Download Religions in North Africa and Southwest Asia KEY

Grade 6
Social Studies
Unit: 10 Lesson: 02
Religions in North Africa and Southwest Asia KEY
(Note: This key includes possible answers; others may also apply)
Judaism
Holidays/
Important
Religious
People in
Observances
Rituals
Religion
Yom Kippur
Daily
Moses
Rosh
prayer,
Abraham
Hashanah
Sabbath,
Bar and Bat
Mitzvah,
Mourning
rituals
Basic
Holy Book Beliefs and
or Text
Ideas
Torah
Belief in one
God,
10
Commandm
ents
Important
Historical
Events
Answers will
vary based
on
resources
Christmas,
Easter
Weekly
Jesus
worship,
Paul
baptism,
communion
Bible – Old Belief in one
and New
God. Jesus
Testament is the
Messiah
Answers will Protestant,
vary based
Catholic,
on
Orthodox
resources
Ramadan
Hajj
Daily
prayers,
giving alms
to the poor,
taking a
pilgrimage
to Mecca,
fasting
during the
month of
Ramadan
Christianity
Islam
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Muhammad Qur’an
05/16/13
The Five
Pillars of
Islam (belief
in one God
and that
Muhammad
is God’s
prophet)
Major
Groups
Orthodox,
Reformed,
Conservative
Answers will Sunni,
vary based
Shi’a
on
resources
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