Chapter 6

Question 1

Agnosticism

Answer 1

The belief that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven empirically

Question 2

Animism

Answer 2

The belief that objects. such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life

Question 3

Atheism

Answer 3

The belief that God does not exist

Question 4

Branch

Answer 4

A large and fundamental division within a religion

Question 5

Congregation

Answer 5

A local assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship

Question 6

Denomination

Answer 6

A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body

Question 7

Ethnic religions

Answer 7

A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated

Question 8

Monotheism

Answer 8

The doctrine of or belief in the existence of only on God

Question 9

Polytheism

Answer 9

Belief in or worship of more than one god

Question 10

Syncretic

Answer 10

Combining several religious traditions

Question 11

Universalizing Religion

Answer 11

A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location

Question 12

Four biggest religions

Answer 12

Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism

Question 13

3 Biggest Universalizing Religions

Answer 13

Christianity
Islam
Buddhism

Question 14

2 Biggest Ethnic Religions

Answer 14

Hinduism
Folk/ethnic religions

Question 15

Where is Christianity

Answer 15

Europe, North America, and Latin America

Question 16

Where is Islam

Answer 16

Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Southwest Asia, and North Africa

Question 17

Where is Buddhism

Answer 17

East Asia

Question 18

Where is Hinduism

Answer 18

South Asia

Question 19

Where are most other religions

Answer 19

Clustered together

Question 20

What religion is animism common in

Answer 20

African Traditional Folk Religions

Question 21

Largest evangelical

Answer 21

Southern Baptist

Question 22

Largest mainline

Answer 22

Methodist

Question 23

Branches of Christianity

Answer 23

Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthadox

Question 24

Branches of Buddhism

Answer 24

Mahayana, Theravada, Vajrayana

Question 25

Branches of Islam

Answer 25

Shiite, Sunni

Question 26

• Does not require exclusive adherance
• founded by Siddartha Gautama

Answer 26

Buddhism

Question 27

• Means submission to will of God
• Pakistan, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh
• population increasing

Answer 27

Islam

Question 28

Religion diffused through

Answer 28

relocation diffusion

Question 29

Where did Islam originate and where is it now? (Shiite vs. Sunni)

Answer 29

From Mecca
Sunni: Southwest and Southeast Asia, North Africa
Shiite: Azerbaijan, Bamain, Iran, Iraq

Question 30

Where did Christianity originate and where is it now?

Answer 30

Bethlehem
North America, Latin America, Africa, Europe

Question 31

Where did Judaism originate and where is it now?

Answer 31

Israel
Israel and USA