social studies vocab words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 palestine | later named the mediterrainan sea |
| canaan | ancient home of hebrews |
| torah | scorched writing in their religion |
| monothesis | belief in one god |
| moses | led the hebrew out of slavery |
| covenant | promise between god and the founder of the hebrew people |
| israel | the new kingdom (north) |
| judah | in the south |
| tribute | peace and money paid by weaker power |
| jesus | born in the town of bethlehem in judah |
| apostles | jesus disciples |
| peter | first apostle, and spread the teachings of jesus |
| paul | enormous influence on christanity's development |
| diaspora | the dispersal of the jews from there homeland in Palestine |
| bishop | high ranking christian official who supervises a number of local churches |
| constantine | roman empire fighting three rivals for his title |
| pope | the father or head of the christian church |
| heresy | religious beliefs or opinions that differ from the official teachings of a christian church |
| indulgence | a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin |
| reformation | 16th century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of christian churches that rejected the popes authority |
| lutheran | a member of the protestant church founded on the teachings of martin luther |
| protestant | a member of a christian church founded on the principles of the reformation |
| peace of augsburg | 1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each german state would be declared by its rulers |
| annul | to cancel or put an end to |
| anglican | relating to the church of england |
| allah | god (arabic word used mainly in islam) |
| muhammad | born into a clan of a powerful meccan family |
| islam | submission to the one of allah |
| muslim | one who has submitted |
| hijrah | muhammad's migration from mecca to yathrib |
| qur'an | holy book of muslims |
| mosque | an islamic place of worship |
| hajj | a pilgrimage to mecca preformed as a duty by muslims |
| sunna | islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of muhammad |
| shari'a | a body of law governing the lives of muslims |
| abraham | father of the hebrews |
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