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Major World Religions Review Flashcards

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what is diffusion?

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Spreading of cultural trait throughout society

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What is cultural convergence

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Spread of cultural elements due to interaction among people from different cultures

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What is cultural divergence

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Tendency of group members to become more like overtime

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what is monotheism?

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Believe that there is only one God

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examples of monotheism

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Judaism, Christianity, Islam

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what is polytheism?

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Belief in or worship of more than one God

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examples of polytheism

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Hinduism animism

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What is cultural hearth?

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A place of origin for a widespread cultural trend

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is Judaism monotheistic or polytheistic?

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Monotheistic

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judaism place of worship

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Synagoge

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judaism holy cities/places

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Jerusalem

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Judaism, key belief/tradition/holidays

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shabbat(sabbath
passover
Hanukkah
Yom Kippur

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Is Christianity monotheistic or polytheistic?

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 monotheistic

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what is Christianity’s holy book?

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Bible

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what is Christianity’s place of worship?

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Church

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what is Christianity‘s Holly city?

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Jerusalem and Bethlehem

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What is Christianity’s key belief/tradition/holidays?

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Christmas, Easter, Lintz and Good Friday

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is Islam monotheistic or polytheistic?

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Monotheistic

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what is Islam’s holy book/sacred text?

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Quran/Koran

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what is Islam place of worship?

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Mosque

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what is Islam holy city/places?

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Jerusalem, Mecca in Medina

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What is Islam’s key belief/tradition/holidays?

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Five pillars of Islam

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is Hinduism polytheistic or monotheistic?

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 polytheistic

24
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what is Hinduism’s holy book/sacred text?

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Vedes,Upanishads

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what is Hinduism’s place of war?

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Temple

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what is Hinduism’s holy city/places?

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varanasi and Ayodhya

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what is Hinduism’s key belief/holiday/traditions?

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Dharma,karma ,Diwali ,Hol

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is Buddhism monotheistic or poly

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Polytheistic

29
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what is Buddhism’s holy books/sacred text?

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Tipitaka

30
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what is Buddhism’s place of worship?

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Temple,Monastory

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what is Buddhism’s holy city/places?

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Bodh Gaya, Lambini

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What is Buddhism’s key belief/tradition/holidays?

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four Noble truths, eight fold path, the vesak/Buddha and jayant

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is sikhism monotheistic or polytheistic

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Polytheistic

34
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 what is schism holy books/sacred text

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Guru Granth, Sahib

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What is schism place of worship?

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Gurdwara

36
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What is schism holy city/places

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Amristar

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what is schism key belief/tradition/holiday?

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Seva, waneguru(god), vaisdki

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