Global Cultures - Chapter 6 - World Religions

Where did Islam begin?

Based on the table, Islam was introduced in Syria before it was introduced in _____________

Where are the majority of Muslims located in the world? 

Which of the following is NOT a branch of Christianity? 

Where is the city of Jerusalem on the map? 

Religion serves as a source of _____________________  and ___________________

What is the largest branh of Islam in Iran?

Where is Islam's holiest site located?

A _____________________is a division of a branch that brings together local congregations.

TRUE or FALSE:  An ethnic religion appeals to mostly one group of people in one place. 

What religion is most common in Latin America?

90% of all people in the Western Hemisohere follow which universalizing religion?

TRUE or FALSE:   Judaism is a universalizing religion

What is the world's largest universalizing religion?

What is the world's largest ethnic religion?

What caused the division of Islam into the Sunni and Shi'a branches?

This city of Mecca is located in this country. 

The territory of Israel has  SHRUNK  or  GROWN    since its formation in 1947?

Lutheran is an example of a Christian __________________________

Palestinians include all but which of the following groups. 

TRUE or FALSE: A universalizing religion appeals to many people in a variety of places. 

What do most universalizing religions NOT have in common?

TRUE or FALSE: Budhism is an ethnic religion

TRUE or FALSE:  Ethnic religions are tied to specific ethnicity and culture

Most followers of Buddhism live in ___________ and __________________. 

What is the holy book of Judaism?

What is the holy book of Islam?

A _____________________is a small group that has broken away from an established denomination. 

A _____________________is a large division within a religion 

Why does such a significant conflict still exist over the city of Jerusalem? 

TRUE or FALSE:  A mosque is a sanctified place