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RAS AOS 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does prehistory refer to and what happened in it? | time before events were recorded and people held rituals to worship nature |
| Why were ancient ppl referred to as nomads? | they didn't settle in the same place |
| How did burials pointed to early beginnings of religion? | burials expressed how people honoured the dead and beliefs about death, such as what happens when we die and how to nurture a dead body. |
| Name THREE roles of religion | explaining the origins of life, provide solace and influence individual and collective identity |
| What did the Sumerians believe? | the universe, gods and people were created out of an ancient sea |
| What were ziggurats? | buildings believed to be dwelling places of gods |
| What aspect of religion did Sumerians create? | texts |
| What did the Canaanites create and how did it impact society? | the alphabet, which enhanced ancient scriptures and made it more accurate |
| What developments occured during the Axial age? | mathematics, science and philosophical ideas |
| What is the fundamental belief of Buddhism? | achieving nirvana and believing in reincarnation and karma |
| What is the fundamental belief of Taoism? | live simply and allowing things to take their natural course |
| What is the fundamental belief of Confucianism? | transform people, communities and nations into a harmonious society by loving and caring |
| What is the fundamental belief of Jainism? | seek moksha by showing peace and non-violence to all forms on nature |
| What is the fundamental belief of Shinto? | live by the four affirmations of life: love of nature, family, physical cleanliness and ancestor worship |
| What is the fundamental belief of Sikhism? | one God, and God believes everyone is equal |
| What type of rituals occured in the Middle Paleolithic Period? | burial practices |
| What type of rituals occurred in the Upper Paleolithic Period? | cave arts and sacrifices |
| What is the Second Vatican Council? | gathering of bishops around the world by the Pope |
| What are two changes in the church during the Second Vatican Council? | mass can be said in local language, lay people could participate in Mass |
| What are the Josephite sisters? | sisters devoted to caring for local needs |
| What are two rules of the Josephites pre-vatican? | sisters must show respect in front of children and authority to sister in charge, and they must wear old brown garments |
| What are the two rules of the Josephites post-vatican? | sisters do not need permission to own personal items and changed to more 'modern' and new clothes in response to the church's attempt to modernize |
| What is the scientific revolution? | emergence of science over time |
| Name one example of science contradicting religion | copernicus's model theorised that the sun was at the center of the universe, not Earth |
| Why was the Second Vatican Council formed, referencing the context of what happened before it? | to attempt to modernize the Catholic church in response to emergence of science and the events of WW2 |
| What are rituals? | set of actions and gestures with a symbolic meaning |