Key Vocabulary for Chapter 6: Religion in AP Human Geography

Chapter 6 vocabulary for APHG. Term Universalizing Religion Solstice Sect Polytheism Pilgrimage Pagan Monotheism Missionary Hierarchical Religion Ghetto Fundamentalism Ethnic Religion Diocese Denomination Cosmogony Caste Branch Autonomous Religion Animism Definition A religion that attempts to appeal to all the people, not just those living in a particular location. An astronomical event that happens twice each year. A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination. Belief in or worship of more than one god. A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes. A follower of a polytheistic religion. The doctrine of or belief in the existence of only one god. An individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion. A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control. During the Middle Ages, a neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews. Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect) A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated. A district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian church. A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body. A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe. The class or distinct heredity order into which a Hindu is assigned, according to religious law. A large and fundamental division within a religion. A religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally. Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events like thunderstorms and earthquakes have a discrete spirit and conscious life.