| A | B |
|---|
| monotheism | belief in 1 God |
| Koran / Qu'ran | holy book of Islam |
| Torah | holy book of Judaism |
| Bible | holy book of Christianity |
| mosque | place where Muslims pray |
| temple/synagogue | place where Jews pray |
| church | place where Christians pray |
| sharia | Islamic law |
| Muslims | followers of Islam |
| Jews | followers of Judaism |
| Shi'ites | conservative Muslims [Islamic Fundamentalists] |
| Sunnis | moderate Muslims - not so rigid |
| Russian/Greek Orthodox | a branch of Christianity |
| Schism | a split / break up of 1 group into 2 groups |
| 5 times EACH day | what Muslims MUST do |
| alcohol and pork | what Muslims can't eat or drink |
| Sunday | the main day of worship for Christians |
| Friday | the MAIN day of worship for Muslims |
| Friday night to Saturday night | the MAIN day of worship for Jews |
| Jerusalem | Judaism, Christianity & Islam have religious and historical ties to it |
| theocracy | when religious law has STRONG influence on Govt. law |
| secular | separation of religion and Govt. |
| Five Pillars of Islam | it states what ALL Muslims must do |
| hadj / hajj | Islamic pilgrimage |
| jihad | Islamic holy war |
| the Crusades | when Christians tried to reclaim the Holy Land/Jerusalem |
| Intifada | fighting between Palestinian Arabs & Israeli Jews today |
| Allah | the Muslim term for God |
| Islamic Fundamentalists | conservative Muslims / women have few rights |
