WHUnit 1: Geography, Religions, Empires

Which product is correctly matched with the region where it was created?

• Textiles — India

• Compass — India

• Numeral system — China

• Porcelain - Middle East

What is the name of the first and most important trade route that ran across Asia to Mediterranean Basin?

• Silk Road

• Maritime Route

• Trans-Saharan Road

• European Route

In Judaism, the Ten Commandments are used as a guide for --

• moral and religious conduct

• the proper dietary laws

• ritual sacrifice

• how to be reincarnated

What is the Torah?

• sacred writings of the Jews

• holy texts of the Buddists

• collection of Islamic laws

• collection of Hindu texts

Which two religions were widely practiced in Southeast Asia in the 1500s AD?

• Hinduism and Buddhism

• Buddhism and Christianity

• Hinduism and Judaism

• Christianity and Judaism

Two sacred cities to the Islamic faith are --

• Mecca and Medina

• Medusa and Mina

• Barcelona and Madrid

• Paris and Berlin

The Caste system, Reincarnation, Karma are characteristics of what religion?

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

All of the following are examples of monotheistic religions EXCEPT --

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

Which statement describes the accomplishment of Asoka?

• Spreading Buddhism into Eastern Asia

• Became King of India

• Converted Muslims in the Middle East

• Became the Enlightened One; Buddha

The followers of which religion seek to achieve enlightenment?

• Buddhism

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Islam