Exam 3: Religious Symbols

The Islamic calendar is:

Calendars are important in many religious for the scheduling of periodic rituals.

Different Yoruba deities,or orisha,can be identified,in part,by the colors used in their representations.

The unit of time we call a week is an arbitrary unit.The number of days that make up a week varies among the world's societies.

How is music used in religious rituals? Compare this with the use of music in movies.

Symbols play extremely important roles in marketing and advertising.Describe what a symbol is using commercial symbols as examples.

What is an acrostic? Give an example.

Lord Pakal,a Mayan ruler of Palenque,ruled in the:

Use the structuring of time to illustrate the concept that culture creates realities.

A shell trumpet and a flute are examples of a(n):

All languages have a similar set of basic color terms in terms of number and meaning.

How do religious toys and games express the worldview of that religion?

Among the Australian Aborigines,increase rituals are rituals designed to increase one's personal wealth.

Aspects of Australian totemic beliefs include:

The cross was an early symbol of Christianity and appears in First Century Christian art.

In a Buddhist temple the swastika stands for evil.

The psychoduct found in Lord Pakal's tomb connected the tomb to the temple on top of the pyramid.

The ancient Maya used several calendar cycles simultaneously.There were two main cycles,one of 365 days and one of 185 days.

The image of Lord Pakel on the carving in Temple of the Inscriptions is evidence of contact by astronauts from other worlds.