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Of Hindu, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, and Judaism, which has the smallest number of followers? Buddhism
Universalizing religion attempts to be global to appeal to all people, wherever they may live in the world.
Ethnic religion appeals primarily to one ethnic or cultural group, or the people of a specific region.
What is the world’s largest ethnic religion and the largest universalizing religion? Largest universalizing religion is Christianity largest ethnic religion is Hinduism.
What characteristic distinguishes the dominant branch of religions between South America and North America? South America has a much higher percentage of Catholics and lower percentage of Protestants as compared to North America.
Branch large and fundamental divisions within a religion. Example: Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox are the main branches of Christianity
Denomination unites a number of local congregations into a single administrative body. Example: Protestant, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox Church are examples of Christian denomination
Sect a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs from those of a larger group to which they belong. Example: Baptists, and Methodists are sects in the Roman Catholic Church.
In which regions of the world do you find a concentration of Buddhists? They are primarily clustered in East and Southeast Asia.
Which country has the highest concentration of Shiite Muslim? They are mostly clustered in Islam
How many branches are in the Islamic religion? There two which are Sunni and Shiite.
In which regions of the world do most Muslims live? They mostly live in South and Southeast Asia.
What makes Hinduism an ethnic religion and where do the adherents live? Hinduism classifies as an ethnicrelition because it's practiced by people of a specific region which is India. The adherents live in India.
Animism belief that inanimate objects are “animated,” or have discrete spirits and conscious life.
Monotheism The belief that there is only one God.
Polytheism The belief in or worship of more than one god.
Agnostic God’s existence cannot neither be proven nor disproven.
Atheist The belief that God does not exist.
What two countries have most Jewish adherents? Israel and the United States
What is the origin of Hinduism? It has unknown origins and was practiced before recorded history.
What is the connection between Islam and Christianity? They both trace the same origin with Adam as the first man and Abraham as a descendant.
Which religion controlled much of Spain prior to 1492? The muslim religion
What was the first method of diffusion of Christianity? relocation diffusion
Which method of diffusion has made Indonesia the country with the largest Muslim population in the world? Trade Routes
After 1500, what were the methods of diffusion of Christianity? migration and missionaries
Immigrants coming to the United States are practicing which religion? Christianity
Which two religions support pilgrimages? Buddhist and Islam
What are the most important cities in the Islamic religion? Makkah and Madinah.
Where do most Hindu practice their religion? In India
What are the two examples of Hierarchical religions? Mormonism, Roman Catholicism.
How does a Mosque differ from a Church? A church is considered a sanctified place of worship for christians. Muslims consider a mosque to be a space for community assembly.
Which do the Hindu’s practice, burial, or cremation? They practice cremation
The winter solstice is important to which religion? To pagans
In which nation is there still conflict between Communism and religion? China
Religous Fundamentalism organizing "public" existence with politics
What is the caste system and how does it make Hinduism vulnerable. The class/order into which a Hindu is born, according to religious law. Its caused a lot of conflict with traditional religious values.
In which war did Israel control all of Jerusalem? The Six-Day war
What are the reasons for the Taliban to impose such strict laws on their country? Because of Islamic values
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