Browse judaism christianity islam resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. In this geography lesson, students analyze the geographic. People of the book jews, christians, sabians zoroastrians in iran pillars of islam. Islam, judaism, and the political role of religions in the middle east edited by john bunzl. Foremost among the sacred writings of judaism is the bible, a collection of books. Explain the diversity of religions within the arabs, persians, and kurds. The political map of arabia and the middle east in the. Using only this map, try and answer one of the questions geographers. Three of the worlds major religions the monotheist traditions of judaism, christianity, and islam were all born in the middle east and are all inextricably linked to one another. Middle east content map includes all domains middle east s geography teacher notes. The characteristics of judaism, christianity, and islam. The three major religious groups originated in the middle east. Compare and contrast the prominent religions in southwest asia middle east.
But the big lesson of this map is that there is a belt of remarkable ethnic. Middle east culture power point and worksheet are below. Judaism religious symbol place of worship who is followed religious book important teachings religious celebrations traditions countries where the religion is practiced. Jews and judaism in the roman republic and the roman empire.
Historical maps and atlases the jewish history resource center. Module 1 five themes of geography an extension of the. First was judaism, which spread through natural immigration and when. Followers of judaism believe in one god who revealed himself through ancient prophets. It is also known as the home of three major world religions. Religions of the middle east 7th grade by sheri spurlock. This lesson can be stand alone or can exist is a scheme of work on judaism or any focus on the ancient middle east.
Have students first circle mecca makkah and jerusalem on each map and then allow time to work on questions in groups. Judaism middle school world history and world geography. A 19thcentury copy of islams holy book, the quran, handcopied in arabic. Chapter 3 ancient mesopotamia 6th grade social studies.
Israel and bordering states political 1970 438kand pdf format 451k. Or go to printable activities that require research using an atlas or other geography reference. Some plants that people learned to grow were wild grains. Reading the map of the middle east harvard university. The major living world religious traditions spring from the indian subcontinent, where hinduism and buddhism emerged, and the ancient middle east or. Christianity, islam, buddhism, hinduism and judaism. This is an experimental course, exploring the middle east through the. Religions of southwest asia home thomas county schools. The jews of the middle east and north africa in modern times on. All about iraq information on iraq, a country in southwestern asia in the middle east. Thus, the bible reports contemporary events and activities for essentially religious reasons. Here are 40 maps crucial for understanding the middle east its history. As time went on, the spiritual level of the nation declined to the point that god allowed the philistines to capture the tabernacle in shiloh. Asia is the worlds largest continent that spans just under fifty countries and seventeen million square miles.
After viewing judaism and participating in lesson activities, students should be. Examining the political, religious and ethnic relationships among middle eastern countries in this new york times lesson, students explore many of the countries in the middle east, developing researchbased posters and a spider web illustrating the relationships among the countries. Western asia is commonly referred to as the middle east where you will find turkey, syria, iraq, and iran. Thriving c ities were established in mesopotamia along the tigriseuphrates rivers, and in egypt along the nile river davis and others book 1 2. So as people learned how to plant crops for themselves, they began to settle in villages. Hand out maps 6 and map activity worksheet for students to work in groups with maps. Judaism is the oldest surviving monotheistic religion, arising in the eastern. Middle east and north africa geography lesson plan pbs. Because of its economic, religious, and geographical location, the middle east has been at the center of many world issues and political affairs. For the bulletin board question homework activity, periodically monitor the answers that are posted to make sure they are correct if an answer is found to be incorrect, go over that question with the class, and have them see if they can come up with a more appropriate answer. On the map above, the regions circled in green are north africa and the middle east. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
This first activity is simply an informative paper and a timelineworksheet i put together to introduce my students to judaism. Judaism is the worlds oldest monotheistic religion, dating back nearly 4,000 years. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Israel maps perrycastaneda map collection ut library online. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group. Qatar and the united arab emirates have some of the highest per capita incomes in the world. Middle east religions judaism, christianity, islam notes are below. See more ideas about judaism, ancient mesopotamia and you are the father.
