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The Development & Codification of Religious & Cultural Traditions

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The Development & Codification of Religious & Cultural Traditions Religions Address questions of morality & spirituality Provide societies w/ a sense of unity Inspire art & architecture Justifying social & political life government social hierarchies gender norms At times opposed scientific innovation & social progress Clashes btwn faiths can provoke discrimination & conflict The development of religions worldwide (600BCE-600CE) Existing religions reformed themselves significantly New religions appeared Artistic & literary traditions flourish Sense of social cohesion Shared cultural identity Considered to be an era of classic civilizations The Persistence of Older Forms of Worship Spirit based belief systems Animism- still practiced by a settled society in Shinto

AP Human Geo Ch 6 notes

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Seth Adler Where Are Religions Distributed? Universalizing religion ? A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, all over the world. Ethnic religion ? A religion that appeals only to one type of people. Universalizing Religions 58% of the world practiced a universalizing religion, 26% practice an ethnic religion, 16% no religion. The three main universalizing religions are Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. A religion is divided in three ways. Branch ? A large division within a religion. Denomination ? A division of a branch. Sect ? A small group broken away from a denomination. Christianity More than 2 billion adherent, more than any other. Most widespread distribution. Predominant in North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. Branches Of Christianity

Chapter 6

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Chapter 6-Religion Key Issue 1: Universalizing Religions *3 main universalizing religions are- Christianity, Islam and Buddhism Christianity- *Has more then 2 billion adherents--> more then any other religion *Predominant in North America, South America, Europe, and Australia Branches of Christianity- *3 major branches-- Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox *Roman Catholics are 52% of Christianity *Protestant are 21% of Christianity *Eastern Orthodox are 10% of Christianity *22% of Christians belong to churches that do not consider themselves within one of the 3 branches above *In Europe, Roman Catholic is the dominant branch in the SOUTHWEST and EAST *Protestantism in the NORTHWEST *Eastern Orthodoxy in the EAST and SOUTHEAST

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Chapter 6 Religion Religion systems of formal or informal worship, faith, ritual ? influences cultural landscapes ? values and attitudes, rhythms of everyday life, calendar events, consumption of food/drink ? Distribution of Religions Universalizing religions Christianity Islam Buddhism Ethnic religions Hinduism Other ethnic religions Classification of Religions Universalizing: claim to the ?universal truth? ? seen as applicable to all humans Seek to convert new members; open to all people Spread mainly by expansion diffusion (any sub-type) Ethnic: associated with a particular culture; membership by birth or identity with that ethnic group Not evangelical (don?t actively seek to convert new members) Spread mainly by relocation diffusion from origin area

AP Human Geography KBAT 6 Religion

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GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGION KNOW animism autonomous religion branch cosmogony denomination diocese ethnic religion fundamentalism ghetto hierarchical religion interfaith boundary intrafaith boundary monotheism pilgrimage polytheistic religion religion sect secularism shamanism syncretism traditional religion tribal religion universalizing religion Zionism BE ABLE TO ? identify the following characteristics of all major religions a. point of origin b. method of diffusion c. current distribution d. landscape expression ? map the religious regions of the United States ? discuss the major branches, their origins, and their current distributions for the following religions a. Christianity b. Islam c. Buddhism

World Religions Cheat Sheet

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Religions Judaism Christianity Islam Confucianism Hinduism Buddhism Hearth Ur Middle East Saudi Arabia China India, Pakistan Nepal Diffusion Went into Europe by Jews scattering, U.S. in WW2, Israel during Zionist movement Spread by Jesus and followers into West Europe then the world Spread by Mohammed converting kings and then going to Asia, then world Chinese immigrants introduced it to other countries Spread through SE Asia Emperor Asoka converted then his missionaries went to N. and S. Asia Locations Israel, Europe, W. Hemisphere West Europe, W. Hemisphere Arabia, Middle East, Africa China, Japan, Korea India, Sri Lanka China, Japan, Type monotheistic monotheistic monotheistic polytheistic monotheistic Number of followers
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