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Of Hindu, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, and Judaism, which has the smallest number of followers? | Buddhism |
Universalizing religion | attempts to be global to appeal to all people, wherever they may live in the world. |
Ethnic religion | appeals primarily to one ethnic or cultural group, or the people of a specific region. |
What is the world’s largest ethnic religion and the largest universalizing religion? | Largest universalizing religion is Christianity largest ethnic religion is Hinduism. |
What characteristic distinguishes the dominant branch of religions between South America and North America? | South America has a much higher percentage of Catholics and lower percentage of Protestants as compared to North America. |
Branch | large and fundamental divisions within a religion. Example: Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox are the main branches of Christianity |
Denomination | unites a number of local congregations into a single administrative body. Example: Protestant, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox Church are examples of Christian denomination |
Sect | a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs from those of a larger group to which they belong. Example: Baptists, and Methodists are sects in the Roman Catholic Church. |
In which regions of the world do you find a concentration of Buddhists? | They are primarily clustered in East and Southeast Asia. |
Which country has the highest concentration of Shiite Muslim? | They are mostly clustered in Islam |
How many branches are in the Islamic religion? | There two which are Sunni and Shiite. |
In which regions of the world do most Muslims live? | They mostly live in South and Southeast Asia. |
What makes Hinduism an ethnic religion and where do the adherents live? | Hinduism classifies as an ethnicrelition because it's practiced by people of a specific region which is India. The adherents live in India. |
Animism | belief that inanimate objects are “animated,” or have discrete spirits and conscious life. |
Monotheism | The belief that there is only one God. |
Polytheism | The belief in or worship of more than one god. |
Agnostic | God’s existence cannot neither be proven nor disproven. |
Atheist | The belief that God does not exist. |
What two countries have most Jewish adherents? | Israel and the United States |
What is the origin of Hinduism? | It has unknown origins and was practiced before recorded history. |
What is the connection between Islam and Christianity? | They both trace the same origin with Adam as the first man and Abraham as a descendant. |
Which religion controlled much of Spain prior to 1492? | The muslim religion |
What was the first method of diffusion of Christianity? | relocation diffusion |
Which method of diffusion has made Indonesia the country with the largest Muslim population in the world? | Trade Routes |
After 1500, what were the methods of diffusion of Christianity? | migration and missionaries |
Immigrants coming to the United States are practicing which religion? | Christianity |
Which two religions support pilgrimages? | Buddhist and Islam |
What are the most important cities in the Islamic religion? | Makkah and Madinah. |
Where do most Hindu practice their religion? | In India |
What are the two examples of Hierarchical religions? | Mormonism, Roman Catholicism. |
How does a Mosque differ from a Church? | A church is considered a sanctified place of worship for christians. Muslims consider a mosque to be a space for community assembly. |
Which do the Hindu’s practice, burial, or cremation? | They practice cremation |
The winter solstice is important to which religion? | To pagans |
In which nation is there still conflict between Communism and religion? | China |
Religous Fundamentalism | organizing "public" existence with politics |
What is the caste system and how does it make Hinduism vulnerable. | The class/order into which a Hindu is born, according to religious law. Its caused a lot of conflict with traditional religious values. |
In which war did Israel control all of Jerusalem? | The Six-Day war |
What are the reasons for the Taliban to impose such strict laws on their country? | Because of Islamic values |