S2 7th Grade Final Study Game

World Religions

100

Name the founders of Buddhism and Islam

Buddhism: Siddhartha Guatama

Islam: Prophet Muhammad

200

Name the holy books for Judaism and Buddhism.

Judaism: Torah and Talmud

Buddhism: Zen Text & Sutras

300

Name the ultimate reality for Hindus and Buddhists.

Hindus: Moksha

Buddhists: Nirvana

400

Which religions have strict dietary laws and what are they called?

Judaism: Kosher

Islam: Hallal

Hinduism: Vegetarian

500

If I followed the 4 Noble Truths, what are they and what religion would I be practicing

Life is sufferring

We suffer due to desire

Stop desiring

Follow the 8 Fold Path

Buddhism

China

100

During which dynasty was the Silk Road created?

Han

200

Which leader standardized the alphabet and created a system of weights and measures?

Shi Huangdi

300

What is the belief that the leader has the power to be in charge because the gods say so? Why style of government is this?

Mandate of Heaven

Theocracy

400

In the _____ Dynasty writing was developed. _______ wrote on __________ __________ the questions of the ___________.

Shang; Scribes, turtle shells, emperor

500

During the _______ Dynasty the mongols took over and ruled China. Who also visited from Europe during this time and what did he do?

Yuan Dynasty

Marco Polo; wrote a book

India

100

Who took over after the Mughals lost power in India?

British East India Company (BEIC)

200

Gandhi wanted to gain the worlds attention by walking to the sea. What did he harvest when he got there?

Salt

300

The symbol of the Indian revolution was a spinning wheel. Why?

Indians wanted to be independent from Britain. To do this, they needed to remove the reason Britain wanted them as a colony--raw materials and new markets. By making their own clothes, Britain no longer made money off them. Gandhi used to spend time making his own clothes every day.

400

Ashoka converted to _______________ after trying to conquer __________.

Buddhism; Kalinga

500

_______ _______ built the Taj Mahal as a tribute to his wife.

Shah Jahan

Japan/Korea

100

Which country utilizes a Presidential System?

South Korea

200

Which country utiilizes a Parliamentary System?

Japan

300

Who had real power in feudal Japan?

Shoguns

400

Name a difference between Knights and Samurai.

*Samurai are educated

*Samurai are born into the position

*Women learned martial arts

*Knights not educated

*Any man could be a knight if given the power from the lord.

*some women became knights

500

Describe Japans geography and two challenges.

Volcanic islands---

Challenges:

Communication

Trade

Travel

Isolation

Middle East

100

Between which two rivers do we find Mesopotamia?

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

200

In what modern day country was Mesopotamia and what was the ancient capital?

Modern Country: Iraq

Ancient Capital: Ur

300

How did Islam spread? How else was the Middle East impacted by this route?

Silk Road; Middle Men of Trade= wealth + new technology

400

The oldest form of writing is called _________ and written using a ______ shaped stylist.

Cunniform

"wedge-shaped"

500

What is OPEC?

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

*They set the quotas for how much oil to drill which sets the price in the global economy.