Unit 6: Religion

5 Written Questions

1. the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah
2. the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
3. A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated.
4. One group is universalizing religions. These are Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. All of these have different branches. There's also ethnic religions, such as, Hinduism, Daoism, and Confucianism. These religions are spread out throughout the world.
5. A religion that attempts to appeal to all people not just those living in a particular location

5 Matching Questions

1. Sikhism
2. Muslim population
3. Judaism
4. Animism
5. Mormonism

1. a The doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
2. b Founded by Joseph Smith, who claimed he was visited by God, and in 1830 he published a document called The Book of Mormon. He said it was a translation of a set of gold tablets he had found in the hills of New York, revealed to him by an angel of God.
3. c the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam
4. d A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament.
5. e 1.3 billion people, predominant religion in the Middle East, half of all muslims live in Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. groups of religions such as universalizing religions (Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism) or ethnic religions
   1. Religious Conflict
   2. Religion (groups)
   3. Religious Toponym
   4. Religion (places)
2. ..., The Chinese art and science of the placement and orientation of tombs, dwellings, buildings, and cities. Structures and objects are positioned in an effect to channel flows of sheng-chi in a favorable way.
   1. Religion (places)
   2. Religion (groups)
   3. Sacred Space
   4. Geomancy (Feng Shui)
3. philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
   1. Taoism
   2. Jainism
   3. Sikhism
   4. Judaism
4. A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
   1. Confucianism
   2. Shamanism
   3. Zoroastrianism
   4. Christianity
5. belief in multiple Gods
   1. Monotheism
   2. Sikhism
   3. Mormonism
   4. Polytheism

5 True/False Questions

1. Muslim pilgrimage → 1.3 billion people, predominant religion in the Middle East, half of all muslims live in Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India

   True        False

2. Enclave → an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it

   True        False

3. Zoroastrianism → dual gods of equal power to form early monotheism; Persian; cosmic struggle over good and bad; those that do good go to heaven and bad go to hell; influenced Judaism and Christianity

   True        False

4. Sunni/Shia → a religion that branched off from Hinduism and was founded by Mahavira; its belief is that everything has a soul, and its purpose was to cleanse the soul. Some were extreme aesthetics.

   True        False

5. Hinduism → the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma, focused on reverence of ancestors and nature

   True        False