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Major Religions in Europe. SS6G11. Standard. SS6G11: The Student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe B. Describe the major religions in Europe; include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. . Three Major Religions. Judaism Christianity Islam. Judaism. Founder: Abraham
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Major Religions in Europe SS6G11
Standard • SS6G11: The Student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe • B. Describe the major religions in Europe; include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Three Major Religions • Judaism • Christianity • Islam
Judaism • Founder: Abraham • Date: 2000 BC • Followers called: Jews • Place of Worship: Synagogue
Judaism • Holy Book: Torah • Number of followers: 15 Million • Torah is the 1st five books of Moses Torah Scroll
Judaism • Three main types: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform • Nearly wiped out in Europe by Hitler and Nazi Germany Concentration Camp
Christianity • Founder: Jesus Christ • Date: 30 A.D. • Followers called: Christians • Place of Worship: Church
Christianity • Holy Book: Bible • Number of followers: 2.1 Billion • 1St five books of Moses make up the 1St five books of the bible
Christianity • 3 Major Groups: Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant • Protestants include: Anglicans, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, • Christianity is the largest religion by followers and is in most parts of the world
Islam • Founder: Muhammad • Date 610 A.D. • Followers called: Muslims • Place of Worship: Mosque
Islam • Holy Book: Koran • Number of followers: 1.3 Billion • Muslims believe that Muhammad was the last of the prophets which include Abraham and Jesus
Islam • Two largest groups include: Sunnis and Shiites • Main religion of Middle East, North Africa, and Asia • Number of followers growing at a fast rate • 5 pillars of Islam: 1)Prayer, 2)giving to charity, 3)belief in one God, 4)fasting during Ramadan, and 5)a trip to Mecca once in a lifetime
B.C. to A.D. Timeline • Calendars uses the birth of Christ as a way of dating history events
History of Religion in Europe • Wars fought because of Religion • Crusades- Military expeditions sent by the Christian pope to capture the Holy land from Muslim Turks Crusades