ap human chapter six Flashcards
universalizing religion
religion that attempts to appeal to all people not just those living in a particular location
ethnic religion
religion that appeals primarily to one group of people living in one place
what percent of the worlds Christian population is Roman Catholic
51%
what percent of the worlds Christian population is eastern orthodox
11%
what percent of the worlds Christian population is protestant
24%
how many separate eastern or orthodox churches are there. which is the largest
there are 14 churches and Russian orthodox is the largest
percent of Latin Americans a Roman Catholic
93%
what are the five largest denomination of protestants in North America
baptist Methodist Pentecostal Lutheran and presbyterian
if the Muslims are in the middle east then what other four countries might they be in
Indonesia Pakistan Bangladesh or India
what percent of Islam is Sunni
83%
what percent of Islam is shiite
16%
are the four Noble truth
- all living beings must endure suffering
2suffering will lead to reincarnation - the goal is to reach nirvana through moral and mental self purification
- Nirvana is reached through eight fold path
why are Buddhist difficult to count
only a few people are part of the Buddhist institutions and Buddhism does not have a formal religious system
where are Hindus concentrated and what percent of Hindus live there
india
confucianism
Confucius started this religion in Lou of Providence in China it teaches ethical principles of tradition obligations in treating people respectfully
Daoism
lou zi started it this religion focuses on mystical and magical parts of life instead of public service
shintoism
this is a Japanese ethnic religion and it was the states official religion until the end of World War II it was a political culture and religion
judaism
there are 14 million Jews in the world mostly in the United States and Israel. Islam and Christianity shaped Judaism. Judaism began in Canaan. it is the first religion to support monotheism
animism
believes that in animate objects have spirits and 100 million Africans practice this religion but that is decreasing as larger religions take over