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Major Religions in Europe
SS6G11
Standard
• SS6G11: The Student will describe the cultural
characteristics of Europe
• B. Describe the major religions in Europe;
include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Three Major Religions
• Judaism
• Christianity
• Islam
Judaism
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Founder: Abraham
Date: 2000 BC
Followers called: Jews
Place of Worship:
Synagogue
Judaism
• Holy Book: Torah
• Number of followers: 15
Million
• Torah is the 1st five
books of Moses
Torah Scroll
Judaism
• Three main types: Orthodox, Conservative,
and Reform
• Nearly wiped out in Europe by Hitler and Nazi
Germany
Concentration
Camp
Christianity
• Founder: Jesus Christ
• Date: 30 A.D.
• Followers called:
Christians
• Place of Worship:
Church
Christianity
• Holy Book: Bible
• Number of followers:
2.1 Billion
• 1St five books of Moses
make up the 1St five
books of the bible
Christianity
• 3 Major Groups: Eastern • Christianity is the
Orthodox, Roman
largest religion by
Catholic, and Protestant
followers and is in most
parts of the world
• Protestants include:
Anglicans, Baptists,
Methodists,
Presbyterians,
Episcopalians,
Islam
• Founder: Muhammad
• Date 610 A.D.
• Followers called:
Muslims
• Place of Worship:
Mosque
Islam
• Holy Book: Koran
• Number of followers:
1.3 Billion
• Muslims believe that
Muhammad was the
last of the prophets
which include Abraham
and Jesus
Islam
• Two largest groups
include: Sunnis and
Shiites
• Main religion of Middle
East, North Africa, and
Asia
• Number of followers
growing at a fast rate
• 5 pillars of Islam:
1)Prayer, 2)giving to
charity, 3)belief in one
God, 4)fasting during
Ramadan, and 5)a trip
to Mecca once in a
lifetime
B.C. to A.D. Timeline
• Calendars uses the birth of Christ as a way of
dating history events
History of Religion in Europe
• Wars fought because of
Religion
• Crusades- Military
expeditions sent by the
Christian pope to
capture the Holy land
from Muslim Turks
Crusades