| A | B |
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| Hadith | a collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad |
| Abraham | founder of Judaism |
| Church | a Christian place of worship |
| Koran | the Islamic sacred book |
| Ramadan | a holy month of worship on the Muslim calendar |
| Holy Trinity | Father, Son, and Holy Spirit |
| Sunni and Shi'ite | two divisions of Islam |
| Jihad | a holy war against enemies of Islam |
| Middle East | the birthplace of monotheistic religions |
| Muslims | followers of Islam |
| Christians | followers of Christianity |
| Pope | head of the Catholic Church |
| Reform, Orthodox, and Conservative | divisions of Judaism |
| Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox | divisions of Christianity |
| Chanukah | Jewish festival, lasting eight days |
| Mohammed | the holy prophet of Islam |
| Five Pillars of Faith | the bases of Islamic faith |
| Hajj | the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Yahwah | Hebrew term for God |
| Rosh Hashanah | the Jewish New Year festival |
| Jews | followers of Judaism |
| Mecca | the birthplace of Mohammed |
| New Testament | stories of the life and teachings of Jesus and his earliest followers |
| Mosque | an Islamic place of worship |
| Menorah | a candelabrum used in Jewish worship |
| Synagogue | a Jewish place of worship |
| Monotheism | religions based on one God |
| Edict of Milan | law allowing Christianity in the Roman Empire |
| Disciples | a personal follower of Jesus during his life |
| Rabbi | a spiritual leader in Judaism |
| Jesus the Messiah | the savior in Christianity |
| Kosher | food prepared according to the requirements of Jewish law |
| Jerusalem | a holy city in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
| Imam | spiritual leader of Islam |
| fasting | to refrain from eating during specific times |
| Ten Commandments | the ethical commandments of God given according to biblical accounts to Moses |
| Perscution | ill treatment based on your beliefs |
| Old Testament | the first part of the Christian Bible that tells about the Jews, their history, and God's words to them in the time before Jesus Christ was born |
| Torah | the holy book of Judaism |
| Easter | holiest day of Christianity; the resurrection of Jesus Christ |
| Passover | the major Jewish spring festival which commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery |
| Peter | one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus |
| Bible | the holy book of Christianity |
| Allah | the Arabic word for God |
| Priest | a spiritual leader of Christianity |
| The Crusades | the Islamic and Christian battles for control of Jerusalem |
