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This StudyStack covers Human Geography Unit 3: Ch. 7 vocabulary.

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Vocabulary word
Definition
show System of beliefs that order life in terms of ultimate priorities and direct behavior and practices in reference to achieving the ultimate priorities.  
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show Indifference to or rejection of religion.  
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Monotheistic religion   show
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Polytheistic religion   show
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show Traditional or indigenous religion where animals or objects are significant.  
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show A religion believed by its followers to have universal application and to which followers actively seek converts.  
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show A religion into which people are born and whose followers do not actively seek converts.  
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Hinduism   show
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show Social structure of South Asian society dating to the Indus civilization (2500-1800 BCE) where people are born into their place in society.  
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show Religion based on the belief that humans can reach enlightenment by following the middle path. Splintered from Hinduism in the 6th century BCE. Hearth in Lumbini and Sarnath (present-day Nepal/India).  
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show Religion located in Japan and related to Buddhism. Focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship.  
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Feng Shui   show
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show Political philosophy that values benevolence, loyalty, and diligence within the structure of the fam. and the gov. Developed: writings of Confucius in 6th-5th centuries BCE. Hearth: China; traditionally thought of: one of core elements of Asian culture.  
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Judaism   show
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Diaspora   show
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show Movement of the establishment of a national homeland for the Jews in the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.  
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Christianity   show
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show One of the three major branches of Christianity (together with the Eastern Orthodox and Protestant).  
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show One of the three major branches of Christianity (with Roman Catholic and Protestant).  
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Protestant   show
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Islam   show
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Sunni   show
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show Sect of Islam that believes Muhammad's successor needed to be a blood relative of Muhammad. Found commonly in and around Iran.  
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Indigenous religions   show
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show A place infused with religious or spiritual meaning.  
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Hajj   show
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show Boundaries between the world's major faiths.  
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Intrafaith boundaries   show
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Religious fundamentalism   show
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Religious extremism   show
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show Commonly translated as "Holy War," this represents either a personal or collective struggle on the part of Muslims to live up to the religious standards set by the Qu'ran.  
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