Exam 1

Question 1

The West

Question 2

The East

Question 3

Define Atheist (2)

Answer 3

There is no person-like god

God Does not Exist

Question 4

Define Deism

Answer 4

God exists and put the world in motion but is inactive in life now

Question 5

Define Henotheism

Answer 5

There is one god above all other gods

Question 6

Polytheism

Answer 6

There are two or more person-like gods

Question 7

Theism

Answer 7

God is a person-like being

Question 8

Define Fundamentalists

Answer 8

God’s word life, law, etc must be passed on and preserved exactly in the form it was received, observed carefully and universally. Strict and Literal

Question 9

Define Conservatives

Answer 9

Willing to recognize that literal interpretations of a sacred text may result in unintended and unacceptable contradictions

Question 10

Define Liberals

Answer 10

• Prefer to use contemporary reasoning in interpreting original texts
• Proud of being progressive

Question 11

Define Radicals

Answer 11

Strike at the root of a perceived problem

Question 12

Define Sacred

Answer 12

Set apart for reverence or worship

Question 13

What was the Problem Native American’s faces

Answer 13

Survival = Human vs. Environment

Question 14

What was the Solution Native American’s found

Answer 14

A Harmonious Relationship = Human + Environment

Question 15

What were the two views of the Naskapi Life

Answer 15

• The Soul
• The Hunt

Question 16

Where were the Naskapi People Located

Answer 16

Northeastern Canada

Question 17

What is Mista’peo

Answer 17

The Great Man - A person’s essential self. The soul that lives in the heart

Question 18

How did the Cherokee live

Answer 18

Keetoowah (Those who live in the mountains)

Question 19

How was the World Made in the Cherokee Creation Myth

Answer 19

The Great Buzzard

Question 20

Who were the Pueblo People (Hopi)

Answer 20

• Kachinas (Masked Costume Dancers)
• Useful in educating and disciplining children

Question 21

Powhatan

Answer 21

UHHH idk

Question 22

What did the Aztecs believe could resupply energy

Answer 22

Blood: Llamas/Humans

Question 23

Who is Santa Muerte

Answer 23

She is known as the Bony Lady, the White Lady, the White Sister

Question 24

Who is the Spanish Grim Reapress

Answer 24

La Parca

Question 25

What is Idolatry

Answer 25

Reverence for the image of a deity or spirit Manifestation of the being itself

Question 26

Who was the Ancient Egyptian God

Answer 26

Ra: The Highest God, the God of the Noonday sun

Question 27

What was the Myth of Osiris and Isis

Answer 27

Osiris was tricked by his evil brother and trapped in a box until his wife, Isis, found him and rescued him

Question 28

Immortality and the human Soul symbol

Answer 28

Cross thingy with a loop on the top

Question 29

What was the Yoruba Mindset

Answer 29

- Gods gave people fate at creation - People have forgotten - Can remember through meditation and divination

Question 30

What was the word to describe Vodun/Voodoo

Answer 30

Loa= Yoruba Orishas and Catholic Saints (Take names of different saints)

Question 31

Who was Brahman

Answer 31

The essence of the universe, the Absolute. The source of the eternal truth

Question 32

Who were the Trimurti

Answer 32

Brahma: The Creator Vishnu: The Protector Shiva: The Destroyer

Question 33

What Religion is Brahman

Answer 33

Hindu

Question 34

Who founded Hinduism

Answer 34

NO ONE Beliefs of the indigenous people

Question 35

What is Atman

Answer 35

- The essence of Brahman that is present in every individual - The Spark of the divine truth in all living beings

Question 36

What is Samsara

Answer 36

The wheel of rebirth, reincarnation

Question 37

What was the Sacred Text of Hinduism

Answer 37

The Vedas

Question 38

What was Prince Siddhartha Gautama's Caste

Answer 38

Kshatriya Caste (Warriors/Kings)

Question 39

Why was Prince Siddharta Gautama a Bad Hindu

Answer 39

He did not live out his Dharma

Question 40

What are the Four Passing Sights

Answer 40

- A sick man - An old man - A dead man - An Ascetic Man

Question 41

What are the Four Noble Truths in order

Answer 41

- All of life is suffering - The cause of suffering is craving - The end of suffering is to overcome/cease craving - The method to overcome is the Eightfold Path

Question 42

Who was Queen Mahajapati

Answer 42

The mother of Buddhist Nuns

Question 43

Label All Three Jewels

Answer 43

- Buddha (Red): Original Nature - Sangha (Yellow): Harmonious Community - Dharma (Blue): Compassionate Teaching

Question 44

What were the two ways of Buddhism

Answer 44

- Theravadin (Conservative) - Mahayanist (Liberal)

Question 45

What was the Theravadin way of Buddhism

Answer 45

- Elevated Monk - Followed closely example of Buddha - Strict monastic/ascetic life the only way to Nirvana

Question 46

What was the Mahayanist way of Buddhism

Answer 46

- Elevated compassion of Buddha - Helping other over ones own salvation - Embraced the three jewels

Question 47

What is the Zen Buddhism

Answer 47

Koans: Problems that disrupt logical thought in meditation

Question 48

What was the Sacred Buddhist Text

Answer 48

Tipatakas

Question 49

Who was the Founder of Sikhism

Answer 49

Guru Nanak

Question 50

When met with God, what did they drink

Answer 50

A nectar of the Universe

Question 51

What is the Purpose of Life in Sikhism

Answer 51

To serve god and each other

Question 52

What are the 5 K's in Sikhism

Answer 52

- Kesh (Long, uncut hair and chin turban) - Kangha (comb) - Kercha (cotton undergarments) - Kara (steel bracelet) - Kirpan (Curved Sword/Dagger)

Question 53

What is the Sacred Text of Sikhism

Answer 53

Adi Granth

Question 54

What is Jain

Answer 54

Spiritual Victor

Question 55

What are the 2