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Middle East Cultures Study Guide Within Ethnic Groups, what things do people share? Three main religions of the Middle East. General population of ethnic groups: Which ethnic group has the most people? Majority religions of ethnic groups What are the differences between the three faiths? The holy books of the 3 major faiths The place of worship of the 3 major faiths The names of the followers of each religion The troubles Jesus had with Roman officials and Jewish leaders Why Christianity was accepted in Rome Culture, ancestors, and interests Judaism, Christianity, Islam Arabs Persians: Shia Muslim Arabs: Sunni Muslim Kurds: Sunni Muslim Jews: Judaism Their names for god are different Their places of worship are different Their founders are different They were started at different times They have different beliefs Judaism: Torah Christianity: Holy Bible Islam: Qu’ran Judaism: Synagogue Christianity: Church Islam: Mosque Judaism: Jews Christianity: Christians Islam: Muslim The Jews accused him of crimes against their teaching; Romans saw him as a threat The Roman Emperor, Constantine recognized that many Romans had become Christians What the three faith have in common (the same) The importance of the Ka’aba to Muslims. Why Islam spread so quickly after the death of Muhammad The Five Pillars of Faith and their importance The meaning of the term “People of the Book” Who were the “Four Rightly Guided Caliphs?” Why there was a split between Muslims Major ethnic groups The holy site that is important to all three major religions They are all monotheistic They all started in the Middle East They all have holy sites (places) in Jerusalem They all are Abrahamic They have all divided into Sects They believe it was originally built by Abraham. Because Muslim armies conquered empires that had weakened over the years. The five basic obligations that Muslims are supposed to meet in their lives. Faith: there is only one god Allah Prayer: Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca Fasting: during daylight hours during Ramadan Giving: to the poor Hajj: journey to Mecca Muslims call Jews and Christians “People of the Book” because much of the Old and New Testament is included in the Qu’ran. They were the first four leaders of the Muslims after Muhammad’s death. They had been friends of Muhammad. The disagreement over who should lead Islam after Muhammad’s death: Shias believed it should be a relative Sunnis believed it should be someone from the community Saudi Arabia: Arabs Iran: Persians Iraq: Arabs and Kurds Israel: Jews Jerusalem Theocracy Polytheism Monotheism Kurds Sect Messiah Muhammad Allah Armenian Abraham Trinity Iman Exodus Government ruled by religious leaders Belief in many gods Belief in one God A stateless nation An ethnic group that share the Kurdish language Division or parts of a religion Jesus, the savior believed by Christians, but not by Jews The founder of Islam The Islam god The people who were killed by the Turks in the Armenian Genocide The father of Judaism God, The Father, Son and Holy Spirit An Islamic religious leader In the history of the Jewish people when the Jews were freed from slavery in Egypt and returned to the land of Cannan