RELIGION
This religion had no single founder.
What is HINDUISM?
These two rivers flow into the North China Plain.
What are the HUANGE HE (YELLOW RIVER) and CHANG JIANG (YANGTZE RIVER)?
Rule by one person, with power usually passed on from father to son.
What is MONARCHY?
When deciding if something is true, you usually use this claim tester first. It's the one that uses your feelings about whether something seems true or not.
What is INTUITION or GUT?
This term describes the Hindu belief in reincarnation, or rebirth, of one's soul.
What is SAMSARA?
Originally a prince who lived in luxury, this man gave it all up to live a life of poverty.
Who is SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA (or BUDDHA)?
This mountain range runs along the border of India and China and is home to the world's tallest mountain.
What are the HIMALAYAS?
Rule by one person, usually a military commander, who won power by making promises to the common people.
What is TYRANNY?
What is LOGIC?
This is the first of the Four Noble Truths. A Roman Stoic would agree.
What is LIFE IS SUFFERING.
On this journey, Muhammad was flown on a winged horse to Jerusalem where he met with all of the prophets who came before him.
What is the NIGHT JOURNEY?
The only civilization we studied without a major river.
What is GREECE?
What is DEMOCRACY?
If you're thinking about the background and experience of the author of an argument, and whether they would be someone knowledgeable about a subject, you're using this claim tester.
What is AUTHORITY?
This is Kirk's favorite color.
What is RED?
Originally persecuted in the Roman Empire, Christians were finally accepted when this emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
Who is CONSTANTINE?
At its height, this civilization stretched from modern-day Portugal to modern-day Iraq and surrounded the Mediterranean Sea.
What is ROME?
Rule by the few, usually wealthy aristocrats.
What is OLIGARCHY?
Facts, data, statistics, examples, quotes, etc. used to support an argument can be referred to as this.
What is EVIDENCE?
This town, located about 45 minutes away, is home to Kirk.
What is WEYMOUTH?
Once enslaved by the Egyptians, this man led the Israelites out of Egypt and slavery and across the Red Sea by parting it.
Who is MOSES?
This peninsula is almost an island and was home to Sparta.
What is the PELOPONNESUS or PELOPONNESIAN PENINSULA?
This term best describes the type of government in the United States today.
What is a REPUBLIC or REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY?
This is the term for the argument a person is making. It's the point they are trying to make. Hopefully they prove to you that they are right with evidence and reasoning.
What is a CLAIM?
What is FORTY?