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The Maya excelled in ____, which allowed them to develop accurate calendars and predict solar eclipses.
Some of the major crops grown in Latin America.
Coffee
Chocolate
Corn
The belief in many gods.
Polytheism
The sacred text of Christianity.
Holy Bible
The Inca built their vast empire in the ____.
Andes Mountains
The belief in one god.
Monotheism
What are the five pillars of Islam?
Declare faith in Allah
Pray 5 times a day
Give to charity
Fast during Ramadan
Go to Mecca at least once in life
Who founded Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
The holiest city in Judaism.
Jerusalem
The founder of Judaism.
Abraham
Large paintings on walls, often for cultural, political, or economic expression.
Murals
The sacred text of Islam.
Quran
This is the major branch of Christianity in Latin America.
Roman Catholicism
Buddhism is a ___ religion, because it does not believe in the existence of gods.
Nontheistic
Birth rates in Latin America are affected by these two factors.
Marriage and contraception
At over 2 billion followers, Christianity is the ___ religion in the world.
Largest
The Aztecs grew crops on floating man made platforms called ____.
Chinampas
The holiday in which Christians celebrate the RESURRECTION of Jesus.
Easter
At over 1.5 billion followers, Islam is the ____ religion in the world.
Second largest
The holiday in which Christians celebrate the BIRTH of Jesus.
Christmas
The Buddhist belief that life is filled with suffering, and that we can deal with that suffering.
Four Noble Truths
The holy book of Judaism.
Torah
Some of the holiest cities in Islam.
Jerusalem
Mecca
The Islamic holiday in which Muslims fast for Allah.
Ramadan
Some Jewish holidays.
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Passover
Holy cities in Christianity.
Jerusalem
Nazareth
Bethlehem
The sacred texts of Hinduism.
Vedas
Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in the idea of rebirth after death.
Reincarnation
Hinduism is a ___ religion.
Polytheistic
Hindus believe that when they have all good and no evil in them, they will reach ____, and be reunited with Brahma.
Nirvana
The Hindu belief in having duties to oneself and to others that one must follow.
Dharma
These are the European languages spoken in Latin America.
Spanish
Portuguese
French
Dutch
English
The Hindu belief that one will be rewarded or punished for their good or bad deeds
Karma
Who founded Hinduism?
There were no known founders
When many of the most highly educated people leave for other countries, Latin American countries experience this.
Brain drain