2. 5 and 2.6 - Cultural and Environmental Consequences of Connectivity

Where did Buddhism originate and where did it spread?

• China.  Leading faith in the Americas and Middle East.
• China.  Spread to the rest of Asia
• India.  Leading religion in the Americas and the Middle East
• India.  Leading faith in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China, Japan & Korea

What major trade routes did Buddhism spread along?

• Silk Roads

• Trans-Saharan

• Mediterranean

• Indian Ocean

What groups of people spread Buddhism?

• Pastoralists

• Merchants

• Monks

• Nomads

Beings who have experienced enlightenment but, motivated by compassion, stop short of entering nirvana so as to help others achieve it.

• mudras

• mandalas

• mishna

• bodhisattvas

What trade route was Hinduism mostly spread through?

• Trans-Saharan

• Silk Road

• Mediterranean

• Indian Ocean

Which types of people helped to spread Hinduism to Southeast Asia?

• Traders

• Priests

• Followers of the Bhakti movement

• Followers of the Sufi movement

Muslim merchants could trade with people in many different areas because

• Islam had spread to many lands.

• the Ottoman Empire had gained control of many regions.

• they established many new trade routes.

• Arabia was at a crossroads location.

What was the most important factor in the spread of Islam from the 600s to the 1600s?

• trading with non-Muslims

• producing Islamic art

• translating Arabic texts into Latin

• conquering non-Muslims

THESE are the mystical Muslims, who uses meditation, fasting, special rituals and releasing of material wants to get closer to Allah.

• Shiites
• Sufis
• Sunnis
• Sheherazades

Where did Islam originate?

• Abrabian peninsula
• China
• North Africa
• India