WHII Unit 1 Empires and Religions Review

Belief in one god

• Monism

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Hinduism

A monotheistic religion. Believers believe in the teachings of Jesus and the Bible.

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

What do Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have in common? 

• They are all monotheistic.
• They all believe that Jesus was the Son of God.
• They are all based on the same holy book.
• They are all separated into three main branches.

What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?

• They both focus on many different gods.
• They are both based on four noble truths.
• They both believe in the concept of nirvana.
• They both believe in reincarnation.

The major products traded between West and East Africa were —

• gunpowder and salt

• silk and gold

• silk and coal

• gold and salt

What religion spread from India to China?

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

Fuedalism

• Local lords are granted lands that legally belong to the ruler, in exchange for their loyalty, military service is owed to the ruler and protection is owed to the people who live on the land
• The rise and fall of Chinese rulers according to the Mandate of Heaven
• Groups of families who claim a common ancestor
• Local military ruler

Civil Servant

• In China, a person who works for the government

• Complete control of a product or business by one person or group
• Chinese emperor who brought the Han dynasty to its greatest strength
• First Emperor an Emperor in the Qin Dynasty who had many accomplishments like the Great Wall of China and used Legalism

Which continents were connected by the Silk Road?

• Americas

• Asia

• Australia

• Europe

Which of the following religions spread across East Asia via the Silk Road?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Sikhism