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WorksheetsReligion and the Cultural Landscape
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following Christian churches are most likely to have "simple" architecture and reflect the materials available in that location?
Catholic
Orthodox
Protestant
This image is most likely found in what religious house of worship?
Mosque
Synagogue
Protestant Church
Orthodox Church
This image would be forbidden in which of the following religious houses of worship?
Protestant Churches
Synagogues
Mosques
Catholic Churches
In which religion are all other places of worship to be modeled after the Golden Temple?
Orthodox Christian
Syangogue
Buddhism
Sikhism
What religious place of worship (example pictured) is geared towards an individual rather than a large gathering of people and is centered around a relic?
Hindu Temple
Buddhist Pagoda
Jewish Synagogue
Sikh Gurdwara
Utopian societies found in the U.S. during the 18th and 19th centuries withdrew from society at large because...
They feared popular culture
They were outcasts from their villages
They swore a life a of strict religious devoutness
They wanted to model their society based on first century communal practices from Jerusalem
Utopian groups such as the Shakers and the Amana Colonies had a strong belief in what characteristic?
work ethic
devoutness
cleanliness
charity
The total number of visitors to ___________ is most likely much higher than 3 million, but numbers are only tallied during the Hajj.
Al-Asqa Mosque in Jerusalem
Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca
Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City
What sacred site is revered as holy by Muslims, Christians, and Jews?
Temple Mount
Hagia Sophia
Notre Dame
Sistine Chapel
Which aspect of religion has one of the strongest impact on the environment?
Missionaries trying to convert others
Religious scripts
Burial practices
Building sacred spaces
Before Christianity arrived in Europe, what was the common way to deal with corpses?
Leave bodies for scavengers
Cremation
Burial
Release into the sea
India is experiencing a strain on ________________ because they _____________ their dead.
fossil fuels; preserve
fossil fuels; cremate
wood; cremate
wood; bury
What calendar is most frequently used in the West?
Julian calendar
Lunar calendar
Caesarean calendar
Gregorian calendar
BCE/CE are used as a secular version of BC/AD. What do each of these acronyms stand for?
Before Common Era/Common Era; Before Christ/After Death
Before Common Era/Common Era; Before Christ/Anno Domini
Before Christ Entered/Christ Entered; Before Christ/After Death
Before Christmas Eve/Common Era; Before Christ/Anno Domini
Which of the following alternative burial practices freeze-dries bodies?
Eternal Reefs
Green Embalming
Bios Urns
Promession
