Belief Systems -- Complete Edition

Animism is the:

• The act of domesticating an animal 
• Belief the natural world was filled with spirits 
• Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu
• Major religious and cultural tradition of Southwest Asia

In Animism, these individuals communicate with the spirits in nature by entering a trance-like state:

• Totems
• Amulets
• Shamans
• Gurus

In Animism, these objects serve as sacred objects or representations of spirits:

• Totems
• Shamans
• Kami
• Talismans

Shinto is:

• the indigenous religion of the islands of Japan.
• “the way of the goddesses.”
• native to China and Japan.
• a hybrid of ancient Buddhism.

Shinto is strongly oriented toward ______

• man.
• ethics.
• nature.
• water.

In Shinto, these items can bring good luck or good fortune:

• Totems
• Shamans
• Amulets and Talismans
• Vedas

What is the term for a person being reborn after a previous life?

• maya
• reincarnation
• recluse
• dharma

What is Moksha?

• Freedom from the cycle of birth and rebirth 
• Hindu Three Holy books
• Means same as Karma
• Hindu soul is lost forever

This, good or bad,  determines the state of your reincarnation.

• Vedas
• Karma
• Aryans
• Upanishads

What land mass separates India from modern day China?

• Arabian Sea
• Himalayan Mountains
• The Gobi Desert
• The Indus River