Unit 0 Review

Match the letters on the map with the appropriate region.

• L

• South Asia

• M

• East Africa

• Q

• Middle East

• D

• Western Europe

• A

• West Africa

Match the letters on the map with the appropriate region.

• E

• North Africa

• O

• Southeast Asia

• J

• East Asia

• U

• Central Asia

• H

• Eastern Europe & Russia

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

• Islam

• Middle East & North Africa

• Buddhism & Confucianism

• Western Europe

• Christianity (Eastern Orthodox)

• East Asia

• Christianity

  (Roman Catholic)

• South Asia

• Hinduism

• Eastern Europe & Russia

Place the descriptions with the correct belief system

Groups:

(a) Hinduism

,

(b) Judaism

,

(c) Animism

• Nature Spirits

• Hunter-Gatherers

• Israel (Ancestral Homeland)

• Torah (Old Testament)

• Reincarnation

• Karma

• Polytheistic

• Monotheistic

• Ancient spiritual practices; not one organized religion

Place the descriptions with the correct belief system

Groups:

(a) Buddhism

,

(b) Christianity

,

(c) Both

• Relieve suffering, achieve Nirvana

• Spread due to missionaries

• Branched off from Hinduism

• Prayer

• Universal (all people may join)

• Monastic religion

• Seek redemption, forgive sins

• Meditation

• Branched off from Judaism

Place the descriptions with the correct belief system

Groups:

(a) Islam

,

(b) Confucianism

,

(c) Both

• Mandate of Heaven

• Divide between Sunnis and Shi'a

• Foot Binding

• Filial Piety

• Some patriarchal practices

• Jizya tax

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

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