Religion Unit Test Review



Cultural Anthropology and World Religion Unit Test Review

Test Date: A-Monday 4/24 B- Tuesday 4/25

By now you should have ample material including notes, readings, and other materials that cover Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. If you are unclear about anything you can look at or

There are handouts/powerpoints on my website and Mr. Moody’s website.

Cultural Anthropology Unit

ethnocentrism, relativism and their respective fallacies

Terms from Culture PPT – culture, material and nonmaterial culture, culture traits, local and popular culture, cultural diffusion, cultural convergence and divergence, acculturation, assimilation, culture region, ethnicity, identity and politics of identity, ethnicities and nation-states’ strategies at managing ethnic diversity

major ideas from “Development as Poison” article

be familiar with some general common problems faced by indigenous peoples globally

World Religion Unit

Difference between ethnic vs. universalizing religions and which religions fit in each category

Names of the major holy books/scripture of the religions

Founder figures of the religions

Main God(s)/deities of each religion

Core teachings

Hinduism- dharma, karma, samsara, moksha, varna, Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, Dalit, yoga, atman, Brahman, darśan, murtis, aniconic and iconic images, “Indian monothesism”

Buddhism- Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, Eightfold Path (know each of the eight) of Buddhism, nirvana

Judaism- Ten Commandments and Jewish values of justice

Christianity- Core teachings of Jesus and Paul

Islam- Five Pillars of Faith in Islam

Know what each religion believes about the purpose of life and how it connects to what happens after death

Be able to match quotes from readings that illustrate central beliefs

Know the world’s oldest religion, newest religion, largest religion (of the five we covered)

Major differences between major sects/branches of each religion

Buddhism- Theravada vs Mahayana

Different types of Mahayana- Vajrayana, Pure Land, Zen, importance of bodhisattvas

Judaism- Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Ultra-Orthodox(Chasidim)

Christianity- Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant

Islam- Sunni, Shi’ite, Sufi

Holy cities for each religion/locations of origin

Titles of religious leaders/teachers for each religion (examples– Imam, Rabbi, Priest, Pastor/Preacher, Pope, Guru, Yogi, Dalai Lama)

Similarities and differences between Hinduism and Buddhism

significance of rivers and ritual bathing in Hinduism

Role of Emperor Ashoka and spread of Buddhism along trade routes in Asia

Similarities and differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

major holy days/celebrations in each religion (that we covered)

major geographic areas where practitioners of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism are spatially concentrated

Region of largest concentration of Muslims currently, two countries with most increase by 2050

Role of Abraham in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Differences on how Jews, Christians, and Muslims view the life and death of Jesus

Role of Moses in Judaism

Significance to Muslims of the Hajj/Pilgrimage to Mecca, the Kaaba, the Stoning of Satan

Animism and shamanism as practiced by the Yanomami

Archetypes and hero cycle in Popul Vuh

Archetypes and hero cycles of Siddhartha Guatama, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad

From the field trip – How do the sacred spaces we visited reflect the beliefs of that religion?

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