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Major Religions in Europe

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

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  1. Major Religions in Europe SS6G11

  2. Standard • SS6G11: The Student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe • B. Describe the major religions in Europe; include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

  3. Three Major Religions • Judaism • Christianity • Islam

  4. Judaism • Founder: Abraham • Date: 2000 BC • Followers called: Jews • Place of Worship: Synagogue

  5. Judaism • Holy Book: Torah • Number of followers: 15 Million • Torah is the 1st five books of Moses Torah Scroll

  6. Judaism • Three main types: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform • Nearly wiped out in Europe by Hitler and Nazi Germany Concentration Camp

  7. Christianity • Founder: Jesus Christ • Date: 30 A.D. • Followers called: Christians • Place of Worship: Church

  8. Christianity • Holy Book: Bible • Number of followers: 2.1 Billion • 1St five books of Moses make up the 1St five books of the bible

  9. 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

  10. Islam • Founder: Muhammad • Date 610 A.D. • Followers called: Muslims • Place of Worship: Mosque

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. B.C. to A.D. Timeline • Calendars uses the birth of Christ as a way of dating history events

  14. 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

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