World religions OVERALL REVIEW QUIZ CHARACTERISTICS & DIFFUSION

Question 1

A person can work out of their caste during their lifetime if they work at it...

Accepted Answer

nope, once you're an untouchable-you're always in the caste, that's not true

Question 2

Aryans are what??

Accepted Answer

creators of the Vedas, from Northern India, south of the Himalayas

Question 3

Buddhism diffused to Japan and developed into the Japan-specific variety we call...

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Zen Buddhism

Question 4

On land, there was the Silk road, just south in the water was another mode of diffusion...

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Indian ocean trade

Question 5

In the 200s BCE, the Emperor _____ helped popularize Buddhism. Buddhist missionaries and traders diffused...

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Ashoka

Question 6

What are held within the Muslim Hadith?

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Sayings, Things Muhammad said, Traditions, Daily practices

Question 7

Culture/religion, are these concepts fairly similar or more different?

Accepted Answer

More similar

Question 8

Which is the third of the Abrahamic religions?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 9

What was the Buddha's better way to live?

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The 8-fold path

Question 10

Define a state religion

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Religion officially endorsed by the government/state

Question 11

Where did Kong Fuzi and Confucianism originate from?

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China, Lu, China, Eastern hemisphere, Chine

Question 12

What did Mohammed do?

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Acted as messenger for Allah

Question 13

Who is at the bottom of the Hindu caste system?

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Untouchables

Question 14

What does karma measure?

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Bad deeds, Good deeds

Question 15

Reincarnation is an example of an element of Hinduism that diffused into...

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Buddhism

Question 16

What are usual elements of many cultures?

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Beliefs, Social practices

Question 17

Why did the Buddha leave his life as a Hindu prince?

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He saw suffering and wanted to find a way to decrease it, He did not agree with the Hindu caste system

Question 18

Confucianism is...

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Non-theistic

Question 19

What did Abraham do?

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Made an agreement with God, Made a covenant with God

Question 20

Aryan Vedas and vedism helped to generate...

Accepted Answer

Hindusim

Question 21

What religion[s] did the Vedic religion help to start?

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Hinduism

Question 22

Nirvana and Enlightenment are...

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both occur in Eastern belief systems, similar

Question 23

Where did Aryans come from/go to?

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Came from Central Asia, went to Indus Valley civilization, Came from Central Asia, went to India

Question 24

The ACTUAL Buddha was...

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a skinny ascetic, a Hindu prince

Question 25

Who was Kong FuzI?

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A Chinese man

Question 26

Define hereditary (what is a hereditary element of a belief system)?

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Nature over nurture, A characteristic you got from your parents

Question 27

Which of these is a missionary religion?

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Confucianism, Christianity

Question 28

What religion[s] are polytheistic?

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Hinduism

Question 29

What is the name of the Christian holy book?

Accepted Answer

The Bible

Question 30

What are elements of many religions?

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Holidays, Ceremonies

Question 31

What is non-theism?

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Not having or involving belief in a god/gods

Question 32

What is an ideology?

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A set of ideas/beliefs/values, The golden rule

Question 33

What does it mean to meditate?

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To focus one's mind, Relaxing/thinking with others or alone quietly or w/chanting, To think deeply

Question 34

Which is the first of the Abrahamic religions?

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Judaism

Question 35

Buddhism began in Japan...

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False

Question 36

The 6 World religions studied in class did not include which of these?

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Wicca

Question 37

Which World religion began in Saudi Arabia?

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Islam

Question 38

Hinduism's focus is upon the alleviation of...

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suffering

Question 39

In the Hindu religion, what happens wen someone dies?

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They are reincarnated, Their 'karma points' are added-up, They are reborn

Question 40

What is the Jewish holy book called?

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The Torah

Question 41

Who is Allah?

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God in Islam, Backward dog

Question 42

What religion[s] are non-theistic?

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Buddhism, Confucianism

Question 43

What are elements or pieces of a religion?

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Rules, Hairstyles

Question 44

What does Islam mean?

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Peace, Submission

Question 45

What is brahman?

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The highest Hindu caste

Question 46

Which was the second Abrahamic religion?

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Christianity

Question 47

What is the destination of the Muslim pilgrimmage?

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Mecca

Question 48

There is no real belief in a God or Creator...

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Buddhism, Confucianism

Question 49

The Buddha is a Hindu member of the Brahman

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No, he was a lower caste, a prince, false

Question 50

What is the name of the Muslim holy book?

Accepted Answer

The Quar'an

Question 51

What did Abraham do?

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Made a covenant

Question 52

Confucianism WAS a state religion until 200CE WHERE?

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China

Question 53

Of the 6 World religions studied in class most of them came from which hemisphere?

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North, East

Question 54

In the Hindu pantheon, there are how many gods?

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33 million

Question 55

What is the caste system?

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Levels of social classes, Social classes based on position you are born into, System of dividing society into hereditary classes

Question 56

What are elements of culture?

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Rules, Family structure, Housing, Beliefs

Question 57

Most of the 6 World relgiions studied in class originated on what continent?

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Asia

Question 58

What are the Abrahamic religions?

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Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Question 59

What religion did the Buddha leave?

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Hinduism

Question 60

What are Mecca and Medina?

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Cities

Question 61

What religion[s] did the Vedic religion help to start?

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Buddhism

Question 62

What did Kong Fuzi do?

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Started Confucianism

Question 63

The main focus of Confucianism is upon...

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relationships

Question 64

Culture and religion, same or different?

Accepted Answer

Same

World religions OVERALL REVIEW QUIZ CHARACTERISTICS & DIFFUSION

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