Monotheism
The founder of the Hebrews.
Who was Abraham?
The oldest religion in India.
What is Hinduism?
People must treat others with respect, courtesy, and fairness.
What is a basic belief of Confuciansim?
The highest mountains on earth.
What are the Himalaya mountains?
In this empire, farmers had to work for the government for ONE month of every year!
What is Ancient China?
The name of the first 5 books in Hebrew scriptures.
What is the Torah?
The belief that your actions will come back to you.
What is karma?
Once a person lives a proper life, the soul can enter this special space.
What is "Nirvana"
The name of the ocean that lies just south of India.
What is the Indian Ocean?
In this civilization, the father ruled the house, marriages were arranged, and elders were respected.
What is Ancient China?
The word for the "agreement" between Abraham and Yahweh/God.
What is a covenant?
The belief that after death, a person returns in another life form.
What is reincarnation?
The belief that a person should be "one with nature".
What is Taoism?
The yellow loess (silt) causes the waters of this river in China to have a yellow appearance.
What is the Huang He River?
In this civilization, the "caste system" prevented people from changing social status.
What is Ancient India?
The name of the two gods who represent early monotheism in Egypt and Persia.
What are "Aten" in Egypt and "Ahura Mazda" in Persia?
The name of the man who establish Buddhism as a religion and later became known as "Buddha."
Who is Siddharta Gautama?
The balance of two forces, such as: light/dark; earth/heaven; male/female.
What is Yin - Yang?
The 2 rivers in India where the Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa Civilizations developed.
What are the Indus River and the Ganges River?
The people of this civilization had indoor bathrooms and plumbing.
What is Ancient India?
The titles of the first 5 books of the Torah.
What are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy?
You conquer your desires, you do not kill anything, and you are a vegetarian.
What are beliefs of Jainism?
The three religions common to Ancient China.
What are Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism?
This area of the world is called a "subcontinent". It is isolated by its geography.
What is India?
The name of the two civilizations that formed near the Indus and Ganges Rivers in India.
What are Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?