(NOVEMBER 2009) RELIGION STUDIES – FIRST PAPER 7

Province of the

EASTERN CAPE

EDUCATION

NATIONAL

SENIOR CERTIFICATE

GRADE 11

RELIGION STUDIES – FIRST PAPER
MEMORANDUM
NOVEMBER 2009

MARKS: 150

TIME: 2 hours

This memorandum consists of 8 pages.
QUESTION 1
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1.1 / 1.1.1 / Belief in one god
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1.1.2 / Belief in many gods
1.1.3 / Denial of truth-value and/or usefulness of religion / (2)
1.1.4 / The belief in one or more gods, who created the world and look after people. / (2)
1.1.5 / The process of integrating elements of one religion into another religion from the introduction of fairly peripheral items to the creation of a new religion. / (2)
1.2 / 1.2.1 / C Isangoma / (2)
1.2.2 / D African Traditional Religion / (2)
1.2.3 / A Dialogue / (2)
1.2.4 / B Karl Marx / (2)
1.2.5 / C Secular state / (2)
1.3 / 1.3.1 / C Sangoma / (2)
1.3.2 / D Jesus of Nazareth / (2)
1.3.3 / E Muhammed / (2)
1.3.4 / A Baha’u’llah / (2)
1.3.5 / B Siddarta Gautama / (2)
1.4 / 1.4.1 / Mystic of love/Mystic of knowledge
1.4.2 / Life cycle rituals
Seasonal rituals
Commemorative rituals
Sacrificial rituals (Any 2) / (4)
1.4.3 / Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Baha’i (Any 2) / (4)
1.5 / 1.5.1 / Zion Christian Church / (2)
1.5.2 / They represent the central truth or different religions.
They give expression for the belief in different ways. / (4)
1.5.3 / This is a wide variety of spiritual exercises or techniques which are undertaken to come to religious (mystical) results. / (2)
1.5.4 / This is a small religious group which has broken away from a larger group because it believes that the latter no longer proclaims the “true religion”. / (2)
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QUESTION 2
2.1 / 2.1.1 / He means that all the required rituals need to be done.
In other words, whatever ritual the groups or families concerned have traditionally done must be done in this case – nothing must be left out or done “incorrectly.”
This may require negotiation if the ritual for each family is not exactly the same. / (6)
2.1.2 / The dangers could be misunderstanding, suspicion, jealousy, disappointment and hostility between the marriage partners and between the families concerned.
Serious hostility could lead to violence and even the end of the marriage and the link between the families. / (6)
2.1.3 / Learners need to know what a ritual is,
Learners need to understand that a rite of passage – such as marriage ceremony – is composed of several rituals.
Learners need to describe one such ritual, such as the slaughter of an animal, the handing over of the bride to the bridegroom, the exchange of rings, the lighting of fire, and so on. / (8)
2.1.4 / (a) / Learners have to explain how the ritual they have chosen emphasises the seriousness of the change;
Perhaps it is by the ritual speech used, the special gestures or actions, a change of clothes or jewellery (taking off or putting on), the use of sacred objects, etc. / (4)
(b) / how the help of the supernatural power is invoked;
this could be by lighting a sacred fire, lighting incense or candles, saying special prayers, oath, etc. / (4)
2.1.5 / (a) / The marriage ceremony reminds participants that they belong to the particular religious group -
by using the ritual of that group, by gathering together members of that group to take part in, or witness the ceremony. / (6)
(b) / of the worldview, teachings and values of the group, often by holding the ceremony in the sacred place of that particular group, by using the accepted marriage ceremony of the group, by using sacred texts (scriptures) of the group, by using a religious official to lead the ceremony and possibly give a sermon or talk. / (6)
2.2 / Prayer is particularly associated with the mysticism of love. It is seen as the most important expression of that kind of mysticism.
Prayer is based on the idea of a clear distinction between God and human, Creator and creature.
In prayer, God is directly addressed as a separate being.
In polytheistic religions, gods in the plural are addressed.
God/s may be addressed in the form of praise. Power, knowledge and so on may be among the characteristics that are glorified as the believer humbles him/herself in awe before God.
The confession of human weakness and powerlessness is a feature that often occurs in prayers.
Contrition (being crushed by a sense of a sin before God) and asking for divine mercy and forgiveness is another central element of prayer.
Prayer may also be expressed in the form of a petition or a request. God is asked to bestow his blessing, provide food and shelter and so on and provide everything the believer is in need of but cannot achieve through individual effort. (any 5) (5 x 2) / (10)
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QUESTION 3
Criteria / Max / Learner
3.1.1 / Reasons for conference / 10
Information through media
Situation in the community
Statistics from non-governmental organisations
3.1.2 / Aims of the conference / 10
To put up a forum for religious leaders to meet.
To open dialogue for common issues regarding the illness.
To seek for religious solutions for the consequences
To discuss the status of the HIV positive people
3.1.3 / Recommendations / 10
