To diminish religious diversity among its peoples, the Soviet government adopted a policy of:
What is Atheism
100
The belief that inanimate objects, such as trees, hills, rocks, rivers, and other elements of the natural landscape possess souls and can help as well as hinder human efforts on Earth is called:
What is animistic religion
100
The political head of a Muslim community or the person who leads prayer services is:
What is Iman
100
A belief system in which one supreme being is revered as creator and arbiter of all that exists in the universe is a:
What ismonotheistic religion
100
Across the wide variety of religions in the world, common practices usually include:
What is Prayer and Ritual
200
The largest religion in the world
What is Christianity
200
Yeshua
What is Christianity
200
Travel to a religious site for prayer or participation in a ritual at that place is
What is pilgrimage
200
A religion that seeks converts because it believes it has a message for all people is:
What is a universalizing religion
300
How are religions divided? there are 3
What is Branches, then denominations, then sects
300
The Chinese belief system that teaches that human virtues and abilities, not heritage, should determine one's position in life is:
What is Confucianism
300
Rabbi
What is Judaism
300
The system of Islamic law, sometimes called Qu'ranic law, based in varying degrees of interpretation of the Qu'ran, is:
What is Sharia religious law
300
The slaughter and/or forced removal of one ethnic group from its homes and lands by another ethnic group is
What is Ethnic Cleansing
400
Religious rituals in most religions mark what 4 things in life
What is Birth, Rise to Adulthood, Marriage, and Death
400
The largest branch of Muslims is the Orthodox:
What is Sunni
400
Muhammed
What is Islam
400
The achievement of the 8 fold path
What is Nirvana
400
The system of strict social segregation of people—especially in India's Hindu society—on the basis of ancestry and occupation is the:
What is Caste System
500
List 2 ways that the Soviet union enacted an official policy of Atheism
What is Destroyed the Russian Orthodox Church, Arresting religious leaders, Closing Churches, Seizing Church Bells and paraphenalia
500
The Chinese art and science of placement and orientation of tombs, dwellings, buildings, and cities (literally “wind water” in Chinese)
What is Feng Shui
500
Siddhartha Gautama
What is Buddhism
500
Islamic group that follows the idea that Ali is the successor of Muhammad
What is Shi'ite
500
The belief system that holds that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life on Earth and not to accommodate the prescription of a deity and promise of a comfortable afterlife is: