Week 9 - Law- Unit 2 Religions - How did religion shape the first civilizations?

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is a system of faith that people believe in that helps shape and guide their view of the world.

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How did religion shape the first civilizations?

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What are the three monotheistic religions?

• Judaism/Buddhism/Christianity

• Islam/Christianity/Confucianism

• Islam/Christianity/Judaism

• Judaism/Christianity/Buddhism

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The defining characteristic of polytheistic religions is the idea that-

• there is an eternal struggle between good and evil

• beings undergo many cycles of rebirth

• past actions control the destiny of each person

• there are many gods and goddesses in existence

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Click on the correct location of ancient Mesopotamia.

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Which of the following best describes a polytheistic religion?

• Belief in one god

• Belief in many gods

• No belief in gods

• Belief in spirits only

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Match the following vocab. words with the correct definitions.

• belief in 1 God

• an agreement (promise) with God

• teachings that Moses received from God

• messenger sent by God

Monotheism

Covenant

Torah

Prophet

• Monotheism

• Covenant

• Torah

• Prophet

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Match the following religion with the correct description

• Zoroastrianism

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Shintoism

Good and evil fight over your soul

1st monotheistic religion;10 Commandment

Oldest religion, believes in Caste Syst.

Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path

Spirits are present in nature

• Good and evil fight over your soul

• 1st monotheistic religion;10 Commandment

• Oldest religion, believes in Caste Syst.

• Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path

• Spirits are present in nature

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Ancient Egyptians ​

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their dead so that the ​

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, or soul, could recognize its human body to ​

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with it in the ​

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mummified

Ka

reunite

afterlife

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Islam is a​ ​

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religion

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polytheistic

monotheistic

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Judaism is a​ ​

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religion

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polytheistic

monotheistic

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Monotheistic

• The belief in a single all-powerful god.
• The principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
  
• A type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity.
  
• The worship of or belief in multiple deities usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals.
  

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Egyptians religious beliefs were:

• monotheistic (one god)

• polytheistic (many gods)

• Islam

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What does polytheistic mean? Mark all that apply.

• To believe in one god

• To follow the religion of the king

• To believe in many gods

• To be a pagan

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Which regions in the ancient Middle East practiced monotheistic religions?

• Mesopotamia and Egypt

• Canaan and India

• Israel and Persia

• Egypt and Canaan

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According to the Assyrian and Babylonian prayer, what did people often feel about their sins?

• They always knew what they had done wrong

• They did not know what sins they had committed

• They believed gods never punished them

• They thought only priests could forgive sins

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How did the caste system in late Vedic India use religion to justify social hierarchy?

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How did the use of oracle bones in the Shang Dynasty reflect the role of religion in early Chinese civilization?

• They were used for agricultural purposes only

• They served as currency in trade

• They were used for religious rituals and divination

• They were used as tools for construction

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Compare the religious artifacts from the Shang Dynasty and the Ten Commandments. What do these artifacts reveal about the role of religion in shaping early civilizations?

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Which of the following are among the Eight Principles of Big Gods according to Ara Norenzayan?

• Watched people are nice people

• Hell is stronger than heaven

• Unworshipped Gods are impotent Gods

• Religious groups compete to cooperate

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Reflecting on what you learned today, what questions do you still have about the religions of Mesopotamia or the components of civilization (GRAPES)?