Introduction to World Belief 2 Flashcards
- The start of spiritual belief among human
Paleolithic Period (Early Stone Age)
Agriculture became the means of livelihood (Cultivation of plants & domestication of animals)
Neolithic Revolution (Latest Period of Stone Age)
From a hunter gatherer way of life to a more sedentary life. ( from being Hunter to Farmer)
Neolithic Revolution (Latest Period of Stone Age)
- This philosophizing thought about existence, being & purpose became the earliest form of Belief System.
Paleolithic Period (Early Stone Age)
- Engaged in ritual ceremonies
Neanderthals (Early human & old fashioned)
- Existence, being & purpose began to ponder by human
Paleolithic Period (Early Stone Age)
- Organization of large societies
Neolithic Revolution (Latest Period of Stone Age)
Expressed their religions through artistic means
Practice of Religion
- Mesopotamia
- Nile River (Egypt)
- Indus Valley (India)
- Yellow River Basin (China)
Emergence of Civilizations
(are those that are widely distributed, and whose goal is to
convert people.)
Universal religion
are confined to particular countries or regions.
Ethnic religion -
(Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Pakistan, Nepal, Srilanka)
. Indian Subcontinent
(Israel, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria)
The Holy Land
(China, Japan, Hongkong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South
Korea, Taiwan)
East Asia
indian subcontinent
the holy land
east asia
birthplaces of religion