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religion semester 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pre history | a time before written records before events were being recorded where everything was passed through oral communication |
| rituals of prehistory | 1. worship nature to ask for food abundance 2. buried their bead performing funeral rituals |
| religion development through prehistory | prehistoric religion was connected to nature. religion was a means of reconciling their understanding of the world around them. |
| ancient Sumerians | created writing and math. believed that everything was created out of a ancient sea, had temples called ziggurats believed to be dwelling place of Gods. |
| cannonites | developed a alphabet. writing in form of alphabet instead of pictograph, sacred texts could be enchanted because of this. |
| Axial age | a period of time that saw the spread of religions at the time of after the fall of ancient Rome |
| Buddhism | breaking free from suffering through personal enlightenment to achieve Nirvana, a state of freedom from suffering and ignorance. |
| 4 noble truths of Buddhism | 1. life is suffering 2. suffering is caused by craving 3. there is a path which leads to the end of suffering 4.suffering has a end |
| Taoisim | Tao mean way or path. Taoism means to allow things to take their natural course without controlling and planning life course. Live life according to the Tao. |
| Confucianism | to transform people, families, communities and nations int a harmonious society Can be achieved through the ethical code of loving and caring. |
| Shinto | Traditional Japanese religion, Means the way of the Gods and revolves around Kami (deities). |
| Shinto four affirmation | 1. family 2.love and nature 3. physical cleanliness 4. ancstor worship |
| Jainisim | believes in peace and non violence to all forms of life, and to achieve moksha you need to stop harming other lifeforms. need to respect and care for all creatures, plants, animals and humans. |
| Sikhism | to achieve union with God (Mukti) by living a good life. Mukti is achieving freedom from the cycle of life and death. everyone is equal and they follow the 5ks. |
| why was the Vatican council II called? | called by Pope Jhon XXIII, the world was in a time of modernism and the world was changing leaving the church behind, so the second Vatican council was called. |
| what was the Vatican council II | a gathering of bishops from around the world and the pope to discuss the relationship between the modern world and church |
| impact of Vatican council II | some changes that occurred because of this was mass could be said in local languages, lay people were allowed to participate in mass, and to seek peace with other religions. |
| Josephite sisters pre Vatican II | 1.focus on saving your soul and getting to heaven. 2. bell was always rung to summon people to prayers, meals, ect. had to make stations of the cross daily. |
| Josephine sisters post Vatican II | 1. began to think about injustices, racial discrimination and people who were excluded by society. 2. allowed us to take responsibility ourselves for meeting the daily timetable and being at the right place at the right time. |
| scientific revolution | the emergence of science over time, were the world went through dramatic change, changing the way people think and view the world. |
| Ian Barbour Model of independence | science and religion can be both true as long as they are kept separate. |
| science revolution and conflict with the church | because of the conflicting truths between science and religion they had many conflicts. |