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Religion Through the Ages
Religion Through the Ages
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Religion and Society Unit 1, Area of Study 2
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1
The Renaissance period was the rebirth of ideas and skills in the new context of WHAT civilisation?
An emerging
Modern
Medieval Western
Eastern
2
Many Jews in the diaspora made pilgrimage to Jerusalem. "Diaspora" means?
To scatter about
Background
3
The Roman occupation of Judea was a time of ferment during which several new Jewish sects emerged. "Ferment" means?
Having or displaying a passionate intensity
Agitation, unrest, commotion or tumult
4
During the Axial age there was an "explosion" of what type of activity?
Environmental
Cosmic
Intellectual
Trade
5
Religious ideas had credibility if they successfully explained natural phenomena and events such as?
all of the above
storms
solar eclipses
crop failure
6
The earliest humans were hominins and Homo sapiens
True
False
7
WHO captured the northern kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE, sending thousands of Israelites into exile?
The Babylonians
The Assyrians
The Persians
The Arabians
8
The monastic movement of this time saved the Catholic Church and shaped the establishment of...
Nuns as a religious order
Christendom
Monasteries
Famous scholars and musicians
9
In the Islamic experience, as the Ottoman Empire expanded, a policy of suzerainty was applied. "Suzerainty" is...
Overlordship
The right of a country to partly control another
The dominion of a suzerain
All of the above
10
Academics have proposed a theoretical model to explain changes to ideas and roles of spirituality, comprised of...?
animism, deities and artefacts
gods and godessess
animism, afterlife and spirit ancestors
beliefs and the other aspects
11
In this period Jews and Muslims experienced relationships of conflict
False
True
12
A pluralist society is one that...
Believes the existence of different types of people, beliefs etc is good
Believes many religions should be practised in Catholic Churches
Believes people, beliefs etc should be kept separate
Believes the existence of different types of people, beliefs etc is bad
13
In Modern History, in terms of religion, the supreme authority wielded by Christian traditions...
Stayed the same
Faded
Increased a little
Increased a great deal
14
In Judea, in the late 20s CE, there appeared a preacher who was seeking to reform Judaism. It was...
Jesus
Pontius Pilate
Noah
Constantius
15
A major religious reformation occurred in 621 BCE under King WHO with the 'discovery' of a scroll of Deuteronomy?
Isaiah
Amos
Jeremiah
Josiah
16
In Early History the first agricultural settlements appeared near what?
People - where others were
Where animals were
Sources of water
Mountain ranges
17
For most people in Medieval Times life was...
All of the above
Insecure
Short lived
Hard work
18
The Bronze Age Collapse was a period of chaos caused by events such as earthquakes, droughts and changes in warfare
False
True
19
What is "syncretism"?
The combination of different forms of belief or practice
A modern movement in the Catholic Church
Part of Darwin's theory
The synchronisation of religious communities in prayer
20
Archaeology is the study of?
historic cultures
fossils
historic peoples and cultures
historic peoples
21
Today, Ultra-orthodox Jews...
Give birth to large families
Ensure Jewish continuity of its traditional practices
All 3 of the following answers
Work to preserve traditional practices
22
In the modern age the Catholic Church has moved to take action to influence social and moral issues
True
False
23
What are two examples of the Christian Creeds developed in the Classical Age?
Maccabean and Hellenic
Pythagoras and Plato
Apostles and Nicean
Samos and Aristotle
24
The invention of writing occurred in...
Aleppo
Babylon
Mycenae
Sumeria
25
In modern times some Western nations have accepted elements of Islamic law to operate their countries
False
True
26
In the Medieval social structure the Emperor/King was equal to the religious ruler of the Pope?
False
True
27
The total destruction of the Second Temple and Jerusalem by the Roman army occurred in 170CE
False
True
28
What were set up by European rulers to prevent Jews interacting with wider Christian society?
Separate praying areas
New cities
New churches
Ghettos
29
Christianity in Ancient History was an identical story and experience in the East and in the West.
False
True
30
Reform in the Church took place, assisted by the development of...
The rise of Islam
Gutenberg's printing press
Increased trade networks
The efforts of the Crusades
