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Religion Cheat Sheet
Chapter 22
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Founded: 1800 B.C.
Founded: around 33 A.D.
Founded: 622 C.E. aka A.D.
Founder: Moses spread the religion
amongst the Hebrew people (nomadic
group that moved into present day
Israel they will be called the Jews)
Founder: Jesus (his 12 disciples help
spread the religion)
Founder: Muhammad
Religious Figure: Yahweh
Religious Figure: God
Religious Figure: Allah
Holy Book- Torah
Holy Book-Bible
Holy Book-Koran
Important points First monotheistic religion
founded in the Middle East in the
land of Israel.
 Moses spread the religion
amongst the Hebrew people.
They believed that Moses heard
the voice of God and a covenant
(agreement or promise) was
made. God would protect the
Jews as his chosen people if they
believed in God as the ruler of
Heaven and Earth.
 Jews trace their heritage from
Abraham (the guy in the video
who’s faith was tested by God by
sacrificing his son)
Important points Christianity grew out of the
Jewish tradition and started in
Israel
 Jews and Christians believe both
believe in God
 They disagree over the Christian
view that Jesus is the Messiah or
the person sent to earth by God
to pay for mankind’s sins by
dying on the cross to provide a
gateway to Heaven
 First official church of
Christianity was the Catholic
Church
Important points When converting to Islam you
must do the Five Pillars of the
religion (submit to Allah, prayer,
charity to the poor, fasting and
make the pilgrimage to Mecca
called the hajj)
 Koran governs all aspects of life
 If a country chooses to use
religious law it is called Sharia law
(laws based on the Koran)
 Islam was founded on the Arabian
Peninsula in the city of Mecca
 Spread and created empires-the
ruler of the empire was called a
caliph
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