WORLD RELIGION

Studying religion as it was in first-century Rome is important because it is a clear example of how religion has been about power and meaning in relation to

• The national world.

• Their god and goddesses.

• Human destiny.

• Modern Western Religion.

The world's oldest religious specialist

• Dates to 75,000 years ago.

• Is extinct.

• Is called the shaman.

• Is found only by tribal religion.

Conforming to a tradition's doctrines is called

• Orthopraxy

• Orthodoxy

• Orthopedics

• Orthodontics

In every religious tradition __________ convey(s) the deepest and most profound truths of life.

• Rituals.

• Myths.

• The sacred.

• The nature.

The agricultural skill that brought about urban life started to develop around

• 8000 BCE

• 6000 BCE

• 2500 BCE

• 1000 BCE

To understand a religious story literally can often lead to

• Happiness, health, and wisdom

• Misunderstanding its meaning.

• Enlightenment.

• The creation of a new tradition.

In the myths of history, time is seen as

• The enemy.

• Neutral.

• The vehicle for encountering ultimate reality.

• Disadvantageous

Marxism was against

• Secularism

• Capitalism

• Progress

• Science

In religions, the blueprint for what is just or ethical is expressed in

• Myth.

• Liturgy

• Material Expression

• All of the above

The first religious tradition to spread its beliefs, practices, and critiques of nonbelievers globally was

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism