Ancient Civilizations and Religions

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  1. 6. What would it be called if I arranged the world's 4 main religions in the following order: Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam.
  2. 8. Music associated with Rastafarianism.
  3. 10. The majority of people in Indonesia, the Middle East, and North Africa are this religion.
  4. 11. The sabbath day for Muslims.
  5. 12. The Roman mother language of Europe's modern languages.
  6. 13. The Jews, Christians, and Muslims all trace their family trees back to this man.He founded Judaism.
  7. 15. Christians believe he died for their sins so they could go to Heaven.
  8. 18. The country where most Hindus are.
  9. 21. The holy book of Islam.
  10. 25. This religion was started by a prince named Gautama Siddhartha
  11. 26. Because of this form of survival, people were able to produce a surplus of food needed to build civilizations
  12. 27. This plague killed half the people in Europe
  13. 28. A woman wearing a headscarf called a hijab is probably __________.
  14. 29. The holy city of Islam
  15. 30. