Era 4 Flashcard 1

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What is syncretism?

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The mixing, matching and adapting of belief systems

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How did farming change early belief systems?

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It created hierarchies.

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What was a benefit of belief systems for rulers?

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The increased organization of religion gave rulers more control over their subjects.

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What is a portable belief system?

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A belief that communication with those gods (or God) happened no matter where believers were, and everyone, regardless of location, could become part of their religious community

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In an Empire, people are treated equally.

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False

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What is the Cognitive Revolution?

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The distinct human ability to think abstractly and communicate about things beyond the “here and now”

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What is animism?

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The earliest systems of belief imagined a spirit world, often invisible, that existed alongside the physical world of human communities.

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This group believes in a kingdom of eternal happiness in a life after death and of the importance of devotion to God and love of others.

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Christians

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Who were a group of people who briefly established two small kingdoms in the area between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River known as Canaan?

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Jews

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Which group believes in a set of texts known as the Upanishads, explaining reincarnation and liberation?

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Hindus