Global 9 Midterm Practice

What was the Great Rift Valley

• Area of East Africa where first humans lived

• "Land between the rivers" (birthplace of civilization in modern Iraq

• Two rivers in Mesopotamia

• Holy river for Hindus in northern India

What was the 10 Commandments

• Set of religious rules for Jews

• Belief in one God

• An old dictionary

• Philosophy that stresses strict laws and harsh punishments

What was Hinduism?

• Social and relgious ranking of people in Hinduism

• People considered so spiritually dirty, they are not in the caste system

• Major polytheistic religion of India

• Philosopher who focused on relationships to bring order to society

What was the Eightfold Path?

• Spiritual awareness and ultimate knowledge for Buddhists

• Buddhist path to conquer suffering

• Buddhist understanding of suffering

• Founder of Buddhism

What were the 12 Tables of Rome?

• Laws of the Roman Empire

• Roman word for "emperor"

• Capital city of the Byzantine Empire

• A set of laws created by George Washington

What is Christianity?

• Belief system that says Jesus Christ was sent to save the world from sin

• A Belief system with no god.

• A belief system with multiple Gods.

• It is another name for Buddhism

What was Ancient Rome?

• Built to deliver water to Roman cities

• Uncivilized person (outside of empire to Romans)

• Empire that eventually included all of the Mediterranean region

• Major book for Christianity

What is an Empire

• Another name for a house

• A government that conquers or controls surrounding socieities

• Magnificent Church built in Constantinople

• Capital city of Rome.

What was the Code of Justinian?

• 4 original civilizations in Egypt, India, China and Mesopotamia

• Philosopher who focused on relationships to bring order to society

• Major book for Christianity

• Set of laws created by the Emperor Justinian (Byzantine)

Who were the Untouchables?

• They are the founders of Buddhism

• People considered as kings, they are at the top of the caste system

• Belief system that says the salvation can be achieved individualism

• People considered so spiritually dirty, they are not in the caste system