Geography
What is the Nile River?
The longest river in Africa.
What is Christianity?
A Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus
What is the general purpose of Feng Shui?
To create harmony and balance in a living space to promote good health
What is the Xia dynasty?
The first dynasty of China, ruling from approximately to BCE
Where is Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, primarily spoken?
East Africa
What is the highest Mountain in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro
What is islam?
A religion that centers on the belief in one God, known as Allah in Arabic, and submission to His will
What are the Shared heritage in East Asia?
Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism
Who was Qin Shi Huangdi?
The first emperor of a unified Chin
When did the Arabic language begin to spread in Africa?
7th century CE
What is the highest mountain in East Asia?
Mount Everest
What is Daoism/Taoism?
An ancient Chinese tradition centered on living in harmony with the Dao or the Way
The three largest ethnic groups in East Asia?
Han Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans
What is the trans-Saharan trade route?
A network of land and sea routes connecting North Africa and the Mediterranean with sub-Saharan West Africa
True or False: Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Khalkha Mongolian, and Japanese are all national languages of different language families in East Asia.
True
Where is the gobi desert?
Central Asia
What are kami?
the spirits or deities worshipped in Shinto, the indigenous religion of Japan
What language is spoken in East Africa and contains words from Arabic and Persian due to trade contact?
Swahili
What is the Ghana Empire?
A powerful West African empire that flourished between the 6th and 13th centuries
Where is Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, primarily spoken?
East africa
What is the primary language spoken in North Africa?
Arabic
What are the Analects?
A collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius
What is the largest ethnic group in China?
The Han Chinese
What is the Han dynasty?
The second imperial dynasty of China
what languages are most spoken in africa and east asia?
Swahili, Hausa, Arabic, Yoruba, and English