The types of religion
This type of religion attempts to be global and to appeals to all people wherever they may live in the world
Universalizing Religion
What are the 3 major branches of Christianity
Roman Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox
1 god
Monotheism
The middle east is a hearth for what three major religions?
Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Which religion has the biggest majority percentage?
Hindus
Ethnic Religion
A very large and fundamental division within a religion is what?
A branch
multiple gods
Polytheism
A point of origin, where something first began
Hearth
What country has the biggest Jewish majority?
Isreal
What is the most popular religion in the world (It's a universalizing religion)
Christianity
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established religion is what?
A sect
What is is called when Jews are forced out of Judea
Diaspora
What is the hearth of Mormons
What is the majority religion in the US?
Christians
True or False: Hinduism came from Buddhism
False, Buddhism came from Hinduism
What are the 2 denominations of Orthodox?
Russian and Greek
Fundamentalism
strict of the religious law
What religion has an origin of India?
Buddhism
What religions tend to live in countries where they are the majority?
Hindus and Christians
Which country has the most followers of the Shiite branch
Iran
True or False: Sunni and Shio are the sects of Iran?
True
A state whose government is under the control of a ruler who is deemed to be divinely guided or under the control of a group of religious leaders.
Theocracy
True or False: Israel is the hearth of Islam
False, It is the hearth of Judaism
True or False: Seven-in-ten Buddhists (72%), live as religious minorities
True