Colonization vs. Isolation
List 3 examples of an Ethnic religion.
Judaism, Hinduism, Shintoism, Sikhism
How many branches are there in Christianity and what are they?
3.
Catholics, Protestant, Orthodox
What is animism? Provide an example of it.
the belief that objects have a discrete spirit and conscious life. A rock having a spirit or thunderstorms, or earthquakes.
What is a cultural/religion hearth?
The original spot (OG) where the religion started or where it has spread from
What is the majority religion in Israel?
Judaism
List 2 examples of a universalizing religion and another name for universalizing.
Christianity, Bahai, Buddhism, Islam
Proselytic
Which religion did Buddhism branch from?
Hindusim (making it syncretic)
What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?
Monotheism is the belief in one god while polytheism is the belief in many.
Where is Hinduism's hearth?
India
What countries have the majority of the people following the Bahai, Shinto, Sikh, or Tao religion?
There are no countries where these people make up the majority of the religion.
Which religions believe some of the Abrahamic ways and which are universalizing and which are ethnic.
Judaism, Christianity, Islam. Judaism is ethnic while Christianity and Islam are universalizing
What are the two Islamic sects and which one is more dominant?
Sunni and Shia (Shiite).
Sunni is more dominant, but Shia is more dominant in Iran.
How many pillars are there in Islam? What is the 5th one called and what do you do?
There are 5 pillars. The 5th one is Hadj/Hajj and it is the pilgrimage to Mecca.
What is the hearth for Judaism and how did this land come to be?
The hearth is Israel and Israel started because of the Zionism movement (movement for Jews to have a homeland)
Which two religions tend to live in countries where they are the majority?
Christianity and Hinduism
What are two main ways Christianity was spread throughout?
Colonization and by force from a leader. Christain explorers, missionaries, and Kings forced people to follow their religion.
Which of the branches in Christianity is the largest? Where is it located and how did it spread?
Catholicism: all over the world and because of colonization.
What is the difference between a fundamentalist and a theocracy
A theocracy is a system of government in which the priests rule in the name of God. A fundamentalist is a person who strictly adheres to the basic principles of a religion.
The two most likely work together and they go hang in hand.
List all of the ethnic religions hearths.
Hint: there are 5 ethnic religions, but 2 of them share a hearth.
Hinduism and Sikhism: India
Shintoism: Japan
Judaism: Israel
Taoism: China
According to the map, how many countries have no clear religious majority?
Nine countries have no religious majority.
How do ethnic and universalizing religions diffuse?
Ethnic: relocation, they are normally located near their hearth, but spread when the religion moves.
Universalizing: hierarchical and contagious, sometimes people force others to convert to their religion.
In which branch of Christianity was there a schism and where did the denominations go?
Orthodox: Russia, Greek, E. Europe
What is a sacred space? What is the sacred space for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
A place where religious figures and congregations meet to perform religious ceremonies.
Judaism: Synagogue or Temples
Christianity: Church
Islam: Mosque
What is the hearth for the oldest ethnic religion (world ranking: #3)?
Hinduism: India
How many countries have a Christain majority?
157