East and West Heritage Final Review

Question 1

system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life

Accepted Answer

Religion

Question 2

Which religion considers cows holy and prohibits the consumption of BEEF?

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 3

Most troublesome religious boundary in Western Europe is on what island?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Question 4

Monotheistic religions worship

Accepted Answer

one god

Question 5

Which religion has the most adherents in the world?

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 6

ISIS is based in the __________ branch of Islam.

Accepted Answer

Sunni

Question 7

Which religion includes belief in the idea of Nirvana (not the rock band)?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 8

Polytheistic religions worship

Accepted Answer

multiple gods

Question 9

Leader of the Catholic Church

Accepted Answer

Pope

Question 10

The Ganges River is sacred to

Accepted Answer

Hindus

Question 11

Both religions are located in China

Accepted Answer

Confucianism & Daoism

Question 12

Animistic religions contain all except

Accepted Answer

worship one god

Question 13

system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life

Accepted Answer

Religion

Question 14

global, to appeal to all people wherever they live, not just those of one culture or location.

Accepted Answer

A Universalizing Religion

Question 15

Spread around the world due to persecution (the diaspora)

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Judaism

Question 16

has a well defined geographic structure and organizes territory into local administrative units

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hierarchical religion

Question 17

Branches of Islam include

Accepted Answer

Sunni, Shiite, Sufi

Question 18

A journey for religious purposes is a

Accepted Answer

Pilgrimage

Question 19

Apatheistic religions worship

Accepted Answer

no gods

Question 20

Animistic religions worship

Accepted Answer

spirits in inanimate objects and animals

Question 21

Major branches of Christianity include

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Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant

Question 22

The oldest Universalizing religion is

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 23

Cosmogony is

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Beliefs about origins of the universe

Question 24

Who do Muslims trace their origin to?

Accepted Answer

Abraham's son Ishmael

Question 25

How many years have Christianity, Islam, and Judaism been fighting over the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

2000

Question 26

Monotheistic, Jerusalem, Ramadan

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 27

Monotheistic, Jerusalem, Easter

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 28

Large and fundamental division within a religion.

Accepted Answer

Branch

Question 29

Apatheistic, Lumbini, Vesakka

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 30

Which religion incorporates Sharia Law?

Accepted Answer

Islam

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