Religion 2

Question 1

is central to
these faiths

Answer 1

Meditation

Question 3

Refers to the ethical values and the
system of moral practice directly
resulting from an adherence to the
beliefs. It is a set of moral principles and
guidelines that must be respected and
followed by those who would be
identified as members of the religion.

Answer 3

Works/Code

Question 4

Polytheism - belief in
more than one god
*Main concern is to live
a good, happier, better
life right here and now

Answer 4

Eastern Beliefs

Question 5

Books of Christianity, Judaism, Islam

Answer 5

Bible, Torah, Koran

Question 6

Religious Differences

Answer 6

Their idea of sin or evil
* Their idea of salvation
* The idea of priesthood
* Their idea of a personal God

Question 7

to rehearse
painstakingly, as in the case of
collective rituals.

Answer 7

“RELIGERE”

Question 8

Refers to the way of
worshipping, to the
rituals that are
practiced by followers
of the religion. This is
often a difficult
element to describe,
because it involves so
many diverse
elements.

Answer 8

Worship/Cult

Question 9

– to bring together

Answer 9

“RELIGARE”

Question 10

Buried with food, shells, necklaces of deer teeth,
fine skin clothes, and good tools.
Dead also covered in red earth to look like
newborns. Good indication that they believed in
rebirth after death – an afterlife

Answer 10

Cro-Magnon Man (35,000-10,000 BC)

Question 11

Creation contains God within
it. All elements of creation
from plants to animals have
an animated spirit

Answer 11

Eastern Beliefs

Question 12

• sacred writings and oral tradition
• rituals express the emotional
  experience to have the right attitude toward
  God and others
• Holiness in action or daily lives,
  commandments to live by,

Answer 12

Wisdom, Worship, Works

Question 13

Share a similar view of the world
and concept because they both
sprang from Judaism (Islam &
Christianity)
*MONOTHEISTIC- believe in one
GOD

Answer 13

Western Beliefs

Question 14

Humans must enter into an
interpersonal relationship with
God
*Morality is based on learning the
will of God, understanding and
living it out individually and as a
community

Answer 14

Western Beliefs

Question 15

Time is viewed as linear, from
beginning to end

Answer 15

Western Beliefs

Question 16

Time is viewed in cycles.
*There is a belief in
reincarnation or rebirth
*Things can be made
better or worse through
karma

Answer 16

Eastern beliefs

Question 17

*Burial sites with animal antlers on the body and
flower fragments next to the corpse.

Answer 17

Neanderthal Man (60,000 BC)

Question 18

“belief in and
reverence for a supernatural
power or powers regarded as
creator and governor of the
universe.”

Answer 18

Religion

Question 19

Eastern Beliefs

Answer 19

Buddhism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Taoism
Shintoism

Question 20

is a cultural system of
behaviors and practices, world
views, sacred texts, holy places,
ethics, and societal organization
that relate humanity to what an
anthropologist has called “an order
of existence”.

Answer 20

Religion

Question 21

3 basic elements of Religion

Answer 21

wisdom or creed,
worship or cult, and
works or code.

Question 22

Life is balanced
*Holy books are not
central to the belief
and practice

Answer 22

Eastern Beliefs

Question 23

Western Beliefs

Answer 23

Judaism
*Christianity
*Islam

Question 24

Refers to the theological beliefs and
scriptures or holy writings of a religion.
A ______ is a set of truths that MUST be
accepted and agreed to by those who
wish to belong to the religion, those
who choose to be a follower or disciple.
Briefly, a ______ is a “summary” of the
principle beliefs of a religion.

Answer 24

Creed

Question 25

a personal or
institutionalized system
grounded in such belief
and worship.

Answer 25

Religion

Question 26

A ___, when used in a religious sense,
is simply a summary of the principles
and guidelines by which people choose
which actions are good, and which to be
avoided.

Answer 26

Works/Code