North Africa & SW Asia Vocabulary

The monotheistic religion founded by Abraham & whose followers are called Jews.

• Sacrament

• Polytheism

• Christianity

• Judaism

The number of people living in an area per square mile.

• Talmud

• Ethnic Group

• Population Density

• Cultural Site

The holy book of Islam.

• Tanakh

• Qur'an

• Bible

• Directory

The Christian belief of being saved from sin by Jesus.

• Islam

• Monotheism

• Salvation

• Polytheism

Customary or conventional, as a means or method.

• Unorthodox

• Polytheism

• Interdependence

• Orthodox

A sacred rite, or ritual, in the Christian religion.

• Cultural Site

• Prophet

• Sacrament

• Polytheism

The collection of ancient Jewish writings that interpret the laws & teachings of the Hebrew Bible.

• Talmud

• Ramadan

• Tanakh

• Interdependence

The belief that there is only one God.

• Judaism

• Polytheism

• Orthodox

• Monotheism

A place that relates to a group of people & their history, beliefs practices, & traditions.

• Cultural Site

• Tanakh

• Sacrament

• Ramadan

An organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, & rules used to worship God or a group of gods.

• Salvation

• Cultural Site

• Religion

• Sacrament