Spread of religion & Cultural Diffusion (Popularity, Spread, Maps)
Q: What religion has stayed mainly isolated to one region in Southern Asia?
A: Hinduism
- Contributed by Cole
Where did both Christianity and Judaism originate?
Jerusalem (Israel)
What does polytheism mean?
Belief in many gods.
Q: What do all religions have in common?
A: Symbols, rituals, values
-Isabelle
What religion uses the yin and yang as their symbol
Taoism - Question by Ms.Courtney
What religion is the most widely spread?
Christianity
What is the place in which a Jewish person would warship?
A Synagogue
- Haiden
What is the oldest religion of the 5 major religions?
Hinduism
What is the goal of a universal religion?
The goal of a universal religion is to grow as a religion, converting as many people as possible. - Haiden
Question: What diet do Jains follow (Jainism)
Answer: Jain’s follow a strict vegetarian diet
-Haiden
"The movement or spread of cultural traits, knowledge, ideas, trends from hearths to other geographic areas" is...
Cultural Diffusion (I tried to make this one easy)
What religion has the symbol of the crescent moon and the star?
Islam
What religion follows the 8 foldpath?
Around what percentage of all people are religious (think to the pie chart)
Around 85% of all people are religious (80-90% range is good)
Where do the majority of Jains live?
India
- Sterling
"The spread of a cultural trait through the interaction between people" is?
Expansion Diffusion
Q: what is the newest religion (of the main 5 we learned about)
A: Islam
What religion stemmed off of Hinduism (hint: Siddartha's family was Hindu)?
Buddhism
What is the main reason an ethnic religion may not try to spread?
Ehtnic religions don't seek converts
Is Jainism an ethnic or universal religion?
Jainism is an ethnic religion
- Sterling
What is relocation diffusion?
The spread of cultural traits through the spread of migration/relocation of people.
Q: What is the originating city of Islam?
Mecca
- Cole
Q: what does the word Buddha mean?
A: It means a state of compassion
-Abby
(Around) What percentage of people are not religious?
15% (Again 10%-20% works)
Is Zoroastrianism a universal or ethnic religion?
Zoroastrianism is an ethnic religion
- Haiden