1. Unit 6, Part2: Religion review
**This is a review of key material, but is not intended to be an exhaustive list of test material.

2. #1
World’s fastest growing religion

3. #2
This religion’s hearth is in present-day India, but it’s current distribution is mostly in East Asian countries.

4. #3
Adherents to this religion follow the 5 Pillars of Faith

5. #4
The first known monotheistic religion

6. #5 Typically has a known hearth Appeals to many people in many regions
Seeks converts
(one answer)

7. #6
A practice that is forbidden by a religion or culture

8. #7 Originally referred to adherents to Greek & Roman mythology
Now refers to belief in multiple gods and/or non- mainstream religions
(one answer)

9. #8
A large and fundamental division within a religion

10. #9
What are the 5 major world religions?

11. #10 Typically has no known hearth
A religion that appeals primarily to 1 ethnic group

12. #11
How does the distribution of universal and ethnic religions differ?

13. #12
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination

14. #13
What are the 2 main branches of Islam?

15. #14
A person who believes there is no empirical proof that a god (or gods) does or does not exist

16. #15
The oldest of the 5 main world religions

17. #16
The youngest (most recently established) of the 5 main world religions

18. #17
Religion with the most adherents

19. #18
What is the name of the main religious structure (place of worship) in Islam?

20. #19
What is the name of main religious structure in Judaism?

21. #20
Who is the founder of Buddhism?

22. #21
Who is the founder of Judaism?

23. #22
Who is the founder of Hinduism?

24. #23
Where is Hinduism mainly practiced?

25. #24
Belief in more than one god

26. #25
Of the 5 main world religions, which believe in reincarnation?

27. #26
What are the three main branches of Christianity?

28. #27
What are the two religious groups fighting in Ethiopia & Eritrea and why are they fighting?
What is the current status of the conflict?

29. #28
What are the two religious groups fighting in Israel/Palestine and why are they fighting?
What is the current status of the conflict?

30. #29
What are the two religious groups fighting in Sri Lanka and why are they fighting?
What is the current status of the conflict?

31. #30
What are the two religious groups fighting in Ireland/Northern Ireland and why are they fighting?
What is the current status of the conflict?

32. #31
In what ways has the caste system in India been relaxed in recent years?
In what ways has the caste system remained in use in recent years?

33. #32
For each year, give the corresponding century:
1613
411
411 BCE 6

34. #33 Identify a year in the given century: 7th century 11th century
11th century BCE
1st century

35. Answers!

36. #1
World’s fastest growing religion

37. #1
Islam

38. #2
This religion’s hearth is in present-day India, but it’s current distribution is mostly in East Asian countries.

39. #2
Buddhism

40. #3
Adherents to this religion follow the 5 Pillars of Faith

41. #3
Islam

42. #4
The first known monotheistic religion

43. #4
Judaism

44. #5 Typically has a known hearth Appeals to many people in many regions
Seeks converts
(one answer)

45. #5
Universalizing religion

46. #6
A practice that is forbidden by a religion or culture

47. #6
Taboo

48. #7 Originally referred to adherents to Greek & Roman mythology
Now refers to belief in multiple gods and/or non- mainstream religions
(one answer)

49. #7
Paganism

50. #8
A large and fundamental division within a religion

51. #8
(religious) branch

52. #9
What are the 5 major world religions?

53. #9
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism

54. #10 Typically has no known hearth
A religion that appeals primarily to 1 ethnic group

55. #10
Ethnic religion

56. #11
How does the distribution of universal and ethnic religions differ?

57. #11
Ethnic = clustered distribution
Universal = more widespread

58. #12
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination

59. #12
Sect

60. #13
What are the 2 main branches of Islam?

61. #13
Sunni & Shiite (Shia)

62. #14
A person who believes there is no empirical proof that a god (or gods) does or does not exist

63. #14
Agnostic

64. #15
The oldest of the 5 main world religions

65. #15
Hinduism

66. #16
The youngest (most recently established) of the 5 main world religions

67. #16
Islam

68. #17
Religion with the most adherents

69. #17
Christianity

70. #18
What is the name of the main religious structure (place of worship) in Islam?

71. #18
Mosque

72. #19
What is the name of main religious structure in Judaism?

73. #19
Synogogue

74. #20
Who is the founder of Buddhism?

75. #20
Siddhartha Buddha

76. #21
Who is the founder of Judaism?

77. #21
Abraham (Moses)

78. #22
Who is the founder of Hinduism?

79. #22
Trick question: Hinduism is an ethnic religion with no known founder

80. #23
Where is Hinduism mainly practiced?

81. #23
India & Nepal

82. #24
Belief in more than one god

83. #24
Polythiesm

84. #25
Of the 5 main world religions, which believe in reincarnation?

85. #25
Buddhism & Hinduism

86. #26
What are the three main branches of Christianity?

87. #26
Roman Catholic (Catholicism)
Protestantism
Orthodox

88. #27
What are the two religious groups fighting in Ethiopia & Eritrea and why are they fighting?
What is the current status of the conflict?

89. See your state conflicts WS

90. #28
What are the two religious groups fighting in Israel/Palestine and why are they fighting?
What is the current status of the conflict?

91. See your state conflicts WS

92. #29
What are the two religious groups fighting in Sri Lanka and why are they fighting?
What is the current status of the conflict?

93. See your state conflicts WS

94. #30
What are the two religious groups fighting in Ireland/Northern Ireland and why are they fighting?
What is the current status of the conflict?

95. See your state conflicts WS

96. #31
In what ways has the caste system in India been relaxed in recent years?
In what ways has the caste system remained in use in recent years?

97. #31
In what ways has the caste system in India been relaxed in recent years?
Better education & job (especially government job) opportunities
In what ways has the caste system remained in use in recent years?
Hard to change social attitudes (discrimination persists: people don’t want to marry someone from lower classes, violence towards untouchables)

98. #32
For each year, give the corresponding century:
1613
411
411 BCE 6

99. #32 For each year, give the corresponding century: 1613 – 17th C.
411 BCE – 5th C. BCE
6 – 1st C.

100. #33 Identify a year in the given century: 7th century 11th century
11th century BCE
1st century

101. #33 Identify a year in the given century: 7th century - 611
11th century BCE – 1079BCE
1st century - 71