click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 7 APHumanGeo
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Animistic Religions | Traditional or indigenous religion where animals or objects are significant. |
Buddhism | Religion based on the belief that humans can reach enlightenment by following the middle path. Buddhism splintered from Hinduism in the 6th century BCE. Hearth in Lumbini and Sarnath (present-day Nepal/India). |
Caste system | Social structure of South Asian society dating to the Indus civilization (2500-1800 BCE) where people are born into their place in society. |
Christianity | Religion based on the belief that Jesus was born as the son of God, was crucified, and was resurrected to atone for peoples’ sins. Developed out of Judaism in 1st century CE. Hearth in Bethlehem and Jerusalem (present-day Palestine/Israel). |
Confucianism | Political philosophy that values benevolence, loyalty, and diligence within the structure of the family and the government. |
Diaspora | Dispersal of a people from their homeland to a new place, either voluntarily or by force. |
Eastern Orthodox Church | One of three major branches of Christianity (together with Roman Catholic and Protestant). |
Ethnic religions | A religion into which people are born and whose followers do not actively seek converts. |
Feng Shui | Chinese art and science of placement and orientation of tombs, dwellings, buildings, and cities. Structures and objects are positioned to channel flow of sheng-chi (“life-breath”) in favorable ways. |
Hajj | Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad. |
Hinduism | Religion based on a range of beliefs, including karma and reincarnation. Hinduism began around 2000 BCE and does not have a single founder. Hearth in Indus Valley (present-day Pakistan). |
Indigenous religions | Belief systems and philosophies practiced and traditionally passed from generation to generation among peoples within an indigenous tribe or group. |
Interfaith boundaries | Boundaries between the world’s major faiths. |
Intrafaith boundaries | Boundaries between sects within a single major faith. |
Islam | Religion based on the belief in one God who revealed himself to the prophet Muhammad. Islam dates to the 7th century CE. Hearth in Mecca and Medina in present-day Saudi Arabia. |
Jihad | Commonly translated as “Holy War,” jihad represents either a personal or collective struggle on the part of Muslims to live up to the religious standards set by the Qu’ran. |
Judaism | Religion based on the belief in one God who revealed himself to and entered a covenant with Abraham. Judaism dates to 2000 BCE. Hearth in present-day Israel. |
Monotheistic Religion | Belief in one god. |
Polytheistic Religion | Belief in many gods. |
Protestant | One of three major branches of Christianity (together with Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic). |
Religious extremism | Religious fundamentalism carried to the point of violence. |
Religious fundamentalism | Religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy. |
Roman Catholic Church | One of three major branches of Christianity (together with the Eastern Orthodox and Protestant). |
Sacred sites | A place infused with religious or spiritual meaning. |
Secularism | Indifference to or rejection of religion. |
Shintoism | Religion located in Japan and related to Buddhism. Shintoism focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship. |
Shi’ite | Sect of Islam that believes Muhammad’s successor needed to be a blood relative of Muhammad. Found commonly in and around Iran. |
Sunni | Sect of Islam that believes Muhammad’s successor did not need to be a blood relative of Muhammad. |
Universalizing religions | A religion believed by its followers to have universal application and to which followers actively seek converts. |
Zionism | Movement for the establishment of a national homeland for Jews in the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. |
Religion | System of beliefs that order life in terms of ultimate priorities and direct behavior and practices in reference to achieving the ultimate priorities. |