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Religion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Belief in one god | monotheism |
| Belief in more than one god | polytheism |
| Belief that spirits inhabit objects and/or animals | animism |
| A religion that seeks converts and thus usually diffuses over a wide area. | universalizing religion |
| A religion that does not actively seek converts and thus is usually less widespread. | ethnic religion |
| Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are associated with this religion | Hinduism |
| The world's oldest existing religion | Hinduism |
| The idea that the soul is immortal and moves from one body to another after that body dies. | reincarnation |
| A ranking system that divides people into different social classes | caste system |
| This religion is associated with the caste system | Hinduism |
| This religion is an offshoot of Hinduism | Buddhism |
| The hearth of Buddhism is found here | India |
| The hearth of Hinduism is found here | Pakistan |
| Buddhist concept of perfect spiritual enlightenment | nirvana |
| Ethnic religion found in China that has the concept of yin and yang | Taoism |
| Japanese ethnic religion | Shintoism |
| Monotheistic religion based on a heavenly covenant with Abraham. | Judaism |
| Religion that believes in the concept of the Holy Trinity | Christianity |
| Prayer, pilgrimage, fasting, alms, and declaration of faith are the five pillars of this religion. | Islam |
| Christian branch that began with Martin Luther and the Reformation | Protestantism |
| Branch of Christianity that is dominant in France, Spain, and Latin America (among other places) | Catholicism |
| Branch of Christianity that is dominant in the UK, northern Europe, and North America (among other places) | Protestantism |
| Branch of Christianity that is dominant in Greece, Russia, and parts of Eastern Europe | Orthodox |
| The two main branches of Islam | Sunni and Shia (Shiite) |
| Branch of Islam that is dominant in Saudi Arabia, North Africa, and other areas. | Sunni |
| This country is home to the largest population of Shiites | Iran |
| This religion's hearth is in Amritsar, India. | Sikhism |
| Followers of this religion wear distinctive headcoverings. | Sikhism |
| Religions found in remote areas of the world and practiced by small groups of people (often native people) are called this | traditional/indigenous religions |
| Region of the world in which Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism originated | South Asia |
| Region of the world in which Islam, Judaism, and Christianity originated | Eastern Meditteranean |
| Region of the world in which Taoism and Confucianism originated | Huang He Valley |
| Area of modern Pakistan that was the hearth of Hinduism | Indus River Valley |
| Term used to describe the scattering of Jews after the Romans burned Jerusalem. It can also be applied to any group that is spread out over a large area. | diaspora |
| people who actively spread a religion by seeking converts | missionaries |
| the spread of Islam into Europe was stopped with this battle | Battle of Tours |
| Term for the indifference toward or rejection of formal religion | secularism |
| term used to describe a sect of Protestant Christianity | denomination |
| a large, elaborately decorated church | cathedral |
| a Muslim house of worship | mosque |
| tower that is a notable aspect of Islamic landscapes | minaret |
| a specific group within a religion | sect |
| a boundary between two religions | interfaith boundary |
| a boundary between sects within one religion | intrafaith boundary |
| term for the movement to reestablish a Jewish homeland in Palestine | zionism |
| year in which Israel gained control of Gaza, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights | 1967 |
| This city is home to some of the holiest sites for Christians, Muslims, and Jews | Jerusalem |
| long-time leader of the PLO | Yasir Arafat |
| this militant Islamic group won power in Palestinian Authority elections in 2006 | Hamas |
| the locations of these in the West Bank have been a constant source of conflict between Israel and Palestine | Jewish settlements |
| this militant group gained control of Afghanistan in 1996 and thereafter imposed very harsh Islamic law on the country | Taliban |
| terrorist organization that is currently seeking to establish a "caliphate" in Syria and Iraq | ISIS |
| the belief that religious texts should be interpreted literally and that religious doctrine should not adapt with cultural change | fundamentalism |
| the branch of Islam with the largest number of followers | Sunni |
| this country is home to the world's largest Muslim population | Indonesia |
| this country is home to most of the world's Hindus | India |
| Buddhism is a prominent religion in this part of the world | Southeast Asia |
| this country has a large Sunni and Shia population, and has suffered major sectarian conflict in the past decade | Iraq |
| the dominant branch of Christianity in South America | Catholicism |
| the dominant branch of Christianity in Northern Europe | Protestantism |
| the dominant branch of Christianity in Southern Europe | Catholicism |
| the dominant branch of Christianity in Eastern Europe | Orthodox |
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