Religion
A holiday that Jewish people celebrate every week on Saturday
Sabbath
a farming technique where flat surfaces were carved into the side of a steep mountain.
Terrace farming
What monotheistic religion spread in West Africa, replacing the ancient religions?
Islam
Seasonal wind and rain patterns in India
monsoon
If you were to walk along the banks of the Huang He river, you might think it looks very yellow because of all the _________________________.
loess
What is the Jewish holy book?
The Torah
floating gardens used by the Aztecs.
Chinampas
What ruler of Mali is famous for his luxurious hajj to Mecca?
Mansa Musa
The belief that a person's soul will be born into something else upon that person's death
reincarnation
If you were a king in Ancient China, you would believe you had the divine right to rule because of the ______________________.
Mandate of Heaven
What is a messiah?
The savior of the Jewish people
Many Mesoamerican cultures practiced ____________________ to make the gods happy.
Human Sacrifice
What did Mansa Musa build?
universities and mosques
The sum of all your actions that influences how you will spend your next life
karma
In Taoism, ____________________________ represent the opposites that make up life.
Yin and Yang
Christians who speak Arabic call God
Allah
Mesoamericans practiced _________________, where they cut down dense rainforests and burned off vegetation.
slash and burn
If you and the person you were trading with didn't speak the same language, you might try a _____________________.
silent barter
What are the Four Noble Truths?
Buddha's teachings
If you believed in getting strict punishments for doing something bad, and being rewarded for doing something good, you believed in ______________________.
Legalism
What is the largest religion world-wide?
Christianity
Who was at the top of the Mayan social hierarchy?
the ruler or emperor
An Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca
hajj
Why did Ashoka the Great convert to Buddhism?
He saw all the destruction his war caused
If you were an Ancient Chinese trader, you might meet Roman traders on __________________________.
The Silk Road