World History Religion
One of the major religious and cultural traditions of South Asia.
Hinduism
What was the Silk Road?
An ancient network of trade routes
Which social system is where males hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property?
Patriarchal
The caste system divides Hindus into how many categories?
4
The unicorn is the national animal of:
A. Germany
B. Scotland
C. England
B. Scotland
a religion, originated in India, by which person?
Buddha
When a country places a tax on specific imports or exports what is that called?
A Tariff
The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another is what?
Cultural Diffusion
Many believe that the four groups originated from who?
Brahma, the Hindu God of creation.
You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than
A. 1000 yards away
B. One mile away
C. Two miles away
2 miles away
Which religion describes that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment?
Buddhism
When did urbanization begin?
Industrial Revolution
The mixing of world cultures through different ethnicity, religions and nationalities has increased which three industries?
communication, transportation and technology
Where did Buddhism originate?
India
Four times more people speak _______ as a second language than as a native one.
A. Spanish
B. English
C. Chinese
B. English
Which is a philosophical and religious tradition that developed in China in ancient times under the influence of ideas credited to a man named Laozi.
When Countries are less developed what do they recieve less of?
a disproportionately small share of global wealth
What movement involves when workers moved towards manufacturing hubs in cities to obtain jobs in factories as agricultural jobs became less common.
Urbanization
From what religion did Hinduism develop from?
Vedic
The speed of a computer mouse is measured in
A. Nano-seconds
B. Giga-seconds
C. Mickeys
C. Mickeys
The sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence determines what?
Their fate in future existences
If a country has a high Gross Domestic Product which involves adding up the total value of goods and services a country provides what does that mean for the standard of living in that country?
The standard of living would be high as well
As mountains rise what also changes as the elevation gets higher?
Climate
According to Buddhism why is life suffering?
Desire
A $1 bill costs _______ to make.
A. 1 cents
B. 5 cents
C. 10 cents
B. 5 Cents