| A | B |
|---|
| Mecca | Muslims pray towards it 5 times a day |
| Medina | Mohammed fled there from Mecca |
| minaret | Muslims are called to prayer from it |
| Minister | someone who preaches the word of God & Jesus ? Christian |
| monotheism | the belief in 1 God |
| mosque | place of worship for Muslims (Moslems) |
| Muhammed | the founder of Islam |
| Palestine | an area located along the Eastern Mediterranean claimed by both Jews & Arabs |
| pilgrimage | religious journey |
| polytheism | belief in many (more than 1 God) |
| Ramadan | Muslims celebrate it for 28 days - when Mohammed received the Koran from Allah |
| refugee | someone FORCED to flee their country |
| 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 |
| Sharia | Islamic law |
| Shia | branch of Islam .. Believe religion should strongly influence the government (theocracy) |
| Sunday | the day Christians pray |
| Sunni | branch of Islam .. Believe in separation of government & religion |
| synagogue | where Jews pray |
| Talmud | Jewish book of laws |
| temple/synagogue | a place of worship for Jews |
| theocracy | religion strongly influences the government |
| 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 |
