SS7G8 SWA Comparing Religious & Ethnic Groups Flashcardziz

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What modern country is home to people who are Persians?

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Iran

Answer explanation

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What is the religion of most Arabs in Southwest Asia?

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Sunni Muslim

Answer explanation

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What is the religion of most Persians?

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Shia Muslim

Answer explanation

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Front

The "Exodus" in the history of the Jewish people was the time when

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Jews were freed from slavery in Egypt & returned to the land of Canaan

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Why did Jesus have trouble with both the Jewish leaders & the Romans authorities?

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Jews accused him of crimes against their teachings; Romans saw him as a threat

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What is the main belief that distinguished the Jewish faith from others in the ancient world? Options: The belief in life after death, the worship of a single god rather than many gods, the offering of sacrifices during religious ceremonies, the organization of believers into a separate state

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the worship of a single god rather than many gods

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What did Muhammad believe the angel Gabriel was asking him to do?

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Tell the word of God to the people

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What is the relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

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Islam includes much of the old and New Testaments in its holy book, the Quran

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Why was Christianity finally accepted by the Roman Emperor as a legal religion?

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Emperor Constantine recognized that many Romans had become Christians.

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What is the importance of the Ka'aba to Muslims?

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They believe it was originally built by the prophet Abraham.

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