AP Human Geography

Chapter 5 Study Guide (Part 1)

1. Define religion?

2. What is the basic difference between monotheistic religions and

polytheistic religions?

3. What is unique about animistic religions?

4. What does it mean for a religion to be syncretic?

5. Give an example of a syncretic religion.

6. What does a cosmongony describe within religions of the world?

7. Why are these important to the adherents of different religions?

8. What other aspect is commonly associated with various religions?

9. How is religion a facet of culture?

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What is piety?

11.
What is the key difference between universalizing religions and
ethnic religions (in brief)?

12.
Give two example of both universalizing religions and ethnic
religions.

13.
What key aspect is typically associated with most
universalizing religions?

14.

Which is older, universalizing religions or ethnic religions?

15.
What is a civil religion? Give an example of this that differs from
the textbook example.

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How are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam sometimes
classified?

17.
Why is it that only these three religions can be classified this
way?

18.
What classification are Hinduism and Buddhism sometimes
given?

19.

Why can only these two religions be classified this way?

20.

What religion could fall into either category?

21.

How many adherents does Judaism have worldwide?

22.
What is the only country where Jews make up the majority of the
population?

23.
What country has the largest number of Jewish people outside of
Israel?

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Is Judaism considered monotheistic or polytheistic?

25.

What is the sacred scripture of Judaism known as?

26.
What significant event in the history of Judaism is recorded in
sacred scripture?

27.

What agreement is also described in the Torah?

28.

Where was the law revealed, and to who?

29.
What was the ancient Jewish name for the territory we know
refer to as Israel?

30.

What is the worlds largest religion by number of adherents?

31.

Approximately how many adherents are there worldwide?

32.

What is promised to adherents of Christianity?

33.

What is required of adherents to receive these promises?

34.
Give a brief explanation of the concept of the Trinity in
Christianity.
35.
What is the name of the sacred scripture in Christianity?

36.

What part of it is of particular importance to Christianity?

37.

Why are these sections so vital to Christian belief?

38.

What happened to Christianity as it spread throughout Europe?

39.

What is Western Christianity more commonly known as?

40.

Where is Western Christianity centered?

41.

Who is the head of this branch of Christianity?

42.

What is Eastern Christianity more commonly referred to as?

43.

Where is it centered?

44.
What split occurred within Western Christianity (Roman
Catholicism) in the 16th century?
45.
Roughly what percentage of Christians belong to one of these
three branches?

46.

What accounts for the remaining percentage?

47.

What is the worlds second largest religion behind Christianity?

48.

What other distinction does it have?

49.

Who is the founder of Islam?

50.

In what year, and in what city was he born?

51.

In what country does this city reside today?

52.

By what name do Muslims call their higher power?

53.

Why is Muhammad so significant in Islam?

54.

What is the name of the sacred scriptures in Islam?

55.
What are the obligations expected of all Muslims known as
collectively?

56.
What is the largest and most geographically widespread branch
of Islam?

57.

What percentage of all Muslims does this branch account for?

58.
What other branch accounts for most of the remaining
percentage of Muslims?

59.

In what four countries is this branch the majority?

60.

What caused the divide between the two branches of Islam?

61.

What was the belief of the Shia on this issue?

62.

What was the belief of the Sunni on this issue?

63.

How do Sunni and Shia view the role of imam differently?