5 Written Questions

1. This is the belief that humans should be based on facts and not religious beliefs. This is important to HG because this has caused conflicts in a lot of different places including politics.
2. religion founded by Lao-Tsu and based on his book titles "Book of the Way"; focused on proper political rule and on the oneness of humanity and nature.
3. This is the range of traditional beliefs and practices that claim the ability to cure, heal, and cause pain to people.
4. The third of the world's major universalizing religions. It has over 360 million adherents especially in China and Southeast Asia. Prince Siddartha (Buddha) had a vision while sitting under the Bodhi (awakening) tree, then founded Buddhism in the 6th c. BCE (in eastern India) against the caste system; branched off from Hinduism. Buddhists believe all life is dukkha (nothing permanent); seek to achieve nirvana (enlightenment); believe in no named deity, but do believe in god; cultural landscape contains statues of Buddha, pagodas & shrines (often bell-shaped to protect burial mounds).
5. is the system of Islamic law (based on interpretation of the Qu'ran)

5 Matching Questions

1. Monotheism/polytheism
2. Shintoism
3. Feng Shui
4. Sacred space
5. Christianity

1. a literally means "wind water"; Chinese art and science of placement and orientation of tombs, dwellings, buildings, cities. Structures and objects are positioned in a way (often in line with the compass lines) to channel flows of energy in favorable ways. It is not an official religion.
2. b It is said to be the way of god. It is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion, combining elements of Buddhism and local religions (a syncretic religion). It involves the worship of kami (a god). It was very popular prior to WWII, but has lost much of its dominance and importance in Japanese culture.
3. c Monotheism this is the belief in one god and polytheism is the belief in many gods. This affects HG because many religions spread throughout the world fall under these two categories.
4. d is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament of the Bible. It is the most popular religion in the world (>1.3 billion); three denominations (branches) - orthodox (oldest), catholic (largest with the richest bureaucracy of all religions), protestant (newest); landscape contains churches and cathedrals; use the most land for their dead (cemeteries).
5. e place or space people infuse with religious meaning

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. The rebirth a soul in a new body
   1. Ethnic religion
   2. Shamanism
   3. Reincarnation
   4. Secularism
2. pilgrimage to Mecca
   1. Islam
   2. Sikhism
   3. Taoism
   4. Hajj
3. the boundaries between the world's major faiths, such as Christianity, Muslim, and Buddhism. / describes the boundaries within a major religion
   1. Zoroastrianism
   2. Reincarnation
   3. Interfaith/intrafaith boundaries
   4. Ethnic religion
4. ...
   1. Ethnic religion
   2. RELIGION KEY TERMS
   3. Reincarnation
   4. Sikhism
5. is a religion that began in sixteenth century Northern India and locate primarily between India and Pakistan today. The principal belief in Sikhism is faith in Vāhigurū.
   1. Sikhism
   2. Taoism
   3. Jainism
   4. Hinduism

5 True/False Questions

1. Mormonism → This is the range of traditional beliefs and practices that claim the ability to cure, heal, and cause pain to people.

   True        False

2. Enclave/exclave → Enclave is an area belonging to another country but surrounded by one other country / Exclave is a part of one country not attached to the rest of itself

   True        False

3. Hinduism → Created in India, approximately 4,000 years ago with >750 million followers today. Unlike other religions, no single founder or text; heaven isn't always the ultimate goal in life. Third largest in world religion behind Christianity and Islam. Religion is inseparable from life; god (Brahman, universal soul) may be in many forms (polytheistic); karma (what goes around comes around; transferability of the soul) and reincarnation are cornerstones; caste system locks people into class levels

   True        False

4. Islam → a monotheistic religion originating with the teachings of Muhammad in the Qu'ran, a key religious figure in the 6th c. CE. It is the second largest religion in the world (fastest growing due to birth rates), and has impacted the world greatly, especially boundaries (e.g., North Africa, "Middle East"). Half of the world's 1.1 billion Muslims live in four countries outside the Middle East: Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India. The two major branches are Sunni and Shiah (Shiites believe in the infallibility of imams; are concentrated mostly in Iran and eastern Iraq)

   True        False

5. Confucianism → Developed by earlier Chinese man Confucius, it's a complex system of moral, social, political, and religious thought. This is important to HG because it has affected Chinese Civilizations tremendously.

   True        False