The three major Religion s in Europe

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The three major Religion s in Europe

• Judaism
• Christianity
• Islam

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Jerusalem

• Religion has always been an important factor in
  the history of the Middle East. It is holy to the
  three largest monotheistic religions in the
  world Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Control
  over the region has exchanged from one religious
  group to another over the years, bringing battles
  both political and religious that continue to
  this day.
• belief in one god

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Old Jerusalem
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Judaism

• 1300 B.C.E.
• Palestine/Jerusalem/Israel
• Abraham, Moses
• Torah
• (Old Testament)
• Talmud
• ( Laws 10 Commandments)
• Yahweh, Jehovah
• Monotheistic

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Judaism

• Worship in a synagogue, temple
• Rabbis, Cantors
• Religious day Saturday

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Major Branches

• Orthodox
• Conservative
• Reform

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• Religious Holidays
• Yom Kippur
• Atonement
• Chanukah
• Festival of Lights
• Rosh Hashanah Happy New Year
• Hebrews /Jews
• Challah bread

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Christianity

• 30 C.E.
• Palestine/ Israel
• Jesus, Peter, Paul
• Bible(Old Testament)
• New Testament
• Ten Commandments
• God

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Christianity

• Church, Chapel, Cathedral, Basilica
• Priest, Pope, Pastor,Minister, Deacon,Preacher
• Religious day Sunday

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Christianity

• Religious Holidays
• Christmas, Lent, Easter
• Protestant, Catholic
• Christians

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Islam

• Began in 622 C.E.
• Saudi Arabia
• Mecca
• Medina
• Jerusalem
• Founder Muhammad

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Islam

• Quran /Koran
• religious text
• Allah
• supreme being
• Sharia
• religious Law

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Islam

• Mosque
• Minarets, Muezzin
• Imams
• Religious day Friday

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Islam

• Ramadan holiest month in Islam
• Can eat after
• sun down-sun up
• Moslems/Muslims
• Sunnis more orthodox-traditional beliefs
• Shiites Believe to be direct descendants
• of Muhammad

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Religion in the Middle East

• Jerusalem is holy to the three largest
  monotheistic religions in the world
  Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Many of the
  holiest places of Christianity are found in
  present-day Israel. Christianity spread out
  towards Western Europe where the majority of
  Christians lived by the Middle Ages.
• Islam flourished in the Middle East in the 800s
  and Arabic became the official language of this
  region.
• Except for the Crusades, the Middle East has been
  dominated by Muslims for almost 1400 years.