2333788871 | Animism | belief that objects such as plants and stones or natural events have a discrete spirite | 0 | |
2333829135 | Autonomous religion | does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally | 1 | |
2333832979 | Branch | large and fundamental division withing a religion | 2 | |
2333834889 | Castle | class or distinct hereditary order into which a hindu is assigned according to a religious law | 3 | |
2333840724 | cosmogony | a set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe | 4 | |
2333843366 | denomination | division of a branch that units a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body | 5 | |
2333849758 | ethnic religion | religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are based on physical characteristics | 6 | |
2333857667 | fundamentalist | literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion | 7 | |
2333861557 | ghetto | neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited only by jews | 8 | |
2333864736 | hierarchical religion | central authority exercises a high degree of control | 9 | |
2333869007 | missionary | an individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion | 10 | |
2333873473 | pagan | a follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times | 11 | |
2333877641 | pilgrimage | journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes | 12 | |
2333882444 | polytheism | belief in or worship of purpose | 13 | |
2333884053 | sect | a relatively small group that has broken away form an established denominaltion | 14 | |
2333887179 | solsitce | astronomical event that happens twice each year | 15 | |
2333889291 | universalizing religion | religion that attempts to appeal to all people | 16 |
AP human geography language Flashcards
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