Mr. Wesney - Unit 0 - Major Religions

Question 1

What was the religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms called?

Answer 1

Hinduism

Question 2

What was one of the first monotheistic religions, that believed in the Ahura Mazda (God), and Ahriman (Devil)?

Answer 2

Zoroastrianism

Question 3

What was the belief in a divine connection between humans and other symbols to natural beings?

Answer 3

Totemism

Question 4

What was the belief in belief in unseen spirit realms?

Answer 4

Shamanism

Question 5

What’s the term describing the Australian aboriginal spiritual belief system and concept of creation?

Answer 5

Dreamtime

Question 6

What was the Japanese worship to nature and ancestry called?

Answer 6

Shintoism

Question 7

What’s the belief that all natural objects have spirits?

Answer 7

Animism

Question 8

What’s the class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law called?

Answer 8

Caste system

Question 9

What writings includes lots of hinduism beliefs?

Answer 9

Upanishads

Question 10

What’s the single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything?

Answer 10

Brahman

Question 11

In Hinduism and Buddhism, what’s the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding called?

Answer 11

Reincarnation

Question 12

What’s the process of becoming one with Brahman called?

Answer 12

Moksha

Question 13

What was the Hindu belief that doing good in your life will allow you to be higher on the caste system in your reincarnated life?

Answer 13

Kharma

Question 14

What were the social duties of each class in the Caste system called?

Answer 14

Dharma

Question 15

What are the forms of Brahman?

Answer 15

Brahma (creator), Vishnu (preserver), Shiva (destroyer)

Question 16

What were some causes for the spread of hinduism in India?

Answer 16

Appeasing rules of conduct for life; incorporated previous religion; caste system

Question 17

What type of society was ran primarily through men, and everyone traced ancestors by men?

Answer 17

Patriarchal

Question 18

What was the Indian custom of a widow voluntarily throwing herself on the funeral pyre of her husband?

Answer 18

Sati

Question 19

What monotheistic religion was founded in Israel and focused on ethical behavior?

Answer 19

Judaism

Question 20

Who’s the father of Judaism?

Answer 20

Abraham

Question 21

What did the Jews call their god?

Answer 21

Yahweh

Question 22

What are the first five books of the Hebrew bible called?

Answer 22

Torah

Question 23

What was the collection of authoritative Jewish writings that comment and interpret biblical laws.

Answer 23

Talmud

Question 24

Why were Jews forced out of homeland?

Answer 24

They were a small group

Question 25

What religion was founded in South E. Asia, and focused on meditation, and found answers to human suffering?

Answer 25

Buddhism

Question 26

Who founded Buddhism?

Answer 26

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 27

How long did Siddhartha meditate?

Answer 27

About 49 days

Question 28

What Buddhist belief states that human suffering is caused negative deeds and nonvirtue, also encouraged to follow the eightfold path?

Answer 28

Four noble truths

Question 29

Know truth - respect all life - practice meditation - control thoughts - free mind of evil -

Answer 29

Eightfold path

Question 30

What were the five moral principles?

Answer 30

Don't kill, Don't steal, Don't lie, Don't drink alcohol, Don't be a whore.

Question 31

Which religion began in South Asia and was inspired by the upanishads, and focused on pacifism?

Answer 31

Jainism