Ancient River Civilizations
The Ancient Greeks called this body of water the Nelios and the Ancient Egyptians called it Aur. We call it:
The Nile River
The Silk Road began during this dynasty:
The Han Dynasty
This man, also known as the Buddha, was the founder of this now widely practiced belief system.
Siddhartha Gautama.
This animal is seen as sacred under Hinduism.
The cow.
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The Roots Picnic
Many early civilizations settled by rivers because:
The soil was most fertile in these areas
water for irrigation
One commodity traded from Asia that was traded for jewelry and ornamental carvings:
Jade
All life is suffering refers to the first of:
The 4 Noble Truths
The foundational texts that inform the spiritual traditions of Hinduism.
The Vedas
This beloved athlete recently exited their role on a well-known sports team.
Aj Brown
The Ancient Sumerian civilization developed a form of writing characterized by its wedge shaped marks.
Cuneiform
This Italian adventurer is known for traveling along the Silk Road, but he also shares a name with this popular pool game.
Marco Polo
This must be completed before reaching Nirvana:
The Eightfold Path
The word Varna refers to:
The caste system
The final game for the FIFA World Cup will be held in what stadium on the East Coast?
MetLife Stadium
This legislation included the phrase "an eye for an eye."
Hammurabi's Code
This good from China changed the nature of war in Europe and beyond.
Gun powder
The Buddha gave up his life in this class after being disillusioned by the ills of the world.
The warrior/aristocrat/elite caste (Kshatriya)
What were priests/religious individuals titled under Hinduism?
Brahmins
8 crested ibises were released in this country decades after extinction from here, threatened by overhunting and environmental degradation.
Japan
This impressive structure was built during the Old Kingdom in Egypt and is still intact today.
The Great Pyramid of Giza
This religion from India spread to a number of East Asian countries through trade on the Silk Road.
Buddhism
After a long journey, the Buddha discovered the secret to Enlightenment while:
Sitting under a Bodhi tree
In Hinduism, this is the religious and moral law governing individual conduct and is one of the four ends of life
dharma
This day passed in late May, in preparation for another day of the same name in November.
Election Day