Intro/Primal Relilgions ✔️

Question 0

A religion that does not hold a belief in personal god or gods is

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nontheistic

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The understanding of the nature of the universe is called

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cosmology

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Primal religions tend to be the traditions of

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Tribal peoples and non-literate peoples

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The foundation of Aboriginal religion is the

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concept of the Dreaming

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Most primal religions believe that the boundaries between the human and supernatural worlds are

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Easily crossed over

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The purpose of the Yoruba religion is to

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Guard against the evil deeds of sorcerers and withes and maintain the balance between the human beings of earth and the gods and ancestors of heaven

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The Plains Indians often go for ritual purification to a

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sweat lodge

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Tenochtitlan fell to the Spanish partly because Hernan Cortes was mistaken for

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Tepiltzin Quetzalcoatl

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Mesoamerica included present day

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Mexico and Costa Rica

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All primal tradition include basic features such as

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myth and ritual to re-enact myth

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Aztecs attributed the creation and ordering of the world to

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Quetzalcoatl

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Seeing something from another’s perspective is

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empathy

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The Sun Dance is a ritual that

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Celebrates the new year and prepares the tribe for the annual buffalo hunt

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The Aztecs believed they were living during the

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age of the fifth sun

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Primal religions relied heavily on this

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Oral tradition

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In a vision quest, the vision arrives in the form of

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an animal, or some other natural object or force

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A natural form, such as an animal or rock, that symbolizes an Ancestor

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Totem

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A system that dictates that certain sacred things are set aside for specific member’s of a group and are forbidden to others

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Taboo

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The capital city of the Aztec empire, believed to be the center of the world of their current world

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Tenochtitlan

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The supreme god of the Yoruba

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Olorun

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The hundreds of deities worshipped by the Yoruba

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Orisha

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A mischievous supernatural being that tends to disrupt the normal course of life

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trickster figure

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Yoruba priests who help people learn their futures

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diviners

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The Lakota name for the supreme reality

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Wakan Tanka

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A mountain, tree, or pole that is believed to connect heaven and earth and is something regarded as the worlds center (center of the universe)

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axis mundi

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The Lakota trickster figure

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Inktomi

Question 26

List the seven dimensions of religion.

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1) Experential
2) Mythical
3) Doctorial
4) Ehical
5) Ritual
6) Social
7) Material

Question 27

Give two reasons we study primal religions.

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1) It shells us learn about our own religion

2) It teaches us about our history

Question 28

What is the difference between Absolutism and Pluralism?

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Absolutism is one truth

Pluralism is many truths

Question 29

Explain the difference between Western Dualism and Eastern Monism.

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Western dualism is the belief of God

Eastern monism is the belief of ultimate reality