Vocab
Sacred Texts/beliefs
Moral Code
Religious Founders
Geography
100

Filial piety

Respect for elders and devotion to family

100

Ten Commandments

Moral code in Abrahamic religions that describe how people should behave toward God and one another

100

Law of Karma

Idea that a person's actions have consequences and what a person does in this life will affect their next life

100

Founder of Confucianism

Confucius

100

 

Identify Nile River

A

200

Caste system

Hindu social hierarchy into which a person is born and lives their entire life

200

Qur'an

Holy book of Islam

200

Five Pillars of Islam

Describes the fundamental practices of Islam: Faith in Allah, five times daily prayer towards Mecca, help for the poor, fasting during Ramada, Pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca

200

Founder of Taoism

Laozi

200

 

Identify Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Euphrates = B

Tigris = C

300

Diaspora

The dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland

300

Torah

Sacred scripture recording laws and events in Jewish history

300

Sharia Law

Outlines religious regulations governing the lives of Muslims

300

Founder of Islam

Muhammad

300

 

Identify Indus River

F

400

Hajj

Pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim must make at least once in their lifetime

400

Eightfold path

Buddhist practices that include the right view, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right awareness

400

Reincarnation

Process in which spirits return to earth many times in different forms trying to become one with Brahman

400

Founder of Buddhism

Siddharta Gautama (Buddha)

400

 

Identify Huang He River

G

500

Dharma

Duties dependent on your position, gender, and occupation in society

500

Four Noble Truths

Fundamental doctrine of Buddhism that represents the moral guidelines to living a meaningful life

500

Respect for elders and devotion to family

Filial piety

500

Founder of Hinduism

NO ONE HAHA TRICK QUESTION (originated from Harappan and Aryan culture, but no single founder)

500

 

Identify Yangtze River

River below G