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A Diverse Region
Religions
► Islam,
Christianity, and Judaism
► Arab Muslims are the majority
► Christians make up a small majority
► Jewish people fled to Israel to get
away from discrimination
Christianity
► Belief
in one God
► Belief in a Messiah who is Jesus
► Trinity- The Father, the Son, the Holy
Spirit
► Resurrection- God’s promise of eternal
life
► Most practiced religion in the world
Judaism
► Belief
in a single God
► Developed a system of ethics of what
is right and wrong
► Justice is important
► Scripture: The Hebrew Bible
Islam- Five Pillars
► The
Declaration of Faith
► Prayer- 5 times a day
► Giving Alms- donating to the poor
► Fasting during Ramadan- Holy Month
► Pilgrimage- travel to worship Mecca,
Saudi Arabia
Islam
► Belief
in one God
► Muhammad- The prophet of Islam
► Quran is the holy book
► Fundamentalism- the belief that the
holy books should be taken literally
► Not all Muslims are fundamentalists
► Two major groups: Shias and Sunnis