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Ethnic and Religious groups - Middle East

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The Torah is the holy book of JudaismTrue
Muslims pray to AllahTrue
A Muslim house of worship is a synagogue.False; They worship in a Mosque
The 3 major religions of Judaism began in AfricaFalse; They began in the Middle East.
The argument over who would become Muhammad's successor led to the split of Islam into the Sunni and Shia.True
The prophet Muhammad founded in the religion of IslamTrue
The Quran is the holy book of Islam.True
Kurds speak Farsi.False; They speak Kurdish.
The Arabic literacy rate helped spread the religion of Islam.True
The Shia make up the largest group of Muslims.False; The sunni make up the largest group of muslims.
Muslims pray 5 times a day facing the holy city of Mecca.True
Christians worship in a Mosque.False; They worship in a church.
All Jewish families not living in Israel today are part of the Jewish diaspora.True
The Five Pillars are the 5 main beliefs or doctrines of Islam.True
The Hajj is a religious journey to the holy city of Medina.False; Mecca
Moses is considered to be Father of the Jews.False, Abraham
A Jihad is an Islamic holy war.True
The Sunni believe that the leader of the nation of Islam should be a descendant of the prophet Muhammad.False; They believe that the most qualified should serve.
The higher the literacy rate of a country, the higher its standard of living.True
The Roman Emperor Constantine helped the spread of Christianity.True
The term kosher is used to describe food prepared according to Jewish law.True
Present day Israel was once known as Canaan.True
Present day Iran was once known as Persia.True
Muslims are the followers of Judaism.False; Followers of Islam are Muslims. Followers of Judaism are Jews.
Abraham's grandson Jacob had 12 sons which later were known as the 12 tribes of Israel.True
The literacy rate of a country means how many of its people can read and write.True
Islam includes much of the Old and New Testaments in it holy book.True
Muslims believe the Ka'aba was built by Abraham.True
The first four leaders of the Muslims, after Muhammad's death, were enemies of Muhammad.False; They were called the "Four Rightly Guided Caliphs" and were Mohammad's closest friends.
Christianity, Judaism and Islam believe in all parts of the bible.False; Islam and Christians included parts of the New and Old Testaments in their holy books. Judaism includes only the Old Testament.


Social Studies Teachers
Jeff Davis Middle School
Hazlehurst, GA

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