1. Major European Religions
Judaism, Islam, and Christianity
S. Thomas
6th grade Social Studies

2. Vocabulary Time… Monotheism – The belief in one supreme God
Yahweh – the name of the God worshipped in Judaism
Allah – the name of the God worshipped in Islam

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4. Holy book – tells a religions’ moral laws that the people live by
5.Culture – the way of life of a group of people

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5. The Standard
SS6G11 (b) – Describe the major religions in Europe; include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

6. Essential Questions What is monotheism?
What God does each religion worship?
Who are the followers of each religion?
Who is responsible for starting each of the religions?
What are some other major characteristics of each religion?

7. “Ju…” What?

8. Did You Know??? The founder of Judaism is Abraham
Followers of the religion are called Jews
Worship a God called Yahweh
The Holy Book is called the Torah
1st five books are the writings of Moses
Believed these writings were given to Moses by God

9. More “Jews” News Talmud – written version of the Oral Law
Most important laws – the Ten Commandments
Belief in the laws of one God and the words of his prophets
About 15 million in the world today
3 main types: Orthodox (most traditional), Conservative, and Reform (least traditional)
Jews in Europe almost wiped out by Hitler

10. Celebrate Good Times…Come On!!!
Passover – retells the story of the Jews deliverance from Egypt
Rosh Hashanah – Jewish New Year’s Day
Yom Kippur – the holiest day; 24 hour day of fasting and praying

11. The Benediction Judaism predates Christianity
The foundation of Christianity
The oldest of the three major European religions
Started in Southwest Asia
Houses of Worship: Temples, Synagogues
Clergyman or Clergywoman: Rabbi