APWH Unit 1 Vocab Quiz

Match the following

• Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

• A Persian mathematician and one of the most celebrated Islamic scholars

• Sanskrit

• Sacred language of the Vedas in India

• Lao Zi

• A new language with elements of Hindi, Arabic, and Farsi that developed among the Muslims of South Asia

• Urdu

• A language that originated from the interaction of European colonizers and African slaves in the Caribbean

• Swahili

• A Chinese philosopher who taught the way of the Dao

The state of liberation from suffering which can be achieved when an individual follows the Eightfold Path in Buddhism is called

• Legalism

• Four Noblw Truths

• Nirvana

• Daoism

This refers to a series of Christian holy wars coducted against nonbelievers.

• Crusades

• Reciprocity

• Diaspora

• Heian Period

This was a Christian-led African kingdom that emerged in the 12th century and was known for thei rock hewn chruches.

• Great Zimbabwe

• Mali

• Chola Dynasty

• Ethiopia

This is a Confucian practice of praying to your ancestors.

• Karma

• Daoism

• Syncretism

• Ancestor Veneration

This was the largest imperial state in the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries. The empire spanned almost the entire coast of western South America.

• Mauryan Empire

• Inca Empire

• Teotihuacan

• Gupta Empire

A postition and career determined by the birht within the cste system is called

• Dharma

• Brahman

• Karma

• Moksha

This form of Buddhism focuses on service and became popular in China and Korea.

• Theravada Buddhism

• Daoism

• Tibetan Buddhism

• Mahayana Buddhism

The Hindu devotional movement that emphasized music, dance, poetry, and rituals as means by which to achieve direct union with the divine was called

• Bantu Migrations

• House of Wisdom

• Bhakti Movement

• Ashoka

This was a vast network of trading routes that connected Europe to Asia.

• Monsoons

• Indian Ocean Maritime System

• Slik Road

• Grand Canal