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Major Religions in Europe
SS6G11
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Standard
• SS6G11: The Student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe
• B. Describe the major religions in Europe; include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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Three Major Religions
• Judaism
• Christianity
• Islam
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Judaism
• Founder: Abraham
• Date: 2000 BC
• Followers called: Jews
• Place of Worship: Synagogue
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Judaism
• Holy Book: Torah
• Number of followers: 15 Million
• Torah is the 1st five books of Moses
Torah Scroll
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Judaism
• Three main types: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform
• Nearly wiped out in Europe by Hitler and Nazi Germany
Concentration Camp
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Christianity
• Founder: Jesus Christ
• Date: 30 A.D.
• Followers called: Christians
• Place of Worship: Church
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Christianity
• Holy Book: Bible
• Number of followers: 2.1 Billion
• 1St five books of Moses make up the 1St five books of the bible
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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
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Islam
• Founder: Muhammad
• Date 610 A.D.
• Followers called: Muslims
• Place of Worship: Mosque
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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
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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
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B.C. to A.D. Timeline
• Calendars uses the birth of Christ as a way of dating history events
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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