World Religions
Far East
Europe
The Americas
Miscellaneous
100
believing in only one god
What is monotheism?
100
built to keep out invaders; built over a period of 200 years
What is the Great Wall of China?
100
from a word that means "pirates"; Norsemen who came from Scandinavia and were feared as fierce raiders
What are Vikings?
100
moving from place to place with no permanent home
What is nomadic?
100
an arch-shaped area in the Middle East
What is the Fertile Crescent?
200
the Jewish religion and oldest of the 3
What is Judaism?
200
name that means "mighty lord"; leader of the Mongols
Who was Genghis Khan?
200
people of Indo-European stock who first appeared in Central Europe and moved into Western Europe and the British Isles
What are the Celts?
200
nomadic tribe from northern Mexico who wandered around the Mexican Valley and finally settled on Lake Texcoco
Who were the Aztecs?
200
the king or ruler of Egypt
What is Pharaoh?
300
religion developed by followers of Jesus Christ
What is Christianity?
300
a series of rulers from the same family or line
What is a dynasty?
300
invaders who lived outside the Roman Empire
What are barbarians?
300
located in the tropical rain forest in the Yucatan
What is the Mayan Civilization?
300
the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
400
religion founded by Muhammed; means "surrender to the will of Allah"
What is Islam?
400
philosophy developed by Lao-tzu
What is Taoism?
400
rose to power at age 20 and conquered the Persians, Egyptians, and parts of Iran and the Indus Valley
Who was Alexander?
400
people who lived in the Andes Mountains of South America
What is Inca Civilization?
400
kingdom that covered all of Mesopotamia, ruled by King Hammurabi
What is Babylonia?
500
the Muslim holy book
What is the Koran?
500
Name one thing invented by the Chinese?
What is kite, compass, etc.
500
deals with ethics in medicine; doctors still promise to follow its principles
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
500
the Mayas used this form of writing with pictures, similar to the Egyptians
What is hieroglyphic?
500
the process of preserving a dead body by drying it
What is mummification?
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