Early Civilizations and Religion

What was the name of the laws given to Moses on Mount Sinai?

• Hammurabi's Code

• Book of the Dead

• Ten Commandments

• Bill of Rights

The idea that people can benefit from Karma and improve their status in life after death is possible through____________.

• Reincarnation

• Baptism

• Reunification

• Monotheism

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

• Abraham

• Siddartha Gautama

• Hammurabi

• Moses

• King Tut

What is the most common religion in India?

• Hinduism

• Daoism

• Christianity

• Judaism

In 1800 BC what group of Indo-European speaking people migrated into the Indus Valley?

• Egyptians

• Germans

• Mesopotamians

• Aryans

The idea that you could not move out of your current position in life was part of India's ___________________ ?

• Social structure

• Caste System

• Principles of Hinduism

• Sects of Buddhism

Early Indian civilization originated in which river valley?

• Indus River

• Nile River

• Mississippi River

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

India and China's farming depend on the winds from the South region that run from May until September. These winds are part of the _________________ season?

• Hurricane

• Cyclone

• Tsunami

• Monsoon

In the Indus River Valley, what were most towns and cities located along?

• Arabian Sea

• Indus River

• Nile River

• Tigris River

In order to simplify their trading practices the Phoenicians developed a _______________ ?

• Numerical system

• Money system

• Alphabet

• Cuneiform