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Of Hindu, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, and Judaism, which has the smallest number of followers?   Buddhism  
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Universalizing religion   attempts to be global to appeal to all people, wherever they may live in the world.  
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Ethnic religion   appeals primarily to one ethnic or cultural group, or the people of a specific region.  
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What is the world’s largest ethnic religion and the largest universalizing religion?   Largest universalizing religion is Christianity largest ethnic religion is Hinduism.  
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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.  
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Branch   large and fundamental divisions within a religion. Example: Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox are the main branches of Christianity  
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Denomination   unites a number of local congregations into a single administrative body. Example: Protestant, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox Church are examples of Christian denomination  
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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.  
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In which regions of the world do you find a concentration of Buddhists?   They are primarily clustered in East and Southeast Asia.  
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Which country has the highest concentration of Shiite Muslim?   They are mostly clustered in Islam  
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How many branches are in the Islamic religion?   There two which are Sunni and Shiite.  
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In which regions of the world do most Muslims live?   They mostly live in South and Southeast Asia.  
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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.  
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Animism   belief that inanimate objects are “animated,” or have discrete spirits and conscious life.  
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Monotheism   The belief that there is only one God.  
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Polytheism   The belief in or worship of more than one god.  
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Agnostic   God’s existence cannot neither be proven nor disproven.  
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Atheist   The belief that God does not exist.  
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What two countries have most Jewish adherents?   Israel and the United States  
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What is the origin of Hinduism?   It has unknown origins and was practiced before recorded history.  
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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.  
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Which religion controlled much of Spain prior to 1492?   The muslim religion  
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What was the first method of diffusion of Christianity?   relocation diffusion  
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Which method of diffusion has made Indonesia the country with the largest Muslim population in the world?   Trade Routes  
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After 1500, what were the methods of diffusion of Christianity?   migration and missionaries  
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Immigrants coming to the United States are practicing which religion?   Christianity  
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Which two religions support pilgrimages?   Buddhist and Islam  
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What are the most important cities in the Islamic religion?   Makkah and Madinah.  
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Where do most Hindu practice their religion?   In India  
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What are the two examples of Hierarchical religions?   Mormonism, Roman Catholicism.  
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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.  
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Which do the Hindu’s practice, burial, or cremation?   They practice cremation  
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The winter solstice is important to which religion?   To pagans  
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In which nation is there still conflict between Communism and religion?   China  
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Religous Fundamentalism   organizing "public" existence with politics  
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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.  
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In which war did Israel control all of Jerusalem?   The Six-Day war  
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What are the reasons for the Taliban to impose such strict laws on their country?   Because of Islamic values  
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