Future conferences
Structures for regular communication
Open communication with government and business
Put programmes in place for HIV/Aids sufferers
Leadership roles for persons in religious movements and organisations / (30)
3.2 / 3.2.1 / 200 churches, mosques and monasteries en other religious institutions were closed or used for other purposes.
Religious leaders of all religions were imprisoned or forced to seek work in industry or agriculture. / (4)
3.2.2 / There is still very limited religious freedom in Cuba. / (2)
3.2.3 / Religious leaders were arrested.
Religious property was confiscated.
Religious education and literature were banned from schools. / (6)
3.2.4 / Communism is atheistic.
It denies that God exists and therefore they prosecute the faith communities. / (4)
3.2.5 / Believers of all faiths were often threatened .
Believers have received long prison sentences. / (4)
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QUESTION 4
4.1 / 4.1.1 / Iran, Egypt / (4)
4.1.2 / Iran / (2)
4.1.3 / India / (2)
4.1.4 / Development of industries in towns drew people away from rural areas.
Religious leaders in rural areas have strong influence on the religious communities.
Those bonds were weakened in the urban areas and the influence of religious leaders decreased.
Modernity became more concerned with daily living and technical questions in a material world.
Modernists separated politics from religion and material being.
Modernist and industrial revolution brought about a decline of a relationship between religion and politics. (Any 4) / (8)
4.1.5 / Religion / (2)
4.1.6 / Middle East / (2)
4.2 / 4.2.1 / A miracle is a supernatural act or deed.
4.2.2 / Rituals are special acts that are performed at special times in a specific or prescribed way.
4.2.3 / She demonstrated her faithfulness and purity by walking on fire
4.2.4 / They have a prominent role on the religion.
They are respected just as men are. (Treated equally as men.)
The fire-walking festival is based on the heroic act of a woman. / (4)
4.3 / 4.3.1 / People work to earn their livelihood.
Most religions encourage people to work for a living, for example Christianity.
Free time is for leisure and enjoyment.
By that you also socialise and play.
Religion also encourages people to rest and relax after work, for example Judaism.
Some free time activities can be seen as work, for example sport and music. / (10)
4.3.2 / Religions are in general against alcohol and drugs, but with different degrees of harshness.
The Hindus believe that gambling bring a lot of misery and it damages your good name.
The Buddhists believe that gambling do have evil consequences.
For Moslems the use of alcohol and gambling is an abomination from the Satan.
Jews believe that gamblers are thieves.
Islam, Judaism and Buddhism prohibit gambling very strongly.
Drugs, alcohol and gambling destroy lives. / (10)
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QUESTION 5
5.1 / 5.1.1 / The term “monkey-aping” is an insulting way to describe the behaviour of black men who try to behave like whites. / (2)
5.1.2 / “Distinguished men” is a reference to all black South Africans who have gained recognition because of their European education or their conformism with European standards of accomplishment.
Gilbert Coka is trying to get Africans to stop venerating these men, but to think of them instead of people who have given in to European standards of achievement and, in so doing, tacitly admitting the superiority of European culture. / (8)
5.1.3 / The “slave mentality” that Coka refers to is the feeling that the European culture is superior and that the African identity and culture are inferior.
Coka is dealing with one of the most difficult challenges that an indigenous culture faces when it is challenged by one that appears to be politically and militarily more powerful, namely, how do you gain access to the things that make the foreign culture so successful without giving up your identity?
Sometimes, subdued people respond by trying to revert to strict traditional customs. This never works.
The key is in being able to take what is best from the foreign culture, yet maintain a strong sense of one’s own self-worth. / (10)
5.2 / The environment does not belong to us.
It belongs to God.
Christianity inherited the stewardship principal from Judaism.
This principle is still followed today by most churches.
In recent years a few evangelistic churches have started to preach that we need not take care of the environment.
This care will be meaningless once Jesus returns.
Some say that Jesus will only return once the last tree has been cut down.
The majority of Christians and Christian churches reject this view / (10)
5.3 / 5.3.1 / Modimo.
5.3.2 / Learners may suggest that the Batswana God is considered part of the whole of life, and not separated into a religious or spiritual aspect.
All of life is sacred. / (4)
5.3.3 / God is accessed through ancestral spirits who serve as intermediaries for people, often communicating through dreams / (4)
5.3.4 / Diviners help people to understand their dreams.
Learners should try to find out about the training of diviners, their specific function and their tools of divination. / (4)
5.4 / Judaism
Christianity
Islam / (6)
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TOTAL: / 150