Studies of Religion Revision Flashcards

50 fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering world religions, aboriginal spiritualities, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, ancient religions, and Australian religious history.

A __________ worldview represents the idea that a divine power exists beyond the normal human physical experience.

transcendent

An __________ worldview emphasizes God or gods dwelling within the individual or daily human existence.

immanent

The four key features of religious traditions are beliefs, sacred texts & writings, ethics, and __________.

rituals and ceremonies

In Figure 0, a living and dynamic religion requires that beliefs, sacred texts, ethics, and rituals interact __________ to nurture an active tradition.

creatively

The __________ is a complex network of knowledge, faith, and practices that dominates all spiritual and physical aspects of Aboriginal life.

Dreaming

Ancestral spirits left behind trails of their lives called __________, which are marked in geography and tribal lands.

Dreaming tracks

Kata Tjuta is a sacred rock formation in the Northern Territory that carries spiritual significance for the __________ people.

Anangu

One of the ancestral spirit totems for the Yugambeh region in South East Queensland is the Wajin, which is a __________.

platypus

In 63 BCE, the Roman General __________ conquered Palestine and made it part of the Roman Empire.

Pompey

According to Figure 1, the Jewish group that withdrew from ordinary life to monastic isolation to prepare for God's Messiah were the __________.

Essenes

The politically oriented Jewish group that advocated violent rebellion against Rome to achieve independence was the __________.

Zealots

In 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered at a commune site located at __________.

Qumran

Jesus began his public ministry as a teacher and healer at the age of __________.

thirty

According to Figure 2, the belief in the nature of God and the Trinity is supported by the scripture passage __________.

Matthew 28:19

The debate regarding the inclusion of Gentile converts in the early Christian Church led to the formation of the Council of Jerusalem in __________ CE.

49

The Church of England was established in 1534 when King __________ VIII made Acts of Parliament declaring himself head of the church.

Henry

Catholics believe that during the Eucharist, __________ occurs, converting the substance of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ.

transubstantiation

The 16th-century Reformation began when __________ nailed 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral.

Martin Luther

The three core ethical teachings of Christianity are the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, and Jesus' __________.

Commandment of Love

In Christianity, spoken or sung prayers such as the Lord's Prayer and Hail Mary are categorized as __________ prayer.

vocal

In pre-Islamic Arabia, merchants sold false idols at the Ka'bah, including a major deity idol named __________.

Hubal

According to Figure 3, the city of Medina was originally named __________ before Muhammad fled there to avoid persecution.

Yathrib

Muhammad received his first divine revelation from the angel Jibril in 610 CE in a cave at Mount __________.

Hira

During the Year of Sorrows in approximately 620 CE, Muhammad suffered the loss of his wife Khadijah and his uncle __________.

Abu Talib

As a young trader, Muhammad acquired a reputation for honesty and was nicknamed __________.

Al-Ameen

The first Caliph, Abu Bakr, initiated the process of compiling the __________ in written form.

Qur'an

During his ten-year reign as Caliph, Umar Ibn al-Khattab famously conquered the holy city of __________.

Jerusalem

Caliph Uthman Ibn Affan was accused of __________ because he distributed wealth and land to members of his family.

nepotism

Shi'ite Muslims believe the rightful leader of the Muslim community must be a descendant of Muhammad and call this leader an __________.

Imam

In Islam, the sin of denouncing Tawhid or associating partners with Allah is called __________, which is considered haram.

shirk

The Arabic term for the afterlife and Day of Judgement in Islamic belief is __________.

Akhira

In Islamic belief, the angel __________ is tasked with receiving an adherent's soul right before death.

Azra'i

The third pillar of Islam, __________, requires adherents to donate 2.5% of their annual income to charity.

Zakat

The obligatory pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims must undertake at least once in their lifetime if able is the __________.

Hajj

The covenant of circumcision established between Abraham and God is known in Hebrew as __________.

Brit Milah

In 1896, Theodor Herzl published the pamphlet __________ to outline the concept and goals of Zionism.

Der Judenstaat

The largest traditional Jewish cultural group that resided in central and eastern Europe was the __________.

Ashkenazim

The central declaration of Jewish faith affirming that God is One, recited twice daily, is called the __________.

Shema

According to Figure 4, the fourth commandment requires Jewish people to keep the Sabbath and abstain from work on the __________ day.

seventh

According to Figure 5, the sixth commandment prohibiting unlawful killing uses the specific Hebrew word __________.

ratsakh

In Jewish tradition, the moral law in the Torah comprises a total of __________ commandments or mitzvot.

613

The foundational Jewish ethical concept that means 'repair of the world' is called __________.

Tikkun Olam

In Jewish practice, performing acts of hidden charity anonymously is known as __________.

Tzedakah

In Shinto creation myth, the primordial male kami who helped create the Japanese islands with Izanami was __________.

Izanagi-no-Mokito

A Shinto shrine is demarcated from the mundane world by a sacred gate known as a __________.

Tori

According to Figure 6, the Celtic god of the underworld depicted with a hammer and a dog is __________.

Curoi Mac Daire

The ancient Celtic lunar-solar calendar discovered in France in 1897 is known as the __________ Calendar.

Coligny

According to Figure 7, the peaceful Norse deities who focused on mystical arts and magic were called the __________.

Vanir

According to Figure 10, the god Thor possessed a powerful weapon named __________, which could throw lightning bolts.

Mjolnir

In 1880, the New South Wales government passed the __________ Act, declaring education to be free, compulsory, and secular.

Public Instruction