World Religion Early Religions Summary

World Religion Early Religions Unit Test Study Sheet
Angela Sun Definitions
Monotheism- The belief in one god
Polytheism- The belief in more than one god
Ritual- A prescribed religious procedure or performance
Pilgrimage- A long journey to a sacred place or shrine
Swastika- The Jainism symbol that summarizes the principles of Jainism
Myth- A traditional story, usually involving supernatural or imaginary persons, that serves to reveal the worldview of a people on natural or social phenomena, etc.
Animism- The attribution of a living soul to plants, animals, inanimate objects and natural phenomena.
Symbol- A mark, character, or object that serves to represent an idea, process, or function
Ying Yang- The sunny side and the
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Zoroaster
- believes polytheism is not meeting the religious need of people in Persia
- went off to meditate hoping to receive answers about how the world worked
- received revelation that the world is only ruled by one god (Ahura Mazda) instead of many
- spent the rest of his life teaching praying and fighting to convince people of the power of one god
- early efforts failed but by the death of him at age 77, Zoroastrianism became the state religion of Persia
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- bones of the corpse are swept into a well in the centre of the dakhma
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- body is taken to a funeral parlor
- ritual washing of the body
- dressing the body in a sudreh ( a white undershirt with a symbolic bag to gather good deeds)
- tying and untying of the sacred thread