World Religions

1. islam

1.1. the word ISLAM means serender

1.2. monotheistic

1.3. mohammed was born in 520 bc

1.4. night journey- mohammed traveled to jerusilum to talk to jesus + others.

1.5. 1600 bc mohammed died

1.6. in the church there are no statues or paintings just quotes

1.7. 1 million followers and 2 million

1.8. second largest religion in the world

2. christianity

2.1. Jesus-founder

2.2. followers-christians

2.3. christians beileve jesus died on a cross

2.4. after jesus was born they moved to the city jerusilum

2.5. he stayed in the dessert for 40 days and 40 nights- known as lent

2.6. Bible- new testement ans the old testement

2.7. Head of the catholic church is called the Pope

2.8. saints- holy people

2.9. Baptism- symbolizes the coming into christianity

2.10. confirmation- coming of age ceromony

2.11. christmas- celebrates jesus' birth

2.12. largest and most wide spread religion in the world

3. judaism

3.1. one of the oldest religions

3.2. the followers are known as heibros

3.3. mosus traveled through mount sinal with his followers

3.4. mosus created the 10 commandments

3.5. the jews were enslaved by pharoahs in egypt.

3.6. heibros became jews

3.7. natzi concentration war killed millions of jews

3.8. heibro bible is called the tanak

3.9. the star of david is on the islam flag

3.10. the synaggue is the most important place of worshipfor the jews

3.11. priest is called a rabi

3.12. there is a party for boys and girls for their coming of age. boys-13 and girls-12

3.13. rosh hashan is the new year.