Unit 0 Review

Match the letters on the map with the appropriate region.

• D

• East Africa

• Q

• Middle East

• M

• West Africa

• A

• South Asia

• L

• Western Europe

Match the letters on the map with the appropriate region.

• J

• Southeast Asia

• H

• Central Asia

• E

• East Asia

• O

• Eastern Europe & Russia

• U

• North Africa

Match the regions on the map with the most prevalent religion in that region.

• Christianity (Eastern Orthodox)

• Western Europe

• Buddhism & Confucianism

• East Asia

• Hinduism

• Eastern Europe & Russia

• Christianity

  (Roman Catholic)

• Middle East & North Africa

• Islam

• South Asia

Place the descriptions with the correct belief system

Groups:

(a) Hinduism

,

(b) Judaism

,

(c) Animism

• Monotheistic

• Karma

• Polytheistic

• Reincarnation

• Israel (Ancestral Homeland)

• Nature Spirits

• Torah (Old Testament)

• Ancient spiritual practices; not one organized religion

• Hunter-Gatherers

Place the descriptions with the correct belief system

Groups:

(a) Buddhism

,

(b) Christianity

,

(c) Both

• Branched off from Judaism

• Universal (all people may join)

• Meditation

• Seek redemption, forgive sins

• Prayer

• Spread due to missionaries

• Monastic religion

• Relieve suffering, achieve Nirvana

• Branched off from Hinduism

Place the descriptions with the correct belief system

Groups:

(a) Islam

,

(b) Confucianism

,

(c) Both

• Foot Binding

• Sharia law may require women to wear headscarf, veil, or burka

• Filial Piety

• Jizya tax

• Some patriarchal practices

• Divide between Sunnis and Shi'a

• Mandate of Heaven

For many thousands of years, human lived as (a)   hunter-gatherers. These early humans often worshipped nature spirits and practiced the spiritual beliefs called ​ (b)   . They were even able to cross from Asia to North America due to the ​ (c)   age. However, after the ​ (d)   Revolution, humans settled down and began farming. This led to the founding of the first cities, states, and finally ​ (e)   .

• nomadic
• agricultural
• animism
• empires
• ice
• industrial
• sedentary
• paleolithic
• Hinduism

From South Asia originated the religion of (a)   which was ​ (b)   and included a ​ (c)   system. This system ​ (d)   allow people to improve their position in the socioeconomic hierarchy, but it ​ (e)   keep society very stable over many centuries.

• Hinduism
• polytheistic
• caste
• did not
• did
• Judaism
• monotheistic
• monastic
• diaspora

From the Middle East originated the religion of (a)   . This religion believes in one God, so it is ​ (b)   . It also included a ​ (c)   , or sacred promise, between God and the chosen people. The ancestral homeland of these people is ​ (d)   . The destruction of their holy temple led the Jewish people to focus on literacy so they could read their holy book. Eventually the Roman Empire expelled them from Israel and they became a ​ (e)   .

• Judaism
• polytheistic
• covenant
• Buddhism
• monotheistic
• monastic
• diaspora
• Israel
• Europe

The belief system of (a)   originated in east Asia and emphasized obedience to and reverence for one's parents, elders, and ancestors. This obedience is known as ​ (b)   . This belief system also suggests that the emperor has a divine right to rule which is known as the ​ (c)   of Heaven. Finally, the ​ (d)   exam ​ (e)   people to climb the socioeconomic ladder even if they were born poor.

• Confucianism
• filial piety
• Mandate
• civil service
• allowed
• Islam
• caste system
• Blessing
• Guidance
• did not allow