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Religion Flashcards

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is the “Belief in spiritual beings.” As a social institution, it signifies patterns of beliefs and behaviors that aid societies to meet their basic needs.

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Religion

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Refers to the conviction or sensation that one is connected to “the divine.” This type of communion might be experienced when people are praying or meditating.

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Religious experience

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Are specific ideas that members of a particular faith hold to be true, such as that Jesus Christ was the son of God, or believing in reincarnation. Another illustration of religious beliefs is that different religions adhere to certain stories of world creation.

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Religious Belief

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The earliest form of religion. It is the belief that physical things are occupied by spirits

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Animism

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The belief in the existence of one god.

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Monotheism

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The belief in the existence of Many god.

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Polytheism

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These are behaviors or practices that are either required or expected of the members of a particular group, such as bar mitzvah or confession (Barkan and Greenwood 2003).

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Religious rituals

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One of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, dating back nearly 4,000 years. Followers of this religion believe in one God who revealed himself through ancient prophets

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Judaism

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in Judaism, there is One God, which they called ______.

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Yahweh

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As a monotheistic religion, Jewish people consider themselves as God’s “______ ______”

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Chosen people

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Judaism actually got its name from one of the ancient twelve tribes of ______

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Israel

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is one of the three Abrahamic faith which includes both Christianity and Islam.

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Judaism

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considered as one of the most influential religions in history. It currently has approximately two billion followers. At the core of this religion are the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Christianity

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Christians have a primary sacred text called the _____.

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Bible

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Christians have one God and he is _____ ______

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Jesus Christ

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Origin of Christianity

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JUDEA / GALILEE JUDEA / GALILEE

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he early followers of Jesus were citizens of ____.

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Rome

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Largest number of adherents in the World.

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Christianity

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Second largest world religion

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Islam

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Where was Muhammad born??

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Mecca

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In its literal sense, Islam means “______________________________________________”

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absolute surrender or submission to the will of Allah

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A person who adheres to Islam religion should be able to recite the _________ or the profession of faith of Muslim.

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Shahada

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Country of origin of Islam

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Saudi Arabia

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Muhammad uttered the words of Allah, and his followers and scholars recorded his words and compiled it into what was known as the _____.

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Koran

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Followers of Islam are called ______

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Muslim

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the third largest religion after Christianity and Islam.

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Hinduism

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Brahman” as three deities in one god: Who is the “creator”

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Brahma

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Brahman” as three deities in one god: Who is the “Preserver”

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Vishnu

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Brahman” as three deities in one god: Who is the “Destroyer”

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Shiva

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Country of origin of Hinduism

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India

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are the large body of vast knowledge and text; it mostly speaks of religious and spiritual life adherents of Hinduism of which encompass to all aspect of life itself.

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Vedas

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Hinduism Believes in the principle of _____ and ____________

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Karma and reincarnation

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Fourth largest world religion

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Buddhism

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Buddhism is derived from the word _____, which means “to awaken”

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Budhi

35
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Founder of Buddhism

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Siddhartha Gautama

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Siddhartha Gautama lived a life of privilege and luxury until one day he left the royal enclosure and encountered for the first time, an ___ ___, a ____ ___, and a ______.

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Old man, Sick man, Corpse

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Siddhartha Gautama decided to follow the a life without luxury but also without poverty which is called the “ ______ ___”

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Middle way

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Country of origin of Buddhism

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India

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Siddhartha Gautama realized that the world itself is good but there is something that makes it somehow bad and unpleasant. Earthly life is jeopardized by “________” itself.

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Suffering

40
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Beliefs are based on the teachings of Buddha. Its main goal is to follow the _________ path

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Eightfold

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Life itself is filled with suffering; Suffering involves a chain of causes; There is an end to suffering; and To end suffering, one must follow the Eightfold path. These are the _ _____ ______ that Siddhartha Gautama discovered

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4 noble truths

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