Evidence of Our Search for Meaning and Purpose (Junior Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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What provides the earliest evidence of humanity's search for meaning and purpose?
What provides the earliest evidence of humanity's search for meaning and purpose?
Archaeological sites
Where is Newgrange located?
Where is Newgrange located?
County Meath, Ireland
When was Newgrange built?
When was Newgrange built?
Around 3200 BCE
What two main purposes did Newgrange serve?
What two main purposes did Newgrange serve?
Burial site & celebrating the sun
What did the Egyptian pyramids particularly demonstrate beliefs about?
What did the Egyptian pyramids particularly demonstrate beliefs about?
The afterlife
What were pharaohs buried with in the pyramids?
What were pharaohs buried with in the pyramids?
Wives, slaves, animals & gold
How did ancient Egyptians view death?
How did ancient Egyptians view death?
As a transition to another existence
Where is Stonehenge located?
Where is Stonehenge located?
England
Who were druids?
Who were druids?
Pagan priests
What is one possible purpose historians suggest for Stonehenge?
What is one possible purpose historians suggest for Stonehenge?
A solar calendar to track seasons
What do Newgrange, the pyramids, and Stonehenge all represent?
What do Newgrange, the pyramids, and Stonehenge all represent?
Attempts to express meaning & purpose
For how long has the search for meaning been a fundamental human drive?
For how long has the search for meaning been a fundamental human drive?
Over 5,000 years