Chapter 6 Key Issue 3 Flashcards
Churches reflect cultural ____ of the _______ and regions _______ heritage.
Values
Denomination
Architectural
In which religion do buildings play the most critical role?
Christianity
What the the Christian landscape dominated by?
A high density of churches
What do Muslims consider a mosque to be?
A space for community assembly
What is a mosque not viewed as?
A sanctified place
Where are mosques primarily found?
Larger cities
What are Hindu temples used for?
To house shrines for particular gods
What are Buddhist and Shintoist pagodas used for?
The contain relics believed to be part of Buddhas body or clothing
What three religions believe in burying dead in a cemetery?
Christains
Muslims
Jews
Why has the government in china ordered burial to be discontinued?
Because it used too much farming land
What do Hindus believe in for disposing the dead?
Cremation
What is cremation considered to Hindus?
An act of purification
Who do Hindus save burial for?
Children and people with certain diseases
How do parsis and Tibetan Buddhists dispose of the dead?
By exposure to animals and birds
What do parsis believe exposure does to the dead?
They believe it strips away unclean portions of the body.
How do people in Micronesia dispose of the dead?
By disposal at sea
What is a utopian settlement?
An ideal community built around a religious way of life.
Why have most utopian communities declined in importance or disappeared?
They could not attract immigrants and many moved away in search of better economical conditions
____ _____ immigrants have frequently given religious toponyms to settlements, particularly in _____ and the ___ ___________
Roman Catholic
Quebec
Us Southwest
What are hierarchical religions?
They have well-designed geographic structures and organize territory into local administrative units
What is an autonomous religion?
Self-sufficient
What are the three autonomous religions?
Islam
Protestant
Ethnic religions
