Judaism, Christianity, & Islam Study Guide



Abrahamic Religions Study Guide- Test on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH

(Use your notes, graphic organizers, religions articles, chart, and p. 144-182 in textbook to study)

Important People: Be able to identify the following…

• Muhammad

• Isaac

• Ishmael

• Jesus Christ

• Moses

• Abraham

• Constantine

• Paul

• Martin Luther

Important Places Be able to identify the following…

• Mecca

• Canaan

• Israel

• Arabian Peninsula

Holy Books Be able to identify the following…

• Koran/Quran

• Torah

• New Testament

• Old Testament

• Bible

Important Concepts Be able to identify the following…

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Covenant

• Ten Commandments

• Five Pillars

• Ramadan

• Sunni

• Shiite

• Crucifixion

• Resurrection

• Messiah

• Beatitudes/Sermon on the Mount

• Disciples

CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE

1. Why are the 10 Commandments important to people of both the Jewish and Christian faith?

2. Why was Jesus Christ viewed as a threat to the Roman Empire?

3. What do the three monotheistic religions have in common and how do they differ?

4. How were the three Abrahamic religions spread? (Think cultural diffusion and conflict)

5. What is the importance of Jesus Christ in Christianity?

6. What are the two branches of Islam? How are they similar and how do they differ?

7. What are the Five Pillars of Islam? Explain their importance to Muslims and what each part entails.

8. Explain why is Abraham important to all three monotheistic religions?

9. In Islam, why is the prophet Mohammad such an important figure?

• Be able to analyze a timeline and be able to differentiate BC/BCE and AD/CE. Be able to determine changes in time from BC/BCE to AD/CE.

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1. How many years passed from the time Judea joined the Roman Empire to the end of the first Jewish revolt?

2. How many years did Jesus live?

3. How many years passed from the birth of Jesus to the time when Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman Empire?

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