Religious Dance

Question 1

Aboriginal (AUS) groups celebrate initiation rituals as one transitions in life in order to __.

Accepted Answer

Change the person's thoughts about themselves

Question 2

Biblical Hebrew has _______ different verbs for the act of dancing.

Accepted Answer

12

Question 3

Early civilizations like as the Native Americans imitated living things such as ____ and ____

Accepted Answer

eagles and buffalo

Question 4

The native mesoamerican "Volador Dance" climbing and encircling a 100ft pole, is ___ years old.

Accepted Answer

5000

Question 5

A 'personified' version of dance in early Greece and Rome was called ___.

Accepted Answer

Terpsichore

Question 6

__&__ are two of the most prominent forms of Indian dance representing stories of the gods.

Accepted Answer

Bharata Natyam, Kathakali

Question 7

Commemorative dances were displayed in order to accomplish this:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 8

Dances for spiritual connection were most popular in these two cultures:

Accepted Answer

Native American and Sufi Muslim

Question 9

Old African dance culture depicted a goddess ___, who cured the sick, and blessed mothers.

Accepted Answer

Osun

Question 10

A serpent-like ritual known as a 'medicine dance' was performed to

Accepted Answer

prevent bad fortune

Question 11

The Inuit People of Alaska held ceremonial dances dedicated to this:

Accepted Answer

Wolves

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