World History
01.02 Travel Journal
1. What do you already know, or think you know, about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
They had a lot of wars and disagreements.
2. In what parts of the world are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam dominant today?
Christians are dominant in north & South America; followers of island dominate north Africa, western and central Asia, and Indonesia. Followers of Judaism can be found most everywhere but are concentrated in Israel and North America.
3. How are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam related?
They began in Southeast Asia. All three religions claim they began with Abraham.
4. How are the stories of Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad alike and different? Moses andJesus, are considered the founders of Judaism and Christianity respectively. Muslims of Arabic descent however, trace their roots, to Abraham's other son, Ishmael. His descendent Muhammad founded Islam.
5. After reading these excerpts, how do you think these religions compare?
6. What are the primary differences and similarities among the three religions? Why?
Jewish people do not believe that Jesus was the messiah or the son of God or that he was resurrected.
7. Why are some sites considered sacred in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
The holiest site in Islam, the Kaaba, stands at the center of the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca. The mosque known as the Dome of the Rock sits where the temple once stood, the place where Muslims believe that Muhammad rose into heaven.
8. Why do divisions occur within as well as among the three major monotheistic religions?
More than 50 percent of the world's population follows Christianity, Judaism, or Islam.
Christianity has approximately 2,286,000,000 followers worldwide. This is 33 percent of the world. Christians are concentrated in North and South America, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Australia.
Islam has approximately 1,524,000,000 followers worldwide. This is 22 percent of the world. Followers of Islam, known as
1. What do you already know, or think you know, about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
They had a lot of wars and disagreements.
2. In what parts of the world are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam dominant today?
Christians are dominant in north & South America; followers of island dominate north Africa, western and central Asia, and Indonesia. Followers of Judaism can be found most everywhere but are concentrated in Israel and North America.
3. How are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam related?
They began in Southeast Asia. All three religions claim they began with Abraham.
4. How are the stories of Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad alike and different? Moses andJesus, are considered the founders of Judaism and Christianity respectively. Muslims of Arabic descent however, trace their roots, to Abraham's other son, Ishmael. His descendent Muhammad founded Islam.
5. After reading these excerpts, how do you think these religions compare?
6. What are the primary differences and similarities among the three religions? Why?
Jewish people do not believe that Jesus was the messiah or the son of God or that he was resurrected.
7. Why are some sites considered sacred in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
The holiest site in Islam, the Kaaba, stands at the center of the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca. The mosque known as the Dome of the Rock sits where the temple once stood, the place where Muslims believe that Muhammad rose into heaven.
8. Why do divisions occur within as well as among the three major monotheistic religions?
More than 50 percent of the world's population follows Christianity, Judaism, or Islam.
Christianity has approximately 2,286,000,000 followers worldwide. This is 33 percent of the world. Christians are concentrated in North and South America, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Australia.
Islam has approximately 1,524,000,000 followers worldwide. This is 22 percent of the world. Followers of Islam, known as