Semester I Review-World History

Which religion is found mostly in the country of India?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Judaism

Who is the founder of Buddhism

• Jesus

• Sidhartha Gautama

• Moses

• There is no founder

What is the name of the Holy Book for the Hindus?

• Bible

• Sudras

• Vedas

• Torah

The most able seafarers of the early Mediterranean were the

• Babylonians

• Phoenecians

• Assyrians

• Hittites

In the Hebrew tradition, a covenant is

• Prophecy about the future

• A land handed down by God to humanity

• an ornamental chest for storing religious documents

• A mutual promise between God and humanity

Which group of people migrated from the steppes and were herders?

• Hittites

• Indo-Europeans

• Ayrans

• Italians

The Hittites occupied Anatolia (Asia Minor), a huge peninsula is a modern day

• Greece

• Phoenicia

• Turkey

• Assiria

This is the belief in many gods.

• Monotheism

• Polytheistic

• Theocracy

• Loess

What is a deposit of fertile, wind blown soil?

• loess

• Yellow Sand

• X Jiang

• None

The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was to function as

• Tombs

• Temples

• Palaces

• Centers of Learning