In the second section the beliefs, practices, and culture of judaism are discussed. It also contains a focus on some polytheistic religions which. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Today judaism in the middle east is mostly practiced in israel. This is described in the book of joshua and the book of judges. Explain the reason for the division between sunni and shia muslims. This unit focuses on the following aspects in regards to the religions mentioned above. Torah first 5 books of bible according to torah, it is disrespectful to. Since it is such a pivotal place, knowing its geography is an important part of any educational curriculum. This package also comes with a middle east map test. Islam is a monotheistic religion, teaching belief in one god allah and is. Find the middle east and north africa on a map of the world, and know the. The ppt is simple and focuses on the map surrounding the genesis story.
Economically, the middle east is known for its vast oil reserves. Islam, judaism, and the political role of religions in the. Middle eastern christians are relatively wealthy, well educated, and politically moderate, as they have today an active role in various social, economical, sporting and political aspects in the middle east. It is history that provides the key to an understanding of judaism, for its primal affirmations appear in early historical narratives. Have groups share answers and lead discussion on the patterns discovered. Class set of political outline map of the middle east see link below. Middle east content map includes all domains middle easts geography teacher notes. Judaism in the ancient middle east teaching resources. This product contains two map activities and two tests on iraq. Historical maps and atlases the jewish history resource. Middle east water crisis activity you do or we do students read either an excerpt of an interview with a. Place a foam board against the wall so that map is centered on it and fills most of the boards area. The intent of this standard is to provide the student with the historical background that led to the conflict and.
The greeks gave the city its name because of the large amount of papyrus it exported. An understanding of not only its presentday geography, but also its historical. This category has the following 30 subcategories, out of 30 total. An overview of the history and beliefs of judaism, one of the worlds major religions. Book names the name byblos comes from a greek word meaning book. Present lesson on the conflict in the middle east among the three monotheistic religions in a necessary followup lesson. The middle east is also the heart of judaism, christianity, and islam, which are three of the worlds major religions. At the time, in his society, people worshipped many different gods. Islam is the most widely followed religion in the middle east. Monotheistic religion one god judaism traces its roots back to abraham, a man born in mesopotamia in about 2000 b.
Their holy book is the koran and see judaism and christianity as earlier versions of islam. Book of genesis tells that god commanded him to move his people to canaan. The torah jewish law, the primary document of judaism, was given to the jews. This lesson plan gives students an overview of the regions geographical past.
Every student in your class will know where over 30 countries are located when they complete this packa. The people of israel then told samuel the prophet that they had reached the point. The most holy jewish book is the torah the first five books of the hebrew bible. Middle schoolers view historical map of the iberian peninsula as an introduction to spains golden age. You can read a lot of books and watch movies, but when youre standing. You may complete the sheppards software games or you can play the seterra onlilne map test for the middle east and record your score and fastest time must do at least 3 times. In some places, they found animals and plants that people began to raise themselves. They have strict diet and prayer rules, and pray five times a day. Have students complete the following organizational chart on the history of judaism. Judaism, christianity, and islam i n the twentyfirst century, no religious tradition lives in isolation. The middle east and north africa activities throughout history, the geography of the middle east has been at the heart of many of its most critical political and cultural moments. Discuss or have students read the background information about the spread of each religion. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of the other ambrose bierce, 1911.
Christians in the middle east today include copts, maronites, russian orthodox, greek. Chapter 6 the phoenicians and the hebrews reading check how did the phoenicians use treaties to keep the peace. An action research approach prepared by adrianne b. Gaza strip and the west bank, jewish land use on israelicontrolled land in. Israel economic activity from atlas of the middle east. The distribution of religions in the middle east jewish virtual library. There are thought to be five general regions of asia. Ask students to find israel and to shade it in on the map. Chapter 1 history of the jews in the middle east and north africa from the rise of islam until 1700. Abraham was one of the first people to say that he believes in only one god. The history domain focuses primarily on significant events in the past century.
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