C HAPTER 7 T EST R ELIGIONS AP Human Geography I

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W HICH IS TRUE ABOUT S HINTO ?

It is a Chinese philosophy.

It is a monotheistic religion.

It is an animistic religion.

It is an Asian political philosophy.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Which religion is the most widely dispersed over the world, with a wide variety of interpretations ? Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism

W HICH RELIGION arose in the Indo-Gangetic Plain, does NOT have a single founder and rigidly advocates social organization into classes?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism Daoism Shinto

This religion originated out of another in India, but is rarely observed in India A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism Daoism Shinto

• B elief that opposite forces in nature bring harmony and that people should look to nature for answers to conflict.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism Daoism Shinto

S INCE A BRAHAM LEAD THESE B ELIEVERS FROM U R , THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A GREAT DEAL OF INVOLUNTARY MIGRATION . A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Hinduism Buddhism Christianity Islam Judaism

T RUE OR F ALSE • Confucianism became the political philosophy of China  True

T RUE OR F ALSE • The reason geographers and social scientists are interested in major world religions is that the Pope, the Patriarch and the Imam control world politics.

• False

W HICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A HISTORICAL REASON FOR AN EMPIRE OR COUNTRY TO DISCOURAGE OR EVEN PERSECUTE FOLLOWERS OF RELIGION ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

The religion threatens the ideals of the state.

A particular religious institution has more resources than the state.

The religious ideals threaten the economic activity in the state.

All of these are correct.

None of these are correct.

teachers of a faith A.

B.

C.

D.

Prophets Ancestor Veneration Proselytizing Vedas

expulsion and displacement of Jews from Palestine A.

B.

C.

D.

polytheistic Diaspora karma orthodoxy

Which of the following is always true concerning ethnic religion?

A.

B.

C.

D.

has never sought outside converts Is polytheistic found in a particular culture remains spatially concentrated.

Despite the fact that an Indian leader by the name of Asoka was interested in Buddhism, very few people in India follow Buddhism today, but it is popular in all but which area?

a. Sri Lanka b.Tibet

c. Thailand d. Laos e. Nepal

W HICH TWO PHILOSOPHERS SOUGHT POLITICAL HARMONY DURING THE W ARRING S TATES P ERIOD IN C HINA ?

a. Lao’tzu and Confucius b. Lao’tzu and Xizang c. Confucius and Xunzi d. Siddhartha and Xunzi e. Siddhartha and Confucius

T RUE OR F ALSE All the southwest Asian cultures and / or their religions shared similar stories of a great flood.

True

T RUE OR F ALSE

Hinduism, Buddhism and Daoism share stories of Abraham.

False

T RUE OR F ALSE Judaism differed from the other belief systems of the region in that it was more of a philosophy than a full fledged religion. False

T RUE OR F ALSE The kingdom of Israel held on to its culture and religion under Assyrian rule. False

Jesus of Nazareth is to Christianity as Siddhartha Gautama is to a. Islam b. Hinduism c. Buddhism d. Daoism e. Shintoism

Which is NOT one of the Five Pillars of the Islamic Faith?

a. The Zakat b. The Hajj c. The Sacrament of Baptism d. The Profession of Faith e. Ramadan

True or False  The division in the Muslim community into Sunni and Shi’ite was due to a difference in opinion over theocratic succession and interpretation.  True

Which sect has a greater following?

A.

Sunni

B.

Shi’ite

C.

Sufi

D.

Orthodox

T RUE OR F ALSE Over time in the Roman Empire, Christianity went through ebbs and flows of acceptability with no real pattern as it was always dependent on each ruler’s fascination or disdain.

False

T RUE OR F ALSE The Great Schism between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox church was due to a difference in opinion regarding dancing, smoking and drinking.

False

W HICH NATIONS HAVE MORE FOLLOWERS OF THE E ASTERN O RTHODOX THAN C ATHOLIC ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Germany, France and Spain Russia, Greece and Serbia Germany, Poland and Italy Great Britain, Sweden and Norway

Which nations are mostly Catholic?

A.

B.

C.

D.

France, Germany and Spain Germany and Russia Great Britain and Greece Greece and Serbia

Which is a correctly identified pattern regarding the spread of major world religion?

A.

the major religions were spread through missionaries B.

the major religions were spread through trade routes C.

the major religions were spread by force D.

all of these E.

none of these