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Religion
Religion review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life | animism |
| A religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally | autonomous religion |
| A large and fundamental division within a religion | caste |
| A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body | denomination |
| A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution | ethnic religion |
| Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion | fundamentalism |
| A religion in which a central authority exercise a high degree of control | hierarchical religion |
| The doctrine or belief in one God | monotheism |
| A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times | pagan |
| A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes | Pilgrimage |
| Belief in or worship of more than one god | polytheism |
| A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location | universalizing religion |
| The district or churches under the jurisdiction of a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church | diocese |
| Empire that encouraged the spread of Christianity | Roman |
| Christianity first diffused from its hearth in Palestine (Israel) initially through this type of diffusion | relocation |
| Since the 1500s, Christianity has extended to other regions of the world through this type of diffusion | contagious |
| The combination of different forms of belief or practice | syncretism |
| Islam spread rapidly throughout Africa, Southwest Asia, and parts of Europe through these methods | conquering armies, intermarriage, Arab traders |
| Buddhism diffused throughout Asia through these methods | empires, kingdoms, and merchants (trade routes) |
| House of worship for Muslims | mosque |
| House of worship for Christians | church |
| House of worship for Jews | synagogue |
| The world's first monotheistic religion | Judaism |
| Father of the Jews | Abraham |
| Founder of Islam | Mohammed |
| This is the world's largest religion, with 2 billion followers | Christianity |
| This religion has dietary laws, such as not eating pork or shellfish | Judaism |
| The world's largest ethnic religion | Hinduism |
| Ethnic religion in Japan | Shintoism |
| Christian religion largely clustered in the southern United States | Baptist |
| The core of Islam | Five Pillars of Faith |
| Holiest city to Muslims | Mecca |
| The pilgrimage to Mecca | Hajj |
| The largest branch of Islam | Sunni |
| The Four Noble Truths are the bedrock of this religion | Buddhism |
| Prince Siddhartha Gautama became known as: | Buddha |
| The symbol of Judaism | Star of David |
| The symbol of Islam | crescent |
| The symbol of Hinduism | aum |
| The symbol of Buddhism | wheel of Dharma |
| The most sacred river to Hindus | Ganges |
| Cremation is more important than burial in which religion? | Hinduism |
| System in ancient India that assigns everyone to a social class | caste system |
| The world's three major monotheistic religions all began in this region of the world | Southwest Asia (Middle East) |
| Country with the most Muslims worldwide | Indonesia |
| The world's oldest organized religion | Hinduism |
| Confucianism and Daoism are mostly concentrated in this country | China |
| Jews in many European countries were forced to live in these | ghettos |
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