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SE Asia Religions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | a belief that people could find peace if they could reject greed and desire |
| Hinduism | the worship of many gods that are a part of a supreme spirit named Brahman |
| Polytheism | the worship of or belief in more than one god |
| Monotheism | belief in one god |
| Reincarnation | the belief that the soul does not die with the body, but enters the body of another being, either a person or an animal |
| Vedas | a book containing prayers and rituals of the Hindu religion |
| Shinto | the earliest religion of Japan which means "way of the gods" |
| Karma | the belief that one's actions determine one's fate |
| Brahman | the name Hindus have given to the gods they believe are a part of a supreme being |
| Four Noble Truths | the four phases of the Buddhist religion |
| Kami | the divine spirit that followers of the Shinto's religion believe live in nature |
| Caste System | a belief that a social class is inherited |
| Nirvana | name given to reaching a state of perfect peace in the religion of Buddhism |
| Confucianism | Many people do not consider Confucianism to be a religion; it doesn’t include a god and it doesn’t discuss what happens after death – just how you live your life now. |
| Under Confucianism, leaders must be good __________ ___________. (Confucianism is influential in China and Japan.) | role models |
| Confucius believed that if people and governments ____________ properly, society would be orderly and peaceful. | behaved |
| Under Confucianism, the code of Li requires ____________ , ___________, ______________, ____________, and ____________ | respect, honesty, hard work, politeness, and generosity |
| Hinduism is mainly practiced in ___________. | India |
| Hinduism believes in the concepts of _____________, _____________, and __________________________. | reincarnation, karma, and nirvana/moksha |
| Hinduism is one of the the world’s _____________ religions. | oldest |
| ______________ is thought to have founded Hinduism. | No one person |
| Buddhism was started by an ____________ prince around the year 530 BC. | Indian |
| Under Buddhism, suffering is caused by selfish ____________ for things you don’t have. | desires |
| Under Buddhism, to be freed of selfish desires, you must live a life of moderation and discipline called ________________. | Eightfold Path |
| Like Hindus, Buddhists believe in ___________ and ________________. | reincarnation, karma |
| Buddhism comes from Hinduism because ___________, The Buddha, was originally a Hindu. | Siddhartha Gautama |
| There is no mention of _______ in Buddhism. | gods |
| Shinto is a _________-based religion from Japan. | nature |
| Shinto rituals are used in the sport of ___________. | sumo |
| People in an ethnic group share a common culture, race, or _________________. | language |
| People in a religious group share the same spiritual ___________. | beliefs |
| Indonesia is the world’s largest (most populous) ________ country. | Muslim |
| Islam is a _______________ religion that originated on the Arabian Peninsula. | monotheistic |
| The two main divisions of Islam are ___________ and __________. | Sunni, Shia |
| The Muslim holy book is called the __________ | Koran |
| The five pillars of Islam are ____________, ___________,____________,___________,and __________. | faith, prayer, charity, fasting, pilgrimage |