Sacred Places Final

The belief system of Zoroastrians includes

Monotheism, judgment at death, future resurrection, patriarchal God

Which group respected the Jews as "the People of the Book"?

Muslims

Match the correct answers. Information for these is in the text.

Shekhinah - God's presence Minyan - 10 men East - Where Adam and Eve went after chased out of the Garden of Eden Up - joins Earth and divine places

According to Zoroastrianism there is a constant cosmological struggle between Ahriman and Ahura Mazda

True

Diaspora describes the dispersion of a people usually but not always because of conquest

True

Immersing in the Ganges River is believed by Hindus to prevent reincarnation

True

In Genesis God walks, talks and has feelings

True

In Genesis there are two creation stories

True

In Judaism, the Structural Significance of East and West biblically, is that in the Bible movement East is negative

True

In Zoroastrian Temples guardians of the sacred fire keep the fire alive at all times

True

In the Towers of Silence the poor and rich lay together after death

True

Long ears, high forehead, third eye are symbols common to the Buddha

True

Symbols and art are used to protect the Temple

True

The Vedic religions share the commonality of Karma, Reincarnation, and liberation

True

The desert landscapes are the foundations of the four Semitic living religions

True

The earliest identifiable culture of the Vedic region appears to have developed in the ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus Valley, Pakistan

True

The fact that Christianity was the religion of the Roman Empire resulted from Constantine's actions

True

The role of the Hindu 'priest' is to care for the image of the deity of the Temple.

True

Yamas and Niyamas are codes of conduct for Hindus

True

An insight of the Buddha is

Universal truth: common to all at all times

As an example of the mutability of religions, Manichaeism

reflects the combination of Zoroastrianism and Christianity

Judaism, along with Zoroastrianism are considered

semitic relgions

According to Hindu theologians:

simple people need the temple the most important pursuit is spiritual depth and temple worship is not necessary honoring deities can be done at home simple people need the temple

The heart of Buddhism correlates with

the place of Sidhartha Guatama's birth

What is aligned with the most sacred part of the Temple, the sanctuary that holds the image of the diety

tip of the temple

Islamic people consider Islam to be a religion of nature because everything God made is good

true

The Avesta is the book of prayers for the adherents of the Zoroastrian tradition

true

The great Silk Road had an impact on the spread of Zoroastrianism especially in its mutable form

true

Today in Judaism, functional sacred space refers to the spiritual community rather than a specific place or places

true

According to the Bible, Abraham was

warrior

The Arc of the Covenant housed in the First Temple

was primary focus on the beliefs of the proto-Judaic people

The original languages of the Christian Bible are

Aramaic, Greek, Latin

Math the Islamic concept with the proper definition

5 Pillars - ethos Arabian Peninsula - hearth of Islam based on individual merits - final judgement revelation to Muhammad - Koran Believe Islamic leader should be elected - Sunni Believed Islamic leader should be hereditary position - Shia revealed religion because of - initiating even

Who established the custom of circumcision?

Abraham

Choose best match:

Bodhi Tree, Bihar, India - Site of Buddha's enlightenment Nepal, Swayambhunath Temple - self created site most Buddhist Temples - contain an element that represents Buddha the idea of right speech is an element of - the noble eight fold path

Match the ideas

Catholic church - church represents the connection between God and humans Protestant churches - focus on listening and reading the Bible Mormon - allow no people outside their religion to participate rituals Orthodox Christianity - Eastern part of Christianity

The seven deadly sins are part of the ethos of:

Christians

Dualism in Zoroastrianism describes:

Cosmic vs moral

Some of the ways the Jewish people separated themselves from their neighbors in the days of proto-Judaism

Didn't eat pigs The serpent was evil Patriarchal God

When the Buddha talks about unseen reality what did he mean?/

Do not focus on what you cannot see

Ahriman was the only uncreated God

False

Moral relativism describes that a choice is either right or wrong. There are no exceptions

False

The Aryans + Harappans = Vedic culture which was disorganized group with no bureacracy

False

The Vedic religions use much energy to convert people to their worldview

False

The animosity between the Arabs and Jews has always existed

False

The cosmic vibration that underlies all existence is I Ching

False

The sacred places of Buddhism are places where the Buddha appeared to his adherents

False

Three of the deities of Hinduism: Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu together are known as the Trifecta

False

Two possible places of Mt.Sinai are Egypt or Israel

False

When bringing sacred offerings to the Temple in Israel, the Jews would search for agricultural goods from outside their land

False

In Zoroastrianism purity is associated with

Fire

Which of these explains the attributes of the Torah

Given to Moses by God the body of the Arc of the Covenant Contains the laws that establish Judaism

How did Zarathustra distinguish himself from the people of his time and place?

He believed in one God' Sacrificing animals was unnecessary; animals should be treated well He did not believe that the warrior class should be held in admiration

Where is the largest population of Zoroastrians today?

India

Match the Adherents' Worldview with the sacred place:

Ise Shrine - Hierophanic place, honor sun deity Isuma Taisha - Place for marriage celebrations, ritual place Tower of the Bear - Hierenergetic, one story tells us it is place of a miracle Tsodillo Hills - creation story, ritual Gamla Uppsala - commemorates sacrifice for knowledge, ritual

Match the best ideas

Islam - fourth religious tradition to develop from Semitic religion Pre-Islam - Allah was a tribal god humans are judged on individual moral responsibility - reflects Mohammad's teaching that good works are essential to please Allah Mohammad moved to Medina - because he was chased out of Mecca Verbal revelation to Mohammad - Koran No original sin - everything Allah made is good World Muslim League - Wahhabi group from Saudi Arabia established to spread their style of Islam Sunni - followed Abu Bakr, elected by Islamic community Shia - Hereditary tradition focused in Iran Muslim Brotherhood - centered around Suez Canal founded after WWI

The worst enemy to a Zoroastrian adherent is

Liar

The impact of colonization on the spread of Christianity

Made Christianity the world's largest global religion

Zoroastrianism is/war:

Main religion of pre-Islamic Persia

Match the best selections

Original Language of the Bible - Aramaic Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - share aspects of worldview Seven deadly sins - part of Christian ethos colonialism - caused diffusion of Christianity European identity - incomprehensible without Christianity art, music, genocide, wars - inspired by Christianity meeting, union of believers, listening to preacher, learning from Bible - purpose for church in Protestant Christianity Substantiate connection between God and Humans - purpose for Catholic church

Which of these is a sacred place of pilgrimage for Zoroastrianism

Pir E Naraki

What is the sacred place of Zoroastrians in Iran and provide an example of how this place reflects the worldview of the adherents?

Pir E naraki:, Yazd, Iran, the sacred place for Zoroastrians reflects the worldview of the adherents because it symbolizes a hierophanic miracle and houses the sacred fire, the representation of Ahura Mazda

Until the 20th century, when was the last time the jews occupied Palestine/Israel as a homeland?

Roman conquest

Match

Taliban - originally funded by US to fight Soviet invasion of Afghanistan Al Qaeda - committed to destroying western ideals and economics The Islamic fundamentalist groups - began after WWI, the division of Ottoman empire and imposed colonization Kava - Heart of Islam: symbolizes God of Abraham, built by Adam Great Mosque of Mecca - houses Kava and site of Hajj Commanded in Koran - Muslims must perform Hajj once in their lifetime Dome of the Rock - hierophanic sacred place Because every thing Allah creates is good - Islam is known as a 'green' religion

Match the place with the correct country

Temple of Confucius - China Ise Shrine - Japan Tower of the Bear - US Tsodillo Hills - Botswana Gamla Uppsala - Sweden

Today, in Judaism,

The focus on home as a sacred place gives strength to the holiness of home Home as a sacred place brings together social spiritual systems Home as a sacred place justifies the focus on the family

One theory about the Magi depicted in the story of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth

The magi were known as the three wise men The Magi may have been looking for the Messiah The Magi were regarded as priests of Zoroastrianism

In Judaism, the Biblical Model of Ideological Sacred Space

The model reflects that the movement of sacredness from the outside world to the Temple; the world is the least sacred moving to the Temple as the most sacred place for Judaism

Tell me about the western wall as a sacred place of Judaism

The most important reason for the Western Wall to be sacred to adherents of Judaism is that this is the closest place of the former Holy of Holies, where the Torah in the Arc of the Covenant was housed. God gave Moses and the Jewish people, the Torah

What happens in the Towers of Silence for Zoroastrian adherents?

This is the final act of charity for the dead

Zarathustra proclaims that the liar is the direst enemy. How does this statement impact adherents of Zoroastrianism?

Those who lie create a chaotic society because no one knows what is real There is a proscription not only against lying but believing in lies Individual is responsible for making 'correct' moral choices

The pilgrimage to a Zoroastrian sacred place would include

around summer solstice, people usually wear white, on the way there are stops for rest, bare feet, covered head and strong smell of incense

The house of a deity to Hindus

contains the kernel and essence of the deity of the temple

Krta, Trey, Dvapara, and kali

describe yugas or cycles of the world

The structure of a Temple:

dictated by rigid rules of mathematics and symmetry

Islamic Art

discourages images of God geometric patterns are common uses calligraphy

What is the origin of female Indian dance?

entertain deity

Belief in the worldview of Karma

humans are in a constant cycle of rebirth and death and the goal is to attain liberation

Buddha believed that

life involves suffering suffering ceases if desires cease suffering originates in our desires

what is just as important to the Hindu population as the huge temple complexes?

local shrines

To Hindu theologians

mathematics is a sacred subject

For adherents of Judaism, the Western Wall:

places where believers can be closest to God because it represents where the Arc of the Covenant stayed And historical sacred place is a cosmological sacred space because heaven and Earth join here