is in most parts of the world today? Christianity

Essential Question

• How are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam similar?

• They each have a holy book.

• They each pray to God.

• They each have the same golden rule.

• Each religion has similar prophets.

• http://www.typesofreligion.com/