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Global Cultures - Chapter 6 - World Religions
Global Cultures - Chapter 6 - World Religions
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A _____________________is a large division within a religion
branch
denomination
sect
2
TRUE or FALSE: Ethnic religions are tied to specific ethnicity and culture
False
True
3
What religion is most common in Latin America?
Catholicism
Protestantism
Islam
4
Why does such a significant conflict still exist over the city of Jerusalem?
Holy sites of Jews & Muslims were built on top of the other
Jews and Muslims have never lived together peacfully
5
TRUE or FALSE: Judaism is a universalizing religion
False
True
6
Religion serves as a source of _____________________ and ___________________
Material culture
popular culture
Key values and beliefs
7
What do most universalizing religions NOT have in common?
begins with an individual
prophets
many gods
8
Where is Islam's holiest site located?
Mecca
Medina
Jerusalem
9
Based on the table, Islam was introduced in Syria before it was introduced in _____________
Iran
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
10
Where are the majority of Muslims located in the world?
North Africa and Southwest Asia
Eastern Asia
sub - Saharan Africa
11
TRUE or FALSE: An ethnic religion appeals to mostly one group of people in one place.
False
True
12
What is the holy book of Islam?
New Testament
Koran
Torah
13
A _____________________is a division of a branch that brings together local congregations.
sect
denomination
branch
14
Where is the city of Jerusalem on the map?
B
A
E
C
15
The territory of Israel has SHRUNK or GROWN since its formation in 1947?
Shrunk
Grown
16
What is the world's largest ethnic religion?
Confucianism
Hinduism
Islam
17
90% of all people in the Western Hemisohere follow which universalizing religion?
Christianity
Eastern Orthodox
Roman Catholic
18
What caused the division of Islam into the Sunni and Shi'a branches?
a disagreement of who should take over after Muhammad died
between Muslims and Christians
divide between the North and South
19
TRUE or FALSE: A universalizing religion appeals to many people in a variety of places.
False
True
20
TRUE or FALSE: A mosque is a sanctified place
False
True
21
A _____________________is a small group that has broken away from an established denomination.
branch
sect
denomination
22
What is the holy book of Judaism?
New Testament
Torah
Koran
23
Lutheran is an example of a Christian __________________________
denomination
branch
sect
24
TRUE or FALSE: Budhism is an ethnic religion
False
True
25
Most followers of Buddhism live in ___________ and __________________.
China and Southeast Asia
India and North America
around the world
26
What is the world's largest universalizing religion?
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
27
Where did Islam begin?
B
C
A
E
28
This city of Mecca is located in this country.
B
A
D
C
29
Palestinians include all but which of the following groups.
Citizens of othe states that call themselves Palestinians
Jewish citizens of Israel
Muslim citizens of Israel
People living in territories captured by Israel
30
Which of the following is NOT a branch of Christianity?
Baptist
Roman Catholic
Eastern Orthodoxy
Protestantism
31
What is the largest branh of Islam in Iran?
Shi'a
Sunni
