Cultural Characteristics of Southwest Asia Review

What is the most prominent religion in the Middle East?

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are ____theistic religions.

Monotheistic means the belief in ___ god.

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism trace their roots to _______, the father of their faith

• God

• Allah

• Jesus

• Abraham

The Jewish holy book is called the -----

Jews worship in a _____

• temple
• church
• mosque
• synagogue

Jews believe that Jesus Christ is the messiah that will lead them to the Promised Land

• True

• False

Christians believe who is the messiah?

• Abraham
• Moses
• Jesus Christ
• Allah

What are parables?

• Parables are complex mathematical equations.
• Parables are scientific theories about nature.
• Parables are short, allegorical stories that teach a moral or lesson.
• Parables are lengthy historical accounts.

Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead and went to heaven three days later. This is known as the_______