Midterm

Question 0

a heterodox religion of india was

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buddhism

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Hinduism claims that dharma is

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performing ones caste duty

Question 2

one meaning of “om” is

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4 states of consciousness

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the practice of yoga involves

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state of trance

various postures

breath control

state of consciousness removed from the external world

Question 4

from the sacrifice of purusha

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4 footed animals created
the vedas created
caste system created
seasons were created

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soma in hinduism is

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a hallucinogenic drink

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in your present form of suffering, limitation, pain, and privation a hindu would describe you as

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an illusion

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the sacred language of hindu scriptures is

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sanskrit

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hindus name the souls of an individual

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atman

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the central teachings of the upanishads is

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the individual soul is nothingother than brahman

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agni is god of

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fire

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the term upanishad means

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sitting near devotedly

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espisito claims that hinduism

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consists of monotheists, polytheists and atheists

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the author of the “hymn to the one” was likely a

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skeptic

Question 14

the earliest civilization of india

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built cities
developed a drainage system
created written language
practiced meditation

Question 15

the vedas are

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hymns

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esposito is convinced that the aryians

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migrated into South Asia

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the term hindu is a name

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given to people dwellig along the Indus River

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the earliest known civiliaztion of india is

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indus valley

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christianity became the first faith to

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spread globally

Question 20

what are the 4 main types of sacred stories

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myths of:
nature
harmony
liberation 
history

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religare

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to bind back: reconnect

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religio

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awe, reverence, honor

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taoism symbol

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ying yang

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sikhism symbol

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3 swords

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jainism symbol

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right hand held up (fear not, rebirth)

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confucionism symbol

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chinese word for human kind

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judaism

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world pop: 14.9 million

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buddhism

the wheel

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world pop: 408 million

founder: siddhartha

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hinduism

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world population: 966 million

Question 30

islam

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1.45 billion

Founder: muhammad

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Christianity

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2.24 billion

Initiator- jesus of nazereth