India 1
The main religion of India is?
Hinduism
People not belonging to any caste are called?
outcastes
What is the belief that the soul is reborn into some other man or animal?
Reincarnation
What is Cuneiform?
Sumerian Writing
what famous citizen of Ur is mentioned in the Bible?
Abraham
Which prophet was sent to preach in Nineveh?
Jonah
The most common used language in the Middle East is?
Arabic
The capital of India is?
New Delhi
What is the capital of Syria?
Damascus
One important math principle developed in India was?
Place value
A seasonal wind that brings rain is a?
Monsoon
True or False.
The word "Buddha" means "Enlightened One."
True
What is a ziggurat?
a temple
What do archaeologists study?
ancient cultures
Who allowed the Jews to rebuild their temple?
Cyrus
The holy book of Islam is the?
Koran
What is the capital of Iran?
Tehran
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara
The River that was the home of India's ancient civilization was the?
Indus River
A cotton material first made in India is?
Calico
An important leader in the struggle of India's independence was?
Gandhi
What was NOT a Sumerian invention or discovery?
a. wheel
b. writing
c. arch
d. coins
coins
What did Lydians first make?
coins
What do we call man's attempt to put himself in the place of God?
humanism
The founder of Islam was?
Muhammad
What is the capital of Iraq?
Baghdad
India's largest city is?
Mumbai
What do Buddhists call the state of being without suffering?
Nirvana
Who is the "Father of Modern Missions?"
William Carey
What did Sumerians use to stamp their documents?
Cylinder seal
Whose most valuable contribution was the alphabet?
Phoenicians
What did nebuchadnezzar build in Babylon that was considered a wonder of the ancient world?
Hanging Gardens
The most important natural resource in the Middle East today is?
oil
What is the capital of Israel?
Jerusalem
A line of rulers all in the same family is a?
Dynasty
What group of people invaded India from the north and developed the caste system?
Aryans
An Indian ruler built the ___ as a tomb for his favorite wife.
Taj Mahal
Which people were among the first to build an empire?
Hittites
What were the Canaanites known for?
What is the false idea that man began as an animal?
evolution
The country that became a nation in 1948 is?
Israel
What is the capital of Jordan?
Amman
India's first prime minister was?
Nehru
The person who first took cotton goods from India to Europe was?
Alexander the Great
The First European to reach India by sailing around Africa was?
Vasco da Gama
When did history begin?
the creation of man
True or False.
The world's largest peninsula is Asia Minor.
The Arabian Peninsula
The country once called Persia is known today as?
Iran
What is the capital of Lebanon?
Beirut
India's major rivers are the Indus, Brahmaputra, and ___?
Ganges
The country once called East Pakistan is called ___ today.
Bangladesh
What is our system of dating centered on?
Christ's coming to earth
The country known for its cedars in ancient times was?
Lebanon
What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
Riyadh