| A | B |
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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 |
| Ali | his decapitation at Karbala (Iraq) led to the beginning of the Shia branch of Islam |
| Allah | the Islamic term for God |
| Animism | polytheistic belief system ? everything (rivers, mountains, etc.) has a spirit |
| Arabic | the language the Koran is written in |
| belief system | another term for religion |
| Bible | holy book of Christianity |
| Christianity | monotheistic religion ? followers believed the Messiah (Jesus) has come already .. And will come again ? influenced by Judaism & the Ten Commandments |
| Church | where Christians go to pray |
| 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 |
| Five Pillars of Wisdom/Faith | Islamic rules |
| hajj/hajd | an Islamic pilgrimage |
| Hebrews | another term for the Jewish people |
| hegira | when Muhammed fled from Mecca to Medina - the beginning of the Islamic calendar |
| Holy Day | a day of prayer & remembrance of a person's beliefs/religion |
| the Holy Land | Jerusalem / Palestine ? located on the eastern Mediterreanean (Sea) |
| Islam | a monotheistic religion .. Founded by Mohammed .. Circa 632 AD in Mecca |
| Jerusalem | Jews, Christians & Muslims claim it as a Holy City |
| Jesus Christ | Christians believe he is mankind's savior |
| Judaism | the 1st monotheistic religion .. Follow the Torah (Old Testament) |
| Koran | the Holy Book of Islam |
