Chapter 11 MCQ's

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This section will include articles and links on the functions of religion in the past.

11.1 What kinds of religion were there?

Religions can encompass belief in spirits as well as belief in gods. This section includes some examples not covered in later sections.: The Zapotecs http://www.angelfire.com/ca/humanorigins/religion.html; Mesoamerican links http://www.angelfire.com/ca/humanorigins/religion.html; Ancient Mexico http://www.ancientmexico.com/; Discussion of the idea of a universal Goddess is at: http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~gloria/Goddess.html

11.5 Religion and ritual in prehistoric Europe

This is the most popular option in the current AS Level paper on religion and ritual. A wealth of sites is available, particularly helpful for research and presentations.

Key examples of Ice Age art can be seen at:: Lascaux http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/fr/; Chauvet http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/index.html
Links for particular sites include:: http://donsmaps.com/lepenski2.html
This site is an introduction to life in Mesolithic Britain including shamanistic beliefs. It also contains a test to see if you would have survived as a hunter-gatherer:: http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/flint/menu.html
Excellent directories of sites with pictures (ideal if you are planning visits) are at:: The Megalithic Portal http://www.megalithic.co.uk/; Stone pages http://www.stonepages.com/
Examples of individual sites are:: Clava cairns http://www.megalithics.com/scotland/clavas/clavmain.htm; Ballynahatty (Northern Ireland) http://www.qub.ac.uk/arcpal/ballynahatty.htm; Hindwell (Wales) http://www.jungsteinsite.de/2000_gibson/hindwell.htm; Flag Fen http://www.flagfen.com/; Isibister http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/isbister/; Loughcrew http://www.carrowkeel.com/sites/loughcrew/loughcrew.html; Avebury http://www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/avebury/index.html
Landscape ritual and belief: The following present ritual sites in their landscapes:; Maes Howe (Orkney) http://www.iol.ie/~geniet/maeshowe/; Kilmartin Glen (Scotland) http://www.kilmartin.org/; http://csweb.bournemouth.ac.uk/; Northumberland rock art http://rockart.ncl.ac.uk/; Stonehenge Riverside Project http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/research/stonehenge; Bronze Age (including video) http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d10/asb/anthro2003/archy/process/index.html
The Irish ritual sites mentioned in the text are at:: http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/carrowkeel.htmlthicireland.com/; http://www.megalithicireland.com/Body.htm; http://www.carrowkeel.com/files/main.html; http://www.irishmegaliths.org.uk/genius.htmw; European rock art http://www.rane-online.org/; Dunragit http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/subjectareas/archaeology/research/dunragit/

11.6 Religious specialists and rituals in later British prehistory

Birdlip Grave Group http://www.glos-city.gov.uk/libraries/templates/page.asp?FolderID=217

Upton Lovell ‘Shaman’ http://www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk/galleries/index.php

11.7 Roman religion and ritual

This is the second most popular option in the current AS Level.

Roman religion in general is at:: http://www.unrv.com/culture/roman-religion.php
A course on Roman architecture and building techniques is at:: http://classics.furman.edu/~rprior/courses/RA/RAU5.html
Romano-Celtic deities http://www.unc.edu/celtic/catalogue/triplism/ - genii
Links for particular sites include:: Temple of Vesta http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/172_Temple_of_Vesta.html; A virtual tour of the Forum in Rome is at:; http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma; An essay on Mithraism is at:; http://eawc.evansville.edu/essays/mithraism.htm; Corinium and Roman religion including the paternoster square are at:; http://www.roman-britain.org/places/corinium.htm - rib101
Build your own Roman temple at:: http://www.hirstarts.com/temple/temple.html

11.8 Ancient Egyptian religion and ritual

There are many good general sites such as:: http://academic.memphis.edu/egypt/; http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/Welcome.html; http://www.ancient-egypt.co.uk/index.htm; http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/index.html; http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egypte.html - menu
Temples are covered at:: http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/art/temple.html
A glossary of temple architecture is at:: http://www.egyptologyonline.com/temple_glossary.htm
Links for particular sites include:: Medinet Habu http://www.ancient-egypt.co.uk/medinet habu/index.htm; Karnak http://www.ancient-egypt.co.uk/karnak/index.htm; Luxor http://www.ancient-egypt.co.uk/luxor/index.htm; Giza http://www.ancient-egypt.co.uk/Giza/index.htm
For images and basic detail there are many tour company websites available including:: http://www.egyptmyway.com/index.html

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