Vocabulary flashcards from chapter 6 on religion
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| 5570871527 | Religion | a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities |  | 0 |
| 5570871528 | Secularism | the idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life on Earth, not to accommodate the prescriptions of deity and promise of a comfortable afterlife. | 1 | |
| 5570871529 | Monotheistic Religion | belief system in which one supreme being is revered as creator and arbiter of all that exists in the universe |  | 2 |
| 5570871530 | Polytheistic Religion | belief system in which multiple deities are revered as creators and arbiters of all that exists in the universe |  | 3 |
| 5570871531 | Animistic Religion | the belief that inanimate objects, such as hills, trees, rocks, rivers, and other elements of the natural landscape, possess souls and can help or hinder human efforts on Earth | 4 | |
| 5570871532 | Universalizing Religion | a belief system that espouses the idea that there is one true religion that is universal in scope. Effort is undertake in evangelism and missionary work. | 5 | |
| 5570871533 | Ethnic Religion | a religion that is particular to one, culturally distinct, group of people. | 6 | |
| 5570871534 | Hinduism | one of the oldest religions in the modern world, dating back over 4000 years, and originating in the Indus River Valley of what is today part of Pakistan... is unique among the world's religions in that it does not have a single founder, a single theology, or agreement on its origins. |  | 7 |
| 5570871535 | Caste System | the strict social segregation of people—specifically in India's Hindu society—on the basis of ancestry and occupation | 8 | |
| 5570871536 | Buddhism | religion founded in the sixth century BCE and characterized by the belief that enlightenment would come through knowledge, especially self-knowledge; elimination of greed, craving, and desire; complete honesty; and never hurting another person or animal. |  | 9 |
| 5570871537 | Shintoism | religion located in Japan and related to Buddhism. .... focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship. |  | 10 |
| 5570871538 | Taoism | religion believed to have been founded by Lao-Tsu and based upon his book entitled "Tao-te-ching," or "Book of the Way." Lao-Tsu focused on the proper form of political rule and on the oneness of humanity and nature. |  | 11 |
| 5570871539 | Confucianism | a philosophy of ethics, education, and public service based on the writings of Confucius and traditionally thought of as one of the core elements of Chinese culture. |  | 12 |
| 5570871540 | Judaism | religion with its roots in the teachings of Abraham , first major monotheistic. |  | 13 |
| 5570871541 | Diaspora | from the Greek "to disperse," a term describing forceful or voluntary dispersal of a people from their homeland to a new place. Originally denoting the dispersal of Jews. |  | 14 |
| 5570871542 | Zionism | the movement to unite the Jewish people of the diaspora and to establish a national homeland for them in the promised land |  | 15 |
| 5570871543 | Christianity | religion based on the teachings of Jesus |  | 16 |
| 5570871544 | Eastern Orthodox Church | Arose out of the division of the Roman Empire, the religion of the Eastern portion of the Roman Empire (centered in Constantinople). Common in Greece, Russia, etc. |  | 17 |
| 5570871545 | Roman Catholic Church | Arose out of the division of the Roman Empire, the religion of the Western portion of the Roman Empire. Led by the Pope. Common in Latin America. |  | 18 |
| 5570871546 | Protestant Church | Started with Martin Luther. |  | 19 |
| 5570871547 | Islam | Based on the teachings of Muhammad, who received the truth directly from Allah. Follow the Q'uran. |  | 20 |
| 5570871548 | Sunnis | Adherents to the largest branch of Islam. | 21 | |
| 5570871549 | Shiites | Believe in the infallibility and divine right to authority of the Imams, descendants of Ali. Popular in Iran. | 22 | |
| 5570871551 | Pilgrimage | voluntary travel by an adherent to a sacred site to pay respects or participate in a ritual at the site |  | 23 |
| 5570871552 | Sacred Sites | place or space people infuse with religious meaning | 24 | |
| 5570871553 | Minarets | tower attached to a Muslim mosque, having one or more projecting balconies from which a crier call Muslims to prayer |  | 25 |
| 5570871554 | Hajj | the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad |  | 26 |
| 5570871555 | Interfaith Boundaries | boundaries between the world's major faiths | 27 | |
| 5570871556 | Intrafaith Boundaries | boundaries within a single major faith | 28 | |
| 5570871557 | Ethnic Cleansing | the systematic killing or extermination of an entire people or nation | 29 | |
| 5570871559 | Religious Fundamentalism | religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy | 30 | |
| 5570871560 | Religious Extremism | religious fundamentalism carried to the point of violence | 31 | |
| 5570871561 | Shari'a Laws | The system of Islamic law, sometimes called Quranic law. Unlike most western systems of law that are based on legal precedence, sharia is based on varying degrees of interpretation of the Quran. | 32 | |
| 5570871562 | Jihad | a doctrine within Islam. Commonly translated as "Holy War," Jihad represents either a personal or collective struggle on the part of Muslims to live up to the religious standards set by the Qu'ran | 33 |
