Transcript Three Religion PP

The Three World Religions
Three World Religions
MAIN IDEA: Three major world
religions began in Southwest Asia.
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have
become major world faiths. All three
religions are examples of Monotheism, or
the belief in one God.
Judaism
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The oldest of the three
religions is Judaism.
Judaism is a
monotheistic religion.
The followers of Judaism
today are knows as Jews.
According to Jewish belief,
the Jews are descended
from Abraham.
Judaism
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The Torah is the most important
Jewish scripture.
It contains the basic laws of
Judaism.
Followers of Judaism pray in a
synagogue.
Judaism
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Today there are over 15 million
followers of Judaism scattered
throughout the world.
A large number of those people live
in the Jewish nation of Israel. Over
six million live in the United States.
Judaism
The Wailing Wall
Christianity
Judaism gave rise to another
monotheistic religionChristianity.
 Founded in Southwest Asia
 Founder-Jesus Followers are
called Christians
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Christianity
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Stories about Jesus and the writings of
early Christians became part of the
Christian holy book-the Bible.
Place of worship is called a church.
Christianity
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In time, Christianity spread to Europe,
where it became the dominant religion.
Today, it is the world’s largest religion,
with over 2.1 billion followers.
Islam
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ISLAM is the name given
to the monotheistic
religion preached by the
prophet Muhammad .
Founded in Southwest
Asia (Saudi Arabia)
Followers are called
Muslims.
Islam
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The holy book of
Islam is the Koran
or Quran.
Allah, is the Islamic
God.
Place of worship is
called a Mosque.
Islam
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Over several centuries, Islam
expanded into areas of Asia, North
Africa, and parts of Europe.
It has about 1.3 billion followers,
most of them in the region north and
east of the Mediterranean Sea.
Islam
Islam
The Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem, holy to all three
religions…
Spread of the 3 Religions
WARM UP 10/8/12
1) The holy book of Islam is the
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Bible
b)
Talmud
c)
Torah
d)
Quran/Koran
2)The religion of _________ has the highest number of followers.
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Catholics
Activity
DIALOGUE BOX
Assignment: On Page _____ of your notebook, you
will create three characters. Each character will
represent one of the three religions.
Your character should include the following:
 A symbol of the religion on the character’s clothing.
 A dialogue box.
Dialogue box should introduce the character (name), and
the three important facts about the character’s
religion.
USE THE ORGANIZER ON PAGE
36 AS YOUR RESOURCE