World Religion Part 2

Question 1

Chief characteristics of religion

Answer 1

1. Belief in a deity or in a power beyond the individual. (A God)
2. A doctrine (accepted teaching) of salvation.
3. A code of conduct
4. the use of sacred stories
5. religious rituals

Question 2

Christianity

Answer 2

teaches that people are sinful by nature. They can, however, wipe out their sinfulness and past offenses toward God and humanity by believing in the sacrificial death of Jesus. If a Christian is saved, then the soul enters a state of eternal happiness, often called heaven. If a person is not saved, the soul may spend eternity in a state of punishment, often called hell.

Question 3

Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Jainism have a doctrine of salvation

Answer 3

They stress that salvation is the highest goal of the faithful and one that all followers should try to achieve.

Question 4

Islam

Answer 4

• Teaches that actions in this life bring salvation in the next. - daily prayer and other acts of worship called the Five Pillars of Islam. By following these practices, Muslims will be saved from future punishment by Allah.
• Based on the life and teachings of the prophet Muhammad, who lived in Arabia during the early A.D. 600’s. Muhammad said Allah was the only God.
• Holy Land Mecca
• Nomads - Wandering people
• Quran (holy book)

Question 5

Code of Conduct

Answer 5

set of moral teachings and values that all religions have in some form.

Question 6

Religious Rituals

Answer 6

include the acts and ceremonies by which believers appeal to and serve God, deities, or other sacred powers
-examples: Prayer (most common ritual), Meditation (Like Prayer)

Question 7

Ordination (leader of rituals)

Answer 7

Leaders of rituals often require special training and must be authorized before they are allowed to lead

Question 8

Pilgrimage

Answer 8

a religious journey

Question 9

Origins of religion

Answer 9

Experts think prehistoric religions arose out of fear and wonder about natural events, such as the occurrence of storms and earthquakes and the birth of babies. To explain why someone died, people credited supernatural powers greater than themselves or greater than the world around them.

Question 10

Culture

Answer 10

set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people.

Question 11

Ethnic Group

Answer 11

Group of people with a common racial, national, tribal, religious, or cultural background.

Question 12

Dialect

Answer 12

regional variety of a language with unique features, such as vocabulary, grammar, or pronunciation.

Question 13

Cultural Region

Answer 13

geographic area in which people have certain traits in common.

Question 14

Oasis

Answer 14

A place where life can be supported.