Plz help I don't want to get beat Religion in the Middle East Web Quest!
The Aisa is the birthplace of many religions.
Monotheism is the belief in only one god.
Three religions formed in the Middle East:

Judaism
Christianity
__Islam

Judaism:
The rules of Moses are laid out in the biable or the first five books of the Old Testament.
Abraham founded Judaism.
Overtime, the Jews were forced out of their land in the in what is known as a or “dispersing over a wide area”.
While living in other parts of the world, the Jews maintained their and .
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What is the Western Wall? Why is it important to Jews and what takes place here?

What did the Arabs do to the wall when it was under Muslim rule?

Prayer services at the wall can only be conducted by whom?

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When did Judaism begin?

Who took over Israel and kicked the Jews out of their homeland?

Describe the worst persecution of Jews. What happened? Who was involved?

What happened in 1948?

What are the basic beliefs of Judaism? (What do Jews Believe?)

Christianity:
, a Jewish man founded Christianity in the .
Christians, like the , accept the as ethic rules to live by.
The is the Christian holy book.
Christianity is the world’s religion.
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Where was Christianity founded(country)?

What did Jesus, the Messiah, teach others?

What are the basic beliefs of Christianity? (What do Christians believe?)

How many people in the world practice Christianity?

What are the 3 basic streams of Christianity?

What are some of the celebrations of Christianity?
Islam:
Followers of Islam are known as and they call god .
The Islamic holy book is known as the .
The basic ideas of Islam are laid out in the of Islam – , , , , and .
is a religious journey that Muslims make to .
founded Islam and it is now the world’s religion behind Christianity.

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What percentage of Muslims are Arabs?

Who are the two basic groups of Muslims? What do these 2 groups disagree over?

What does “Islam” mean?

What do Muslims believe?

What are the Five Pillars of Islam? Describe EACH!
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Religion in the Middle East – At a Glance

Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Polytheism or Monotheism

Holy Book

Followers are known as

Place of Worship (Holy Site)

Founder

Basic Beliefs are known as…

Use the table to Compare and Contrast the three religions of the Middle East – 1st paragraph include the similarities and in the 2nd major differences. 6-7 sentences in each.

A(n) is an alliance or collection of parties.

Cattle are herbivores by nature and feeding herbivores a diet for carnivores may have triggered a protein reaction known as a prion causing mad cow disease

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