World Religions and Belief Systems: Geography, Culture, and Religion Dynamics, Schemes and Mind Maps of Religious studies

Download World Religions and Belief Systems: Geography, Culture, and Religion Dynamics and more Schemes and Mind Maps Religious studies in PDF only on Docsity! Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems Second Semester – Module 2: The Dynamics of Geography, Culture, and Religion Review To prove your understanding of the past lesson, you should be ready. to accomplish this task. Directions: Arrange the juggled letters at the end of each sentence and place the correct word on the answer sheet. 1. It is a set of beliefs used to understand the world. Rowldwive Ans: WORLDWIDE 2. It is a belief that the world is inhabited by spirit beings who govern earthly activities. Mistipris Ans: SPIRTISM 3. One of the basic characteristics of religion. fulnis cat Ans: SINFUL ACT 4. This is a belief of many gods or deities. Misthepoly Ans: POLYTTHEISM 5. It is a belief that an infinite personal God exists. Misthe Ans: THEISM ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Activity 2. Picture Analysis Objectives: Compare and contrast the cultural and religious influences to our society. Directions: 1. Analyze the picture and answer the following questions. 2. Use a separate sheet of paper for your answer. Critical Thinking Questions: 1. What did you feel upon seeing the pictures? 2. Does it mean that there are only negative effects of culture and religion? Elaborate your answer? 3. Based on your own experience, think of the positive effects of culture and religion. Evaluation Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer and write it in the answer sheet. 1. Various religions developed in time and spaces all over the world carrying with them their religious traditions and practices. One of those practices are places where the believers enable to communicate to a divine entity. How do they call these places? A. Holy Altar B. Holy War C. Sacred Images D. Sacred Places 2. Its concern is land and people. Its features are things like continents, seas, rivers and mountains. It is the fertile ground for the proliferation of religion. It refers to what term? A. Culture B. Geography C. Landscape D. Religion 3. Whose belief is this: “Religion is philosophy and philosophy is religion. A. Eastern belief B. Northern belief C. Southern belief D. Western belief 4. Each religion has places where they go and pray to their God. What religion which considers temples as their places of worship. A. Christianity B. Hinduism C. Islam D. Judaism 5. There is a special relationship between religion and geography. Religion needs the other to develop. What is the term? appropriate for this kind of relationship? A. Cultural anthropology B. Cultural geography C. Religious anthropology D. Religious geography 6. Your friends encouraged you to join a pilgrimage in Antipolo’s us Lady of Good Voyage church during Holy Week. What will you speak? A. No because I pray alone in my room. B. Yes, I will join because of m y friends. C. I am not a religious person, so I don’t need to go. D. Yes, I will join because it strengthens my faith when. I go to a holy or sacred place. 7. Asia is the birthplace of the major religions in the world. The Philippines is situated in Asia, and it was Christianized by the Spaniards. What kind of religious influence did we embrace? A. African Religions B. Asian Religions C. Eastern religions D. Western religions 8. There are places of worship that are considered sacred by religious traditions. What place of worship is considered sacred by Muslims? A. Churches B. Mosques C. Synagogues D. Temples 9. The site where any Muslims all over the world go for a pilgrimage once in their lifetime. A. In Iran B. Mecca in Saudi Arabia C. Middle East D. The Kaaba 10. Every Holy Week Catholic Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Christ. The crucifixion was made possible through the fourteen. Stations of the Cross or even individuals literally reenact the event by themselves being crucified. What place mentioned in the bible where Jesus was crucified? A. Calvary B. Golgotha C. Mt. Sinai D. Mt. Tabor 11. It is referred to as “ordinary way of life” in its broadest sense by Raymond Williams. What is it? A. Society B. Culture C. Politics D. Science 12. Perhaps you may encounter people who considered their own culture as superior to others. Some of us laugh when a person we talk to has a Visayan accent. What do you call this kind of attitude? A. Monotheism B. Cultural Relativism C. Ethnocentrism D. Polytheism 13. Culture is dynamic. This means that culture ____________________.