Unit Two Test (Chapters 7‚8‚9‚10‚12‚13) 1) What was the fictional account of life at the court of the Caliph al-Rashid? A) B) C) D) E) 2) What accounts for the disruption of the agricultural economy of the Abbasid Empire? A) The government ordered regions of the empire populated by Shi’as abandoned. B) The decline of the cities led to a fall in the demand for food supplies and consequent drops
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in each monotheistic religion depicts overall good. If Allah is good and omnipotent‚ why does he allow this extraordinary evil? The main problem seems to be the interpretation of Qur’an. The different interpretations brought up many aspects and explanations; therefore‚ the justification for acts of evil such is aforementioned terrorist bombing. Moreover‚ theodicy is stronger linked monotheistic religion forms‚ than to pluralistic‚ for instance. The reason thereby is that in monotheistic religions
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distinguishing difference and the difference that I feel makes the biggest impact is that in a modern world religion society believers say there is one God or that the religions today are monotheistic‚ whereas in the ancient religions we have studied in class citizens say and believe there are multiple gods or were polytheistic. For example the Greeks believed in twelve gods such as Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ Apollo‚ and Artemis. They all had names other than just God. This difference is obviously very apparent. In
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routes or be invented. Religion consists of a belief in a supernatural power(s) that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe. Religions are categorized as one of three types which are monotheistic‚ polytheistic‚ and animistic. Monotheistic is believing in one god‚ polytheistic is believing in many gods‚ and animistic is believing in divine forces in nature. They spread across the world through diffusion and converts people who give up their former beliefs for a new
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1. Hinduism- Caste System‚ Enlightenment‚ no holy book‚ no single founder‚ India‚ polytheistic‚ Buddhism- India‚ no caste system‚ egalitarian‚ Siddhartha Gautama‚ missionaries‚ Nirvana‚ Eight fold path‚ four noble truths‚ Enlightenment Christianity-Monotheistic‚ Jesus‚ Bible‚ Jerusalem‚ Missionaries‚ Heaven and Hell 2. Domestication of Animals‚ Complex societies‚ Specialization‚ Cities‚ Government‚ Religion‚ Record Keeping‚ Social Classes‚ Technology 3. Located near rivers‚ Agriculture‚ irrigation
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anthropomorphic worship of a god; however they were affected by globalization in which other religions‚ such as Christianity and Islam‚ vastly changed their beliefs and practices. As far back as historians date in 500 BCE‚ Sub-Saharan Africa had polytheistic religions such as animism‚ voodoo‚
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Sikhism‚ and Hinduism have some similarities. The basic philosophical ideals that Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism share are the beliefs in a system of karma‚ a cycle of rebirth‚ and the goal of ultimate liberation which leads to the end of the rebirth cycle and peace to the soul. However‚ the way that each religion goes about these shared philosophies and have other beliefs that set them apart. Buddhism and Jainism are nontheistic religions while Hinduism in a way is polytheistic (although
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information about different religions. These religions impact my life in ways I never knew before taking this class. I have never heard about the five pillars of Islam or how many pilgrimages are in Judaism. Now‚ we turn to Eastern Religions which include Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Taoism and many more. Western religions consist of Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Islam. In Judaism‚ YHWH is the divine name. Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people and it originated from the Hebrew Bible. Islam is the religion of
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Understanding the Roles of gods or goddess in Various Traditional Religions: A Case Study of Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Yorubaland Traditional Belief God‚ gods and goddesses represent different qualities in the human psyche‚ God which we all see as the creator of the universe often called the omnipotent (Everywhere)‚ omniscience and omnipresence while gods are usually the strongest and most influential determinants of a man’s personality‚ as the goddesses are for women. Different kind of gods; longevity
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perspective on religion argues that the supernatural world does not exist and that humans invented religion. 3. What are monotheistic religions? How do they differ from polytheistic religions? Monotheistic religion believes in one higher being. A polytheistic religion has no limits on which is the biggest difference between polytheistic religions and monotheistic religions. 4. What is a myth? Give one example of a myth. A myth is a story that is important to a group. Religious
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