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Universalizing religions- |
attempt to be global by appealing to all people regardless of location or culture. |
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What percent of the world’s population practices a universalizing religion? |
58 percent |
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Ethnic religions- |
appeal primarily to one group of people living in one place |
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What percent of world’s population practices an ethnic religion? |
26 percent |
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What percent of Christians in Latin America are Roman Catholic? |
93 percent |
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What percent of Christians in North America are Roman Catholic? |
40 percent |
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How many member of Protestant churches are in the United States? |
82 million members |
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What church has the largest number of adherents? |
Baptist church (37 million) |
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What are the two branches of Islam? |
Sunni Shiite |
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Sunni |
Largest branch in most Muslim countries, Southwest Asia and North Africa |
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What percent of Muslims are Sunni? |
83 percent |
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Shiite |
Greatly concentrated in the Middle Eastern countries of Iran, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Oman, and Bahrain |
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What percent of Muslims are Shiite? |
16 percent |
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Why are Ethnic Religions are different from Universalizing Religions? |
they often remain within the culture where they originated |
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What are two ethnic religions |
Judaism Hinduism |
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What are the hearths of Universalizing Religions |
Christianity: Jerusalem Islam: Mecca Buddhism: Northern India |
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Converts |
new adherents |
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Missionaries |
person sent on a religious mission in another country. |
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Monotheism |
the belief in the existence of one god |
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Polytheism |
the belief in the existence of many gods |
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Who created Judaism? |
Ashkenazi & Sephardic |
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When and Where was Judaism created? |
5,700 years ago; Hearth in Israel |
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Who diffused Judaism? |
Jewish Diaspora |
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What is the place of worship for Judaism? |
Synagogue |
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What is the holy book for Judaism |
Torah |
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Where did Christianity diffuse from ? |
diffused from Mediterranean |
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Is Christianity universal or ethnic? |
Universal |
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What is the place of worship in Islam? |
Mosque |
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What is the castle system? |
Is a rank system in shape of a pyramid which originated in India, connected to the Hindu religion. |
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Who created Buddhism? |
Siddhartha Gautama |
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Where is the hearth of Buddhism? |
North India |
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Where is the place of worship for Buddhism? |
Stupa/pagoda |
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3 types of religious conflict |
Religion vs. Religion Religion vs. Non Religion Religion vs. Culture |
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Example of Religion vs. Religion |
Sunni vs. Shiite Muslims |
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Example of Religion vs. Non Religion |
The clash over sexual education in schools |
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Example of Religion vs. Culture |
terrorism |
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What was Palestine turned into after WWII? |
a new country called Israel |
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What tactic have extremists chosen as a tactic, due to globalization? |
terror |
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Theocracy |
a form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders |
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Example of theoracy |
Iran |
