AP Human Geo Chapter 5 part 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Toponyms | Place names. |
| Toponymy | The study of place names, a special interest of linguistic geography. |
| Religion | Systems of formal or informal worship and faith in the sacred and divine. |
| Monotheism | Belief in a single deity. |
| Polytheism | Belief in many gods. |
| Universalizing Religions | Faiths that claim applicability to all humans and proselytize; seek to transmit beliefs through missionary work and conversion. |
| Ethnic Religions | Strong territorial and cultural group identification. Do not proselytize, closed communities. |
| Tribal/ Traditional religions | Special forms of ethnic religions distinguished by their small size, unique identity with localized culture groups not yet fully absorbed into modern society, and their close ties to nature. |
| Animism | Belief that life exists in all objects, or such inanimate objects are the abode of the dead, of spirits, and of gods. |
| Shamanism | Form of tribal religion that involves community acceptance of a shaman, a religious leader, healer, and worker of magic, who through special powers can communicate with the spiritual world. |
| Judaism | Belief in a single God laid the foundation for both Christianity and Islam. |
| Islam | Springs from Judiac roots and embodies many of the same beliefs. |
| Hinduism | World's oldest major religion. |
| Caste | Structure of society is an expression of the eternal transmigration of souls. |
| Syncretism | A combination of different forms of belief and practice. |
| Buddhism | A universalizing faith founded in the 6th century BC in northern India by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. |
| Confucianism | No churches or clergy, founder believed in a Heaven seen in naturalistic terms. |
| Taoism | According to legend was first taught by Lao-tsu in the 6th century BC. |
| Shinto | Structure of customs and rituals rather than an ethical or moral system. |
| Secularism | An indifference to or rejection of religion and religious belief. |
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