a major religion that had the largest number of followers in 2010 and that began in the Middle East

language spoken in China and language spoken by the largest number of people in the world

a religion whose sacred book is respected by both Christianity and Islam; it began in the Middle East

the belief in and worship of gods or of one God; one aspect of culture that people learn and share with others

a person who follows (belongs to) the religion of Islam

a major religion that had the second largest number of followers in 2010 and that began in the Middle East

a graph that shows both time and place on a page (both history and geography on one graph)

ways to think, act, and work that people learn and share with other people (e.g.,languages, beliefs, appropriate behavior, tools, foods, clothing, buildings, and other material goods)

people who have chosen to follow or belong to no religion

a sub-group within Christianity that split away from "Roman" church leaders in the early 1500's CE

language spoken in many countries of South America and Central America and language spoken by the second largest number of people in the world

a major religion that had the third largest number of followers in 2010 and that began in South Asia

a sub-group within Christianity that had many disagreements with "Roman" church leaders and split away after 1000 CE

the earliest version of Christianity that began in the first century CE and is a sub-group within Christianity today

a major religion that has many followers in Southeast Asia and East Asia in 2010 and that began in South Asia

a portion of a sea or ocean formed where the land curves inward

the ability to speak two languages fluently

When something is complicated and has many different parts or many issues

tools that help ships to know where they are located as they seek to move on oceans between places (e.g., compass, sextant)

the place where something began; the starting place of a trip

buying and selling goods

a series of inventions (especially machines) that began in the late 1700s and that greatly changed how products were manufactured