final test unit 1

Question 1

what do most religions have in common? what purpose do they serve?

Answer 1

belief in higher power, answers to big life questions (afterlife, meaning of life), helps people find a community/purpose in life.

Question 2

define religion

Answer 2

organized system of worship

Question 3

what are the 2 levels of religion

Answer 3

monotheistic
polytheistic

Question 4

what is monotheistic?

Answer 4

belief in 1 god

Question 5

what s polytheistic?

Answer 5

belief in 2+ gods.

Question 6

Buddhism..

Answer 6

siddaharta oautuna= enlighten one
nirvana= enlighten state
no main god
follow eight fold path

Question 7

Christianity..

Answer 7

monotheistic
jesus= son of god
bibble=holy book

Question 8

islam..

Answer 8

monotheistic, allah
quran=holy text
main figure=muhammad
pp=muslims
spillars of islam=guide of practice
mecca=holy city

Question 9

judaism..

Answer 9

monotheistic
jewish=followers
torah= main text
israelz= jewish nation
synagogue=place of worship
symboll= star of david

Question 10

hinduism..

Answer 10

polytheistic
shiva=destructive and creative forces
vishanu=preserver of universe
veda=holy text
karma,reincarnation, gonges riverz= sacred river

Question 11

Confucianism

Answer 11

more of a philosophy
based on the teaching of chinese scholar
moral character and social responability
analetics= record of confuiciass teachings

Question 12

what is the oldest organized relegion ?

Answer 12

hundaism

Question 13

what are abreham religions

Answer 13

christianity
islam
juadism
meaning- they all honor the same god

Question 14

what are indigenous religions

Answer 14

ancestral religion of people who are native to particular landscape