Chapter 6 Key Issues Flashcards

1
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4 largest religions

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christianity, islam, hinduism, buddhism

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2
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unaffliated

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lack belief in god

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3
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atheism

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god doesn’t exist

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4
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agnosticism

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god cannot be proven/disproven

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5
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universalizing

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global, appeal to all people

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6
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ethnic

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appeal to 1 ethnic/cultural group

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7
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christianity distribution

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western hemisphere, europe, sub-saharan africa,

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8
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islam distribution

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southwest asia & north africa, central asia, indonesia

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9
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buddhism/hinduism distribution

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asia

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10
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judaism distribution

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israel

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11
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religion that isn’t predominate

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minority religions

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12
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east asia diversity

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50% unaffliated, 50% divided w/ buddhism & folk

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13
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south asia diversity

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2/3 hindu, 1/3 muslim

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14
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southeast asia diversity

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40% muslim, 23% buddhist, 23% christian

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15
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sub-saharan africa diversity

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2/3 christian, 1/3 muslim

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16
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congregation

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local assembly for common worship

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17
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denomination

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unite congregations

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17
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branch

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large/fundamental division

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17
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distribution of branches in europe

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  • roman catholic 47%
  • protestant 18%
  • orthodox 35%
    remains of war, colonies
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18
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distribution of branches in western hemisphere

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  • roman catholic 32%
  • protestant 63%
    segregation of blacks
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19
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distribution of buddhists

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  • mahayana 56%
  • theravada 38%
  • vajrayana 6%
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20
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distribution of muslims

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southwest asia, north africa, central asia

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21
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primal-indiginous ethnic religions

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  • god dwells within all things
  • nature is spiritual
22
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monotheism

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belief in one god

23
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polytheism

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belief in collection of gods

24
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roman catholic branch

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pope posses universal authority

25
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orthodox

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comproses faith of a collection of churches

26
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protestant

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individuals have responsibility for salvation

27
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five pillars of islam

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  1. there is only 1 god, muhammad is god’s messenger
  2. pray towards mecca 5x/day
  3. generosity to charity
  4. fast during ramadan
  5. hajj
28
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four noble truths of buddhism

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  1. living things must endure suffering
  2. suffering leads to reincarnation
  3. goal is to escape suffering
  4. nirvana achieved thru eightfold path
29
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unknown origin of hinduism

A

practice existed before recorded history

30
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diffusion of buddhism

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expansion, trading

31
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diffusion of islam

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islamic control, relocation

32
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relocation diffusion of christianity

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missionaries

33
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expansion diffusion of christianity

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hierarchical diffusion - roman empire
contagious diffusion - colonies

34
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mecca

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birthplace of muhammad

35
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autonomous religions

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self sufficient, interaction of group is little more than loose shared ideas

36
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hierarchical religion

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well-defined geography, organize territory in units

37
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cosmogony

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religion involving origin of universe

38
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solar calendar

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months correspond to the seasons

39
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lunar calendar

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months correspond to phases of the moon

40
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lunisolar calendar

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lunar months aligned with solar year thru periodic adjustments

41
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islam calendar

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lunar calendar, holidays vary thru the years, ramadan

42
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Christianity calendar

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protestants and roman catholics use gregorian calendar, orthodox use the
julian calendar, easter

43
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buddhism calendar

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holidays associated with buddha’s life; branches vary on dates celebrated

44
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sikhism calendar

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major holidays associated with births and deaths of 10 gurus

45
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bahai calendar

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use calendar by bab, year is divided into 19 months of 19 days with extra days in
leap year

46
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judaism calendar

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connected to agriculture, holidaysPassover, Shavout,
Sukkot, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur

47
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solstice

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longest hours of daylight, December and March

48
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fundamentalism

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literal interpretation and strict to their definition of basic
principles of religion

49
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hinduism & social equality

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castle system based on class/heridity

50
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communism & religion

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discourage religious belief/practice

51
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china & buddhism

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dalai lama sprits reincarnated into child

52
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judaism’s jerusalem

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Western Wall, Temple Mount

53
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islam’s jerusalem

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Dome of the Rock, al-Aqsa Mosque