aph study guide Human Geography (AP) Homework Assignment Chapter 7.1 (pgs. 177-183) due online by 1/31/12 1. What are the two ways that major religions of the world have diffused across cultural barriers and language boundaries? The two ways major religions of the world have diffused is through migration and conversion. 2. List the ways religion marks the cultural landscape. Religion marks the cultural landscape by churches and mosques‚ cemeteries‚ shrines‚ statues‚
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systems and philosophies are Hinduism and Confucianism. Hinduism is a religion with no founder. The people who practice this religion believe in moksha and reincarnation. Moksha is the freedom from earthly desires and a complete understanding of the world. Reincarnation is the belief that people are reborn over and over again until achieving moksha. Whether or not they are born into a good life depends on their previous life’s karma (good or bad deeds). In Hinduism‚ they also have a caste system
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Fundamentally the Same Dave Sitek once said‚ “There are so many people in the world with so many different perspectives. But ultimately‚ at the heart of it‚ they’re people.” This quote about perspective can be applied to Judaism‚ Christianity‚ Islam‚ Hinduism‚ and Buddhism; the five major world religions. Although all of the religions have a different perspective on the world‚ they are still fundamentally the same because of their perspectives on a good life‚ the afterlife‚ and the admiration of one central
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systems Polytheism is religion that believe in many gods and goodness. Hinduism is religion originated in India. Hinduism emphasizes simplicity and inner development of the individual. Hindu worship cow and they believe in many gods. Daoism is originated in China. Daoism emphasizes the nature itself. Daoism asserts that it’s important to leave nature remained intact. Daoism pursues perennial youth and long life. Judaism is monotheistic Abrahamic religion. Judaism believe in afterlife. Judaism believe
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neolithic era were polytheistic which means they believed in more than one god. But as societies progressed and the classical era came into societies new religions that were monotheistic started to emerge‚ such as Zoroastrianism‚ which was founded in the 6th century B.C.E.‚ Judaism‚ which was founded in the 7th century B.C.E.‚ Christianity‚ which was founded in the 1st century C.E. Monotheistic religions mean they believe in one all powerful God‚ and not many gods like the polytheistic religions. These
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- Trade or invention. 8. What are the three types of religions? - Monotheistic‚ polytheistic‚ animistic. 9. Write a brief description of the following religions: Judaism‚ Christianity‚ Islam‚ Hinduism‚ and Buddhism - Judaism- the oldest monotheistic religion. Christianity- Based on the teachings of Jesus and is also monotheistic. Islam-Muhammad a merchant taught messages that were brought to him from an angel. Hinduism- has been dated for 5000 years and is
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completely independent of any other religions in the world. Confucianism and Daoism are separate from other world religions popular at the time because they were more philosophical than religious. Other religions in the world at this time were mainly monotheistic‚ like Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam. Each of these three religions centered around the worship of one God‚ all influenced by each other‚ and are very similar. Where as the Chinese religions are more of a philosophical way of living and understanding
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A common misconception regarding Islam in the United States is that the religion itself is new to the country. This is incorrect due to multiple reasons‚ including the evidence that Muslims were brought over during the era of slavery from Africa. Additionally there are records of Muslims being present on Christopher Columbus’ ship that was used to “discover” the new world. Another common misconception regarding Islam is that American Muslims are a homogeneous group. In reality American Muslims are
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this text within the history of modern Christian theology. The extract concerns the validity of one’s faith and is comprised of two sections. The first mentions the different levels of religion and the second discusses the three most prevalent monotheistic religions. Initially‚ Schleiermacher explains what could be interpreted as something of a piety grading
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Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Islam are all very closely unified as Abrahamic religions because they share a multitude of common beliefs and thoughts. Hinduism‚ on the other hand is almost complete opposite of these religions. The extreme differences within these religions has seemed to cause problems between them throughout history. Hinduism is considered to be an Eastern religion while Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam are considered Western. (Lafave‚2004.)Location‚ leaders‚ religious practices‚
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