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3 Religions
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Item
Belief in how
many deities
Name of Supreme
Being
Religious Founder
Holy City
Religious Leader
Sacred Writing
Name of Believers
Symbol of Faith
House of Worship
Celebration of
Special Events
Beliefs
Concerning the
Good Life
Beliefs
Concerning Life
After Death
Judaism
monotheism
Jehovah
(Yahweh)
Moses
Jerusalem
Rabbi
Old Testament
Jews
Star of David
Synagogue
Yom Kippur
Passover
Complete
obedience to
Mosaic Law
Vague about
afterlife
Christianity
Monotheism
God
Christ
Jerusalem
Priest/Minister
Bible (Old and
New Testament)
Christians
Cross
Church or Cathedral
Easter
Christmas
Love God and
fellow man
Belief in
Kingdom of
Heaven
Islam
Monotheism
Allah
Mohammed
Mecca
None, Muezzin or
Imam
Koran
(Qur'an)
Muslims
Crescent
Mosque
Ramadan
Five Pillars of
Faith
Belief in
Paradise
Judaism
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Oldest major religion and first
monotheistic
Judaism is the religion of only one
people – the Jews
The Torah is the Old Testament.
Synagogue is the house of worship
and education
The Sabbath is on the seventh day of
the week, Saturday
Judaism
Synagogue
Jerusalem
Western Wall
Menorah
Christianity
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Christianity is based on the life and
teaching of Jesus Christ
The largest religion in the world
The Trinity, three distinct persons who
make up one God
• God the Father, who created the universe and
everything in it.
• God the Son, who took human form as Jesus
Christ
• Holy Spirit, also called the Holy Ghost.
Christianity
Cathedral
Jerusalem
Holy
Trinity
Islam
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Founded in A.D. 600’s by Prophet Muhammad
Muslim is a person who submits to Allah and
follows the teachings of Islam
Five Pillars of Faith
• Shahadah, an act of bearing witness, belief that Allah is
the only God
• Prayer, pray five times a day, before dawn, at midday, in
midafternoon, just after sunset, and at night
• Almsgiving, paid once a year as a tax to help the poor
and improve the buildings
• Fasting, Every Muslim must fast in the month of
Ramadan. Abstain from food, drink, and smoking
• Pilgrimage, every Muslim must make a Hajj to Mecca at
least once in their lifetime if they are physically and
financially able to make the journey.
Kaaba
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An empty cubeshaped building in
the center of the
Great Mosque in
Mecca
Muslims walk
around the Kaaba
seven times in a
counter clock wise
direction.
Islam
Five Pillars of
Islam
Blue Mosque
Turkey
Qubba Al Sakhrah
Kaaba
Jerusalem
Middle East Settlement
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Until the 1900's, most Middle Eastern
people lived in villages or small towns and
made a living by farming. Only a small
number lived in cities.
Since World War II (1939-1945), many
people have moved to urban areas.
Today, in most Middle Eastern countries,
more than half the people live in cities.
Middle Eastern people have strong ties to
their families and to their religious and
language groups.
The Bedouin People
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Bedouins are Arab
people who
traditionally have
been nomadic
herders in the
deserts of the Middle
East.
The Bedouins who
follow their
traditional way of life
travel the deserts
seeking fresh water
and pastureland for
their camels, goats,
and sheep.
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The Bedouins live in
tents and wear
clothing made from
the skin and hair of
their animals. The
Bedouins eat mostly
dairy products,
dates, and rice. They
trade meat and dairy
products from their
livestock to people in
nearby villages for
knives, pots, and
other manufactured
goods.
Oil in the Middle East
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The Middle East has
about two-thirds of the
world's oil.
Its reserves total about
660 billion barrels.
Saudi Arabia has about
260 billion barrels, or
about a fourth of the
world's reserves.
Most of Saudi Arabia's
petroleum lies in areas
along the Persian Gulf.
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and
the United Arab Emirates
each have about 10
percent of the total world
petroleum reserves.
Important Issues
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Oil wealth- How it is used!
Power and Authority- democracy versus
control by a few.
Role of Islam-maintenance of Islamic
traditions and laws.
Status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Kurdish Conflict
Environmental Issues- water scarcity,
overgrazing.
Governments
Country
Afghanistan
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Form of Government
Theocracy
Theocracy
Issues of International
Interest
Ethnic rivalries and competing
political factions make the
country unstable. The Taliban,
came into power in the 1990’s
raising concerns in the West as
it oppresses certain segments
in Afghanistan. In 2001 the
Taliban came under attack for
harboring terrorists.
Unstable political order and
animosity towards the West
concerns many because of
Iran’s crucial location in the
Persian Gulf.
Parliamentary
Democracy
Unstable government. Still has
US troop in the country to keep
control over the conflicting
citizens.
Conservative
Monarchy
World’s largest oil exporter can
affect world economies by
reducing or increasing oil
production. Role as caretaker of
Mecca.