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| 10 Commandments | one of the first sets of written laws (after the Code of Hammurabi) religious laws found in both Christianity & Judaism |
| Animism | polytheistic belief system ? everything (rivers, mountains, etc.) has a spirit |
| belief system | another term for religion |
| diaspora | scattering - the kicking out of |
| Dome of the Rock | located in Jerusalem ? a golden dome on top of a large rock structure (hill) ? Islam & Judaism are connected here ? at the top ? an Islam mosque ? on the bottom ? "the Wailing Wall" ?the remains of the 1st Jewish temple |
| Hebrews | another term for the Jewish people |
| Holy Day | a day of prayer & remembrance of a person's beliefs/religion |
| the Holy Land | Jerusalem / Palestine ? located on the eastern Mediterreanean (Sea) |
| Jerusalem | Jews, Christians & Muslims claim it as a Holy City |
| Judaism | the 1st monotheistic religion .. Follow the Torah (Old Testament) |
| monotheism | the belief in 1 God |
| Palestine | an area located along the Eastern Mediterranean claimed by both Jews & Arabs |
| pilgrimage | religious journey |
| religion | what a person believes in / WORSHIPS .. The term "religion" is often referred to as "belief system" |
| sabbath | a day when people pray |
| secular | religion and government are separate |
| synagogue | where Jews pray |
| Talmud | Jewish book of laws |
| temple/synagogue | a place of worship for Jews |
| Torah | Jewish book of laws |
| Wailing Wall | sacred site for Jews ? located in Jerusalem ? it is what remains of the 1st Jewish temple ? the site has religious & historical significance for Jews |
| Yahweh | the Jewish word/term for God |
