AP World History Religions 090610 Flashcards
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81699814 | Percentages of Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Jews, and Non-religious | Christians - 33% Islam - 21% Hindu - 14% Jewish - .14% Nonreligious - 16% | 0 | |
81699815 | Which religion is the fastest growing? | Islam | 1 | |
81699816 | Polytheistic religions (years, important beliefs) | 8000 BCE to 600 BCE. Belief systems in which many gods and goddesses represent spirits of nature that take human form. | 2 | |
81699817 | Hinduism (years, percentage, founder) | 2000-1700 BCE, 14%, no one founder | 3 | |
81699818 | Vedas | Hindu religious script | 4 | |
81699819 | Brahmins | Hindu priests | 5 | |
81699820 | Moksha | Hindu releasement from the circle of reincarnation | 6 | |
81699821 | Hinduism (basic beliefs) | Reincarnation. Karma determines destiny. Most follow one of the principle gods. Caste system. | 7 | |
81699822 | Dharma | Laws Hindus must follow to get to Moksha | 8 | |
81699823 | Buddhism (years, percentage, founder, why did it start) | 563 BCE - 483 BCE, 6%, Buddha, protest against Hindu priests | 9 | |
81699824 | Four Noble Truths | Where Buddhist beliefs lie | 10 | |
81699825 | Theravada | type of Buddhism | 11 | |
81699826 | Mahayana | type of Buddhism | 12 | |
81699827 | When did the two sects of Buddhism split/what are they called? | 100, Theravada and Mahayana | 13 | |
81699828 | Nirvana | Buddhist ideal | 14 | |
81699829 | Buddhism (basic beliefs) | All suffering comes from desire. Self control. Reincarnation. Popular because it accepted everyone regardless of caste, class or sex. | 15 | |
81699830 | Eight fold path | What Buddhists must follow to reach Nirvana | 16 | |
81699831 | Confucianism (year, founder, why did it start?) | 551- 479 BCE, Confucius, bring order to China after fall of Zhou. | 17 | |
81699832 | Confucianism (basic beliefs) | Respect for family, veneration of ancestors, personal standards of value = traditions that led to good government. Not a religion - belief system. Highly optimistic views on human nature. Only smart people in gov - it doesn't matter who your daddy is. | 18 | |
81699833 | Civil service exam | From Confucianism. | 19 | |
81699834 | Taoism (year, founder, why did it start?) | 580 - 500 BCE, Lao Tze, bring order to China after fall of Zhou, | 20 | |
81699835 | Taoism (basic beliefs) | Balance of nature. No total good, no total bad. Political involvement/activeness not necessary because the world will even out on its own. | 21 | |
81699836 | Judaism (years, founder, percentage) | 1500BC - 1350 BC, Abraham, .14% | 22 | |
81699837 | Ten Commandments | Covenant between God and Moses | 23 | |
81699838 | Christianity (three main types, percentage) | Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, 33% | 24 | |
81699839 | What is the worlds largest religion? | Christianity | 25 | |
81699840 | Islam (year, percentage, founder) | 570, 21%, Mohammed | 26 | |
81699841 | Five Pillars of Islam | 1. Pray towards Mecca 2. Fast 3. Pilgrimage 4. Give to charity, alms giving 5. Oneness of God, Prophet Muhammad | 27 | |
81699842 | Three groups of Islam | Shiites, Sunnis, Sufis | 28 | |
81699843 | Shintoism (date, founder, percentage) | no known dates, no known founder, 70 - 90% of Japan | 29 | |
81699844 | Shintoism (basic beliefs) | No prayers, dates, scriptures. Polytheistic devoted to Kami. Not a religion - aspect of life based on ritual not belief. | 30 | |
81699845 | Kami | Shinto spirits. Not Gods, but look out for people's well fare. Rituals allow communication between Kami and people | 31 | |
81699846 | Zoroastrianism (date, founder) | system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster | 32 | |
81699847 | Avesta | The sacred text of Zoroastrianism, | 33 | |
81699848 | Ahura Mazda | Zoroastrian God of wisdom. | 34 | |
81699849 | Spenta Mainyu | holy spirit from which all good comes in Zoroastrianism | 35 | |
81699850 | Zoroastrianism (basic) | Almost extinct, only survived in isolated comunities. | 36 | |
81699851 | Sikhims (date, founder, why, percentage) | 1469 - 1538 AD, .36%, Guru Nanak, did not like Hinduism | 37 | |
81723835 | Sikhims (basic beliefs) | Afterlife, reincarnation. Founded on teachings of the ten Gurus. Sharing and hard work are very important principles of the Sikhs. | 38 | |
81723836 | Granth Sahid | The Sikhish holy book - but also one of the living Gurus. The book is considered a living Guru and is treated as such. | 39 |