While Christianity diffused through a combination of the forms of diffusion it first diffused from its hearth through:A. contagious diffusionB. hierarchical diffusionC. relocation diffusionD. all of the above were equally important
C. relocation diffusion
Roman Catholics are clustered in the U.S. southwest primarily because of migration of:A. Roman Catholics from Latin AmericaB. Roman Catholics from the northeast U.S.C. Roman Catholics from IrelandD. Protestants to the north
A. Roman Catholics from Latin America
Which of the following is not a universalizing religion?A. BuddhismB. ChristianityC. IslamD. Judaism
D. Judaism (ethnic religion)
Lutheranism is an example of a Christian:A. branchB. denominationC. religionD. sect
B. denomination
The most dominant branch of Islam is:A. DruzeB. SufiC. ShiiteD. Sunni
D. Sunni
Especially important in Confucianism is:A. to perform public serviceB. reflect on the mystical and magical aspects of lifeC. respect the forced of nature and divineD. believe in one all-powerful God
A. to perform public service
A mosque differs from a church, because a mosque:A. is not a sanctified placeB. is not a place of worship C. displays a variety of architectural stylesD. contains relics of the founder
A. is not a sanctified place
Cremation is more important than burial in which religion?A. BuddhismB. ChristianityC. HinduismD. Islam
C. Hinduism
Which is not a characteristic of a hierarchical religion?A. it has a well-defined geographical structureB. it encourages each congregation to be self-sufficientC. it organizes territory into local administrative unitsD. it fosters interaction among different congregations
B. it encourages each congregation to be self-sufficient
Jerusalem is the Holy City to all but which of these religions?A. ChristianityB. JudaismC. HinduismD. Islam
C. Hinduism
T/F Ethnic religions have a more concentrated geographic distribution than universalizing religions.
TRUE
T/F Christianity has the most widespread geographic distribution of any religion.
TRUE
T/F Non-exclusive religions include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
FALSE
T/F Buddhism is the most important religion in India.
FALSE
T/F Islam is a less hierarchical religion than Christianity.
TRUE
FIB A relatively small group that has broken away from an established church is a ____________.
sect
FIB The world's largest universalizing religion is: _____________.
Christianity
FIB The belief in the existence of only one god is: _______________.
monotheism
FIB What is the world's largest ethnic religion?
Hinduism
Religion has been a source of territorial conflict for a long time. Please list two different possible scenarios of why these conflicts arise and then provide a real-life (past or present) example of each scenario.
1. When religion and the government are in conflict. When the government ascribes to a certain religious belief, and this belief goes against the social values of every-day citizens conflict arises. One example of this is the Taliban attack of Western social values and other religions in Afghanistan after their raise to power. When the Taliban took over Afghanistan they set up strict social rules based on their understanding of the religious scriptures that did not follow the social behaviors Afghani citizens were accustomed to. Examples listed on the textbook include: beating men for shaving their beards and women stoned for committing adultery, as well as destroying invaluable Buddhist artifacts and art. 2. When two religions dispute the same territory. The clearest example of two religions disputing the same territory in present day is in the Middle East. The fact that Christianity, Islam, and Judaism share a common narrative becomes an issue when they are all disputing the Holy Land and all want to have power and control over the Holy City of Jerusalem. This conflict is further exacerbated by the artificial boundaries created for the state of Israel after WWII to provide the Jewish diaspora a place to call home. Because not all three religions can share equal power over the same territory, the best solution would be to have a non-religious organization (such as the U.N.) to control the territory disputed and have the three religions enjoy the historical sites in equal measure. Unfortunately, resolving the Palestine-Israeli conflict may be slightly more complicated and with bigger compromises needed by both sides.