Islam
Chinese Philosophies
Christianity and Judaism
Egypt and Mesopotamia
Iran and Persepolis
100
A person who practices Islam.
What is a Muslim?
100
The philosophy that stresses respecting one's elders.
What is Confucianism?
100
Jewish people worship in this building.
What is a synagogue?
100
Belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
100
The name of the protagonist in Persepolis.
Who is Marjane (or Marji)
200
The holiest prophet in Islam
Who is Muhammad?
200
The Daoist symbol that shows that life is made up of opposites in balance?
What is yin and yang?
200
Christianity flourished, in part, because this large empire had a sophisticated network of roads that helped the religion to spread.
What is the Roman Empire?
200
The life sources in Mesopotamia include the Tigris and this river.
What is the Euphrates?
200
The title of the book, Persepolis, refers to a city from this ancient empire.
What is the Persian Empire?
300
The pillar of Islam that requires a pilgrimage to Mecca.
What is the Hajj?
300
The philosophy with clear but harsh punishments.
What is Legalism?
300
The holy language of the Jewish people.
What is Hebrew?
300
The land between the rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
300
The man who ruled Iran before the Islamic Revolution.
Who was the Shah?
400
The two main sects of Islam include "Sunni" and this.
What is Shia/Shiite?
400
In Confucianism, it is called "the li"
What is proper behavior?
400
The Christian concept that includes, God, Jesus, and the holy spirit.
What is the Trinity?
400
The Mesopotamian gods made the first humans out of this substance.
What is clay?
400
An incident in Iran before the Islamic Revolution when soldiers fired at protesters and killed 88 people.
What is Black Friday?
500
The Arabic word for the pillar "Declaration of Faith"
What is Shahada?
500
A Daoist concept meaning "action through nonaction"
What is "wuwei"?
500
Christianity became officially tolerated in the Roman Empire in this year.
What is A.D. 313?
500
The Egyptian god that cried tears of joy that turned into humans.
Who is Atum?
500
The man who came to power in Iran after the Islamic Revolution.
Who was the Ayatollah Khomeini?
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