9th Unit 2 #5: Islam

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as a group are nicknamed

• People of Moses

• People of the Book

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all follow the belief in

• polytheistic Persian religions

• Buddhist paths to Enlightenment

• the Hindu caste system

• Abraham as the first prophet of God

According to Islam, _______________ was the last, and most important, prophet of God.

• Moses

• Noah

• Jesus

• Muhammad

Muslims call God

• Yahweh

• God

• Jesus

• Allah

Muhammad was persecuted for being a threat to the

• Persian emperor

• leaders of Mecca

• Roman Emperor

The holy text of Islam is called the

• Quran

• New Testament

• Torah

• Bhagavad Gita

A similarity of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity is that they all preach

• an eye for an eye

• peace and forgiveness

• worship of many gods

The key guidelines in Islam for living a good life are called the

• Noble Eightfold Path

• 10 Commandments

• 5 Pillars of Faith

Muslims are supposed to pray ___________ in the direction of the holy city of Mecca.

• once a day

• 3 times a day

• once a week

• 5 times a day

The Muslim house of worship is called a

• Church

• Mosque

• Temple