World Religions Flashcards

1

An example of primal people is

Aztecs
Yoruba
Aborigines
all of the above

2

Religion is

a set of beliefs and practices
commitment to ideas that provide understanding for existence
Numbers 1 & 3
associated with a supernatural power

3

Myths are

meaningful explanations of the how life began
All 3
sources of sacred truth
passed down from generations

4

Primal religions refer to their leaders as

Yorubu
Shamans
Lokota
Trickster figures

5

Cosmology is the study of

myths
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the nature of the universe

6

The sacred window is the old worldview that

rituals
all of the above
sacred traditions
myths

7

5 major religions are Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism and

None of these
Voodoo
Islam
Zoroastriansim

8

Hinduism includes 330 million gods (esses). This is an example of-

none of the above
monotheistic
polytheistic
Primal worship

9

Christianity is an example of

monotheistic
atheistic
pantheistic
polytheistic

10

An animal or part of nature having special significance to a people

Orisha
Totem
Quetzacatl
Taboo

11

Mrs. Sewnigs dog's name is

vaulter
max
miler
sprinter

12

Indigenous people are

native and original people
angry and disgruntled
peaceful people
none of the above

13

People of faith believe that a Divine reality makes itself known through

religious experiences
myths
all 3
sacred texts

14

The belief that spirits inhabit all objects describes

atheism
none of the above
polytheism
animism

15

When a tribe forbids certain rituals or activities

divination
vision quest
taboo
trickster

16

The Aborigines are native to

South America
North America
Australia
Africa

World Religions

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World Religions

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