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Middle East
Vocabulary
India
East Asia
Religions
100
Muslims go on a religious journey called this to Mecca
What is pilgrimage
100
this type of economy is when the government controls everything including farmland, businesses, etc
What is command economy (communism)
100
This country controlled India from 1859 to 1947 as a colony.
What is Great Britain
100
These religions all believe in the same God and originate in the Middle East
What is Judaism, Islam, and Christianity
200
What are the major physical features of the Middle East and how do they affect where people live?
What is deserts, mountains and people settle near water sources like oases
200
This organization controls the price of oil and how much oil is sold
What is OPEC
200
This leader stood for independence in India, through non-violence. Inspired leaders like Dr. King and Nelson Mandela
What is Mohandas Ghandi
200
These two POLYTHEISTIC religions origniated in South Asia.
What is Hinduism and Buddhism
300
This international organization helps promote peace in the region.
What is United Nations
300
This is the total of all goods and services produced in a country divided by the country's population.
What is GDP per capita
300
This empire created the numerical system that is used today and stressed the Caste System
What is Gupta Empire
300
This term describes how Buddhism spread to China
What is cultual diffusion
300
This way of life spread its teachings throughout East Asia and value respect of elders and the past
What is Confucianism
400
This revolution was the start of what was protests against the government that might have led to democratic governments in the Middle East.
What is the Arab Spring
400
This empire controlled the eastern part of the Roman Empire after it split up, and controlled most of the Middle East during the Middle Ages.
What is Bzyantine Empire
400
Mao Zedong as a communist dictator in the late 1940's and 50's can be compared to which other dictators?
What is Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin
400
These religions have similar beliefs in karma and reincarnation.
What is Hinduism and Buddhism
500
Where do people settle and why in ancient times in the Middle East?
What is along rivers
500
This is when one country controls another, usually by creating colonies and taking advantage of a nation's natural resources
What is imperialism
500
Hindus and Muslims in India and Pakistan fight over the region known as
What is Kashmir
500
This country has influenced culture, trade routes, goods throughout Asia
What is China
500
Conflict among Arabs and Israelis and Indians and Pakistanis continues to be a problem because of differences in what?
What is religion