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This StudyStack covers Human Geography Unit 3: Ch. 7 vocabulary.

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Religion   System of beliefs that order life in terms of ultimate priorities and direct behavior and practices in reference to achieving the ultimate priorities.  
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Secularism   Indifference to or rejection of religion.  
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Monotheistic religion   Belief in one G-D.  
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Polytheistic religion   Belief in many G-Ds.  
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Animistic religions   Traditional or indigenous religion where animals or objects are significant.  
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Universalizing religions   A religion believed by its followers to have universal application and to which followers actively seek converts.  
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Ethnic religions   A religion into which people are born and whose followers do not actively seek converts.  
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Hinduism   Religion based on a range of beliefs, including karma and reincarnation. This began around 2000 BCE and does not have a single founder. Hearth in Indus Valley (present-day Pakistan).  
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Caste system   Social structure of South Asian society dating to the Indus civilization (2500-1800 BCE) where people are born into their place in society.  
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Buddhism   Religion based on the belief that humans can reach enlightenment by following the middle path. Splintered from Hinduism in the 6th century BCE. Hearth in Lumbini and Sarnath (present-day Nepal/India).  
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Shintoism   Religion located in Japan and related to Buddhism. Focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship.  
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Feng Shui   Chinese art and science of placement and orientation of tombs, dwellings, buildings, and cities. Structures and objects are positioned to channel flow of sheng-chi ("life-breath") in favorable ways.  
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Confucianism   Political philosophy that values benevolence, loyalty, and diligence within the structure of the fam. and the gov. Developed: writings of Confucius in 6th-5th centuries BCE. Hearth: China; traditionally thought of: one of core elements of Asian culture.  
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Judaism   Religion based on the belief in one G-D who revealed himself to and entered a covenant with Abraham. Dates back to 2000 BCE. Hearth in present-day Israel.  
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Diaspora   Dispersal of a people from their homeland to a new place, either voluntarily or by force.  
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Zionism   Movement of the establishment of a national homeland for the Jews in the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.  
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Christianity   Religion based on the belief that Jesus was born as the son of G-D, was crucified, and was resurrected to atone for peoples' sins. Developed out of Judaism in 1st century CE. Bethlehem and Jerusalem (present-day Palestine/Israel).  
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Roman Catholic Church   One of the three major branches of Christianity (together with the Eastern Orthodox and Protestant).  
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Eastern Orthodox Church   One of the three major branches of Christianity (with Roman Catholic and Protestant).  
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Protestant   One of the three major branches of Christianity (together with Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic).  
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Islam   Religion based on the belief in one G-D who revealed himself to the prophet Muhammad. Dates back to the 7th century CE. Hearth in Mecca and Medina in present-day Saudi Arabia.  
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Sunni   Sect of Islam that believes Muhammad's successor did not need to be a blood relative of Muhammad.  
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Shi'ite   Sect of Islam that believes Muhammad's successor needed to be a blood relative of Muhammad. Found commonly in and around Iran.  
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Indigenous religions   Belief systems and philosophies practiced and traditionally passed from generation to generation among peoples within an indigenous tribe or group.  
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Sacred sites   A place infused with religious or spiritual meaning.  
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Hajj   Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad.  
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Interfaith boundaries   Boundaries between the world's major faiths.  
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Intrafaith boundaries   Boundaries between sects within a single major faith.  
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Religious fundamentalism   Religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy.  
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Religious extremism   Religious fundamentalism carried to the point of violence.  
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Jihad   Commonly translated as "Holy War," this represents either a personal or collective struggle on the part of Muslims to live up to the religious standards set by the Qu'ran.  
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