Question 1

From what type of social context do animist traditions typically arise?&#10;A) herding societies&#10;B) agricultural societies&#10;C) European colonies&#10;D) hunter-gatherer societies

Accepted Answer

Animist traditions typically arise in hunter-gatherer societies where people live closely with nature and believe that all living and non-living things possess a spiritual essence or life force. This worldview often includes ancestor worship, shamanism, and belief in spirits or deities. Animism may also be present in some agricultural societies where people also have direct interactions with the natural world, such as in the case of certain indigenous farming practices. However, it is less common in herding societies and European colonies, which tend to have more hierarchical social structures and a greater emphasis on monotheistic or polytheistic religious traditions.

Question 2

What is NOT an animist tradition?&#10;A) Native American bands&#10;B) Anglo-American peoples&#10;C) Tribal hunting groupings&#10;D) Migrating indigenous groups

Accepted Answer

Animism is not a tradition that is commonly associated with Anglo-American peoples, who tend to follow more monotheistic religions such as Christianity.

Question 3

The spread of main religions worldwide have driven animist traditions to peripheral and marginal lands. What is an example of these peripheral and marginal lands?&#10;A) Desert&#10;B) Tundra&#10;C) Rainforest&#10;D) all of these

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Animist traditions have been pushed into peripheral and marginal lands such as deserts, tundras, and rainforests due to the spread of major religions. Therefore, all of these options are correct.

Question 4

What is NOT one of the religions originating in the Indic hearth region, centered on the Indus Valley?&#10;A) Buddhism&#10;B) Hinduism&#10;C) Islam&#10;D) Sikhism

Accepted Answer

Islam originated in the Arabian Peninsula, not in the Indic hearth region centered on the Indus Valley.

Question 5

What is NOT one of the social changes that has made its imprint on the shifting rituals and customs making up Hinduism?&#10;A) increasing size of population&#10;B) urbanization&#10;C) colonization&#10;D) interaction with other religions

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Increasing size of population is not directly a social change that has made its imprint on the shifting rituals and customs making up Hinduism. Urbanization, colonization, and interaction with other religions have more directly influenced changes in practices and beliefs within Hinduism by introducing new ideas, pressures, and contexts.

Question 6

Across India, many _____ became _____ to avoid debilitating and limiting caste designation.&#10;A) Buddhists; Hindus&#10;B) Hindus; Muslims&#10;C) Hindus; Sikhs&#10;D) Muslims; Hindus

Accepted Answer

Many Hindus converted to Islam over the centuries in India, partly to escape the rigidities and social hierarchies imposed by the caste system. Islam's egalitarian principles offered an attractive alternative to lower-caste Hindus facing discrimination.

Question 7

Both developing in northern India around the 6^th century, _____ emerged as a critical offshoot to _____. A) Buddhism; Hinduism B) Islam; Hinduism C) Islam; Buddhism D) Hinduism; Buddhism

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Buddhism emerged as a critical offshoot of Hinduism in northern India around the 6th to 5th century BCE.

Question 8

How did the influence of British colonialism specifically change social and ritual practices of southeast Asian Buddhists?&#10;A) To resist conversion by missionaries, Buddhists incorporated some Christian aspects.&#10;B) Buddhist monks encouraged the people to engage with sacred texts and ritual.&#10;C) The Mahayana form of Buddhism emerged as out of resistance to British colonialism.&#10;D) Buddhist meditation was taught to Christian proselytizers as a form of opposition.

Accepted Answer

Under British colonialism, Buddhist monks encouraged the people to engage with sacred texts and ritual. This was done in response to the increased presence of Christian missionaries who were attempting to convert Buddhists in Southeast Asia. Buddhist monks believed that by emphasizing the importance of sacred texts and ritual, they could strengthen the faith of their followers and resist the spread of Christianity. This led to a revival of traditional Buddhist practices and increased emphasis on the importance of education and literacy in Buddhist communities.

Question 9

The ancient religion of _____ teaches nonviolence and honoring other forms of life, whereas _____ teaches social ethics that emphasize honoring of hierarchy, tradition, and stability.&#10;A) Shintoism; Jainism&#10;B) Hinduism; Buddhism&#10;C) Jainism; Confucianism&#10;D) Confucianism; Sikhism

Accepted Answer

Jainism teaches nonviolence and honors other forms of life, while Confucianism teaches social ethics that emphasize honoring hierarchy, tradition, and stability. This is evident in Confucian concepts like filial piety, which stress the importance of respecting one's elders and maintaining a stable family structure, and the Five Relationships, which emphasize the importance of maintaining social order and respecting one's superiors.

Question 10

What has occurred along with various stages of globalization?&#10;A) international migrants bringing their religion&#10;B) diffusion of Asian religions worldwide&#10;C) transformation of religious rituals and practices&#10;D) all of these

Accepted Answer

International migrants have brought their religions with them as they travel to different parts of the world, leading to the diffusion of Asian religions worldwide. As different religions come into contact with each other and with modernity, there has been a transformation of religious rituals and practices. Therefore, all of these options have occurred along with various stages of globalization.

Question 11

Why is the Semitic region in the Middle East a significant world religious site?&#10;A) It is one of the world's agricultural hearths.&#10;B) It contains sacred sites for all Abrahamic religions.&#10;C) It is the location of the first urban civilizations.&#10;D) It is a pivotal crossroads between world regions.

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Question 12

What do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?&#10;A) They each have a central, sacred text of myths and stories&#10;B) They share an origin in the Semitic region of the Middle East&#10;C) They are monotheistic and associated with empires&#10;D) all of these

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Question 13

How did early Christianity spread across the Roman Empire?&#10;A) by missionary caravans&#10;B) along inland trade routes&#10;C) by decree of Emperors&#10;D) along oceanic trade routes

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Question 14

How did Christianity spread worldwide starting in the 16^th century? A) as part of European colonialism B) through global popular culture C) as part of Asian imperial conquest D) through globalized trade routes

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Question 15

What event marks the start of the Muslim calendar?&#10;A) Muhammad's birthdate&#10;B) when the Quran was written&#10;C) when Muhammad fled from Mecca&#10;D) when Muhammad returned to Mecca

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Question 16

What was NOT one of the regions that made up part of the Islamic empire?&#10;A) North Africa&#10;B) Spain and France&#10;C) Southeast Asia&#10;D) Middle East

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Question 17

In the Middle East, the Muslim sect of _____ dominates in numbers, but the _____ sect has significant clusters of adherents in Iran and parts of Iraq, Lebanon, and Bahrain.&#10;A) Shiites; Sunni&#10;B) secularists; fundamentalist&#10;C) Sunnis; Shiite&#10;D) universalists; non-universalist

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Question 18

What is the majority church affiliation associated with the Bible Belt?&#10;A) Mormonism&#10;B) Baptists&#10;C) Catholicism&#10;D) Lutherans

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Question 19

What is the major religion and sacred site of pilgrimage that make up the hajj?&#10;A) Judaism and Jerusalem&#10;B) Buddhism and Tibet&#10;C) Catholicism and the Vatican&#10;D) Islam and Mecca

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Question 20

What is one of the contemporary dynamics impacting global religious life?&#10;A) cultural globalization&#10;B) geopolitical conflicts&#10;C) socioeconomic differences&#10;D) all of these

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Deck 10: The Geography of Religion