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BK's Religion Notes
Question | Answer |
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What is religion? | A set of practices and beliefs |
What are the Five functions of religion? | 1. Give Hope 2. Instructs on how to live 3. Explains the afterlife 4. Creation of World 5. Explains human purpose |
What are the 2 religions with the largest population? | Christianity and Islam |
What is the oldest religion still practiced | Hinduism |
Where and when was Hinduism founded | India 3000BCE |
Who is the founder of Hinduism | There is no Founder |
Who are the Aryans | Light Skinned people who created Hinduism to keep Dravidians down |
Who are the Dravidians | They are dark skinned people who were ruled by the Aryans |
What theism is Hinduism | It is Polytheistic |
What is Dharma | It helps you move up the caste system by doing good deeds |
What is Karma | Deeds built up in life that you will have to pay for in a later life |
What is Moksha | You go to Moksha if you have no Karma |
Who is the Prophet of Hinduism | There is NO Prophet |
What is the holy text of Hinduism | The Vedas |
What happens in the afterlife in Hinduism | You are either reincarnated up or down the caste system eventually attaining Moksha |
What is one ritual that is practice in Hinduism | Yoga |
What is the place of worship in Hinduism | Temple |
Why Hindus vegetarian | They think eating animals is wrong and violent |
Who did the Hindus fight | Muslims in India |
What country has the most followers of Hinduism | India |
Where and when did Judaism start | In Israel in 2000BCE |
Who is the founder of Judaism | King Solomon |
What is the theism of Judaism | Monotheistic |
What is the covenant | A contract with god sealed with blood |
What is the holy text of Judaism | Torah |
What happens in the Afterlife in Judaism | You go to heaven |
What is Hebrew | It the is the first langue of the Jewish people |
What is Yiddish | It is a mix of Hebrew and German |
What is diaspora | Mass movement of people |
Where did the Jews go to when they where moved out by the romans | Germany |
Who is the religious leader of Judaism | The Rabi |
What is Kosher | Gods rules for food in the torah |
What do you have do in Kosher | NO cloven hoofs(pork), no cheese with meat, no shellfish |
What is the place of worship of Judaism | Synagogue |
What is the country with the Jews and why are they there | America because of the diaspora during the holocaust |
Where and when was Buddhism started | India in 500BCE |
Who is the founder of Buddhism what are both of his names | Buddha and Siddhartha Gautama |
What theism is Buddhism | Atheistic |
What is Nirvana | To have full connection to the source of energy |
What is the holy book of Buddhism | Pali Canon |
Who is the prophet of Buddhism | Buddha |
What is one ritual of Buddhism | yoga |
What is the place of worship of Buddhism | Home shrines |
Who is the religious leader of Buddhism | Dali Lama |
What are the 2 types of Buddhism | Theravada and Mahayana |
What is the country with the most Buddhists | India |
Where and when was Christianity founded | IN Jerusalem in 300CE |
What are apostles | followers of Jesus |
What does Catholic mean | Universal |
Who was the first pope | Peter |
What is Aramaic | The langue that Jesus spoke |
When and where does Islam start | Starts in Mecca,Saudi Arabia in 600CE |
Who is the founder of Islam | Muhammad |
What do the Muslims think themselves as a continuation of | Christianity and Judaism |
What theism if Islam | Monotheistic |
What is the holy text of Islam | Qu'ran |
Who is the prophet of Islam | Muhammad |
Where do you go in the afterlife in Islam | Heaven or Hell |
What are the 5 Pillars of Islam | 1.Belief in one God 2. Pray 5x a day 3.Pilgrimage to Mecca once 4. Give to charity 5. Must fast during Ramadan |
Who is the religious leader of Islam | Iman |
What are the Sunni | Believe the leader of Islam must be kin to Muhammad |
What are the Shia' | Leader of Islam doesn't have to be kin |
What is the Islam place of worship | Mosque |
Where did the Muslims fight the Jew | In Israel |
What county has the most Muslims | Indonesia |
When and who created Scientology | By Sci-Fi writers in the 1950s |
What did the Mormons believe | That Jesus cam to America after crucifixion |