The Role of Religion
What was the EARLY role of religion in human civilizations?
To explain the things the world around them.
Who founded Buddhism?
Saddartha Guatama (the buddha)
Identify the three parts of the Christian Trinity
God the father, son and holy spirit.
Civilization will often settle near this geographical feature.
Rivers
How did the Egyptians explain the movement of the sun?
The story of the sun god, Ra.
How did the purpose of religion CHANGE?
It changed from explaining the world around us to giving people social responsibilities and concepts of law and justice.
What is the purpose of Hinduism?
Release from Samsara and merge with Brahman
The Ten Commandments in Judaism and Christianity are examples of...
how humans are supposed to live life.
Where were Hinduism and Buddhism developed?
India
Who is the Greek god of the sky?
Zeus
Define POLYtheism
The belief in multiple gods
The Eightfold Path helps Buddhists achieve...
Nirvana
The Qur'an is believed to continue the earlier message of these three prophets...
Abraham, Moses and Jesus
The city that the Prophet Muhammad spread Islam in
Mecca
What is the difference between a continent and a country?
Continent: a very large mass of land
Country: an area of land that is ruled by a specific government
Give an example of religion giving humans concepts of law and justice.
The Torah, the Bible, the Qur'an, 10 commandments
What are two things that Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
Karma, Samsara, Reincarnation, Meditation
Which of the Big Three is the oldest religion?
Judaism
Which Empire did Christianity start in?
The Roman Empire
Why are dogs and medicine associated with each other?
Some believe that dog saliva has healing properties.
What is the term to describe a religion that has NO gods.
Nontheistic
What is samsara?
Cycle of reincarnation - when the soul is reborn in a new body after death.
Who is the patriarch of the Big Three?
Abraham
Palestine is also known as...
Israel
What is the name of the Roman god of war?
Mars