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AP Hum Geo Ch7

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religion   show
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secularism   show
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monotheistic religion   show
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show Belief system in which multiple deities are revered as creators and arbiters of all that exists in the universe.  
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animistic religion   show
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show A belief system that espouses the idea that there is one true religion that is universal in scope. Adherents of universalizing religious systems often believe that their religion represents universal truths, and in some cases great effort is undertaken i  
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show A religion that is particular to one, culturally distinct, group of people. Unlike universalizing religions, adherents of ethnic religions do not actively seek converts through evangelism or missionary work.  
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show One of the oldest religions in the modern world, dating back over 4000 years, and originating in the Indus River Valley of what is today part of Pakistan. Hinduism is unique among the world’s religions in that it does not have a single founder, a single t  
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show The strict social segregation of people—specifically in India’s Hindu society—on the basis of ancestry and occupation.  
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Buddhism   show
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Shintoism   show
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show Religion believed to have been founded by Lao-Tsu and based upon his book entitled “Tao-te-ching,” or “Book of the Way.” Lao-Tsu focused on the proper form of political rule and on the oneness of humanity and nature.  
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Feng Shui   show
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show A philosophy of ethics, education, and public service based on the writings of Confucius and traditionally thought of as one of the core elements of Chinese culture.  
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show Religion with its roots in the teachings of Abraham (from Ur), who is credited with uniting his people to worship only one god. According to Jewish teaching, Abraham and God have a covenant in which the Jews agree to worship only one God, and God agrees  
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diaspora   show
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show The movement to unite the Jewish people of the diaspora and to establish a national homeland for them in the promised land.  
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show Religion based on the teachings of Jesus. According to Christian teaching, Jesus is the son of God, place on Earth to teach people how to live according to God’s plan.  
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show One of three major branches of Christianity, the Eastern Orthodox Church, together with the Roman Catholic Church, a second of the three major branches of Christianity, arose out of the division of the Roman Empire by Emperor Diocletian into four governme  
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Roman Catholic Church   show
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Protestant   show
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show The youngest of the major world religions, Islam is based on the teaching of Muhammad, born in Mecca in 571 CE. According to Islamic teaching, Muhammad received the truth directly from Allah in a series of revelations during which Muhammad spoke the vers  
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show Adherents to the largest branch of Islam, called the orthodox or traditionalist. They believe in the effectiveness of family and community in the solution of life’s problems, and they differ from the Shiites in accepting the traditions (sunna) of Muhamma  
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show Adherents of one of the two main divisions of Islam. Also known as Shiahs, the Shiites represent the Persian (Iranian) variation of Islam and believe in the infallibility and divine right to authority of the Imams, descendants of Ali.  
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indigenous religions   show
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Shamanism   show
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show The idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life on Earth, not to accommodate the prescriptions of a deity and promises of a comfortable afterlife. A secular state is the opposite of a theocracy.  
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pilgrimage   show
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show Place or space people infuse with religious meaning.  
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show Tower attached to a Muslim mosque, having one or more projecting balconies from which a crier calls Muslims to prayer.  
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hajj   show
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show Boundaries between the world’s major faiths.  
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show Boundaries within a single major faith.  
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ethnic cleansing   show
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show The space within which daily activity occurs.  
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show Religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy.  
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show Religious fundamentalism carried to the point of violence.  
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shari’a laws   show
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jihad   show
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