Unit 1: Human Rights and Global Citizenship
What are human rights?
Rights all people deserve
What is the definition of religion?
A system of belief and practices
Who was Mansa Musa?
The king of Mali
What is a dynasty?
A series of rulers from the same family
What is a global citizen?
Someone who wants to make the world a better place
What does monotheism mean?
What does polythesim mean?
Belief in one god
Belief in multiple gods
What were the three West African kingdoms?
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
List the Chinese dynasties in order from first to fourth.
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
What is the United Nations?
An international organization
List the three monotheistic Abrahamic religions.
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
What made the West African kingdoms rich?
Trading gold and salt
Name one invention of each dynasty.
Answers will vary
What is the purpose of the United Nations?
To maintain world peace and security
List two polytheistic religions.
Hinduism and Buddhism
What group of Europeans started trading in Africa first?
Portuguese
Which dynasty did Shi Huangdi rule and what did he do?
He ruled the Qin dynasty and he built the Great Wall and the Terracotta soldiers
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and who created it?
THe list off all rights that humans have and it was created by the United Nations
Which religions believe in the law of Karma, Dharma, and Moksha and believe in a cycle of rebirth?
Hinduism and Buddhism
What was the triangle trade?
The trading of Africans from Africa to the Americas to get resources to take back to Europe.
What type of economy did China grow into because of the Silk Road?
Command