| A | B |
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| Torah | Jewish sacred book |
| Abraham | Founder of Judaism; the first leader of the Israelites |
| 2000 B.C | When Judaism was formed |
| Monotheistic | belief in one God |
| Polytheistic | belief in many gods |
| Ten Commandments | basic rules Jews and Christians must follow |
| synagogue | Jewish place of worship |
| Old Testament | books of Bible before Jesus/Jewish Scripture |
| New Testament | books of Bible after Jesus/ Christian Scripture |
| Jesus of Nazareth | Christians believe he is the Messiah |
| Caliph | Title of Muslim leaders |
| Mohammed | Founder and Prophet of Islam |
| Israel | birthplace of Judaism, Christianity, Islam |
| Medina | where Islam was founded |
| 5 Pillars of Faith | Islam basic beliefs |
| Quran | Muslim sacred book |
| Bible | Christian Sacred Book |
| Allah | name of Muslim God |
| Yahweh | name of Jewish God |
| 622 CE | when Islam was established |
| 4000 BCE | year when Hinduism was established |
| Hinduism | oldest religion in the world |
| atheistic | belief that there is no god |
| Upanishads | Hindu writings |
| Siddhartha | founder of Buddhism |
| reincarnation | The rebirth of the soul in the body of another living being |
| Sabbath | day of rest |
| martyrs | those who die for their beliefs |
| Protestant | Christians who left the Catholic church |
| Muslim | one who follows Islam |
| Jew | one who follows Judaism |
| Christian | one who follows Christianity |
| Hindu | one who follows Hinduism |
| Buddhist | one who follows Buddhism |
| Mosque | Islam house of worship |
| karma | action or deeds |
| Four Noble Truths | Buddhist main beliefs |
| Mecca | Holy City for Muslims |
| Church | Christian house of worship |
| Moses | Prophet of Judaism |
| Caste System | Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life |
| Vedas | Sacred text of Hinduism |
| Buddhism | founded by Siddhartha Gautama in India in 500 BC |
| Diaspora | The scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs |
| Jesus | The founder of Christianity; believed to be the Messiah; executed by the Roman governments; believed to have appeared to his followers after his death and to have risen bodily to heaven |
| Jerusalem | A city in the Holy Land; regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims and Jews |
| Clergy | persons with authority to perform religious services |
| Brahman | a single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything |
| Bethlehem | Birth place of Christ |
| Christmas | Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Christ |
| Hannakah | Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights or Festival of Rededication in Judaism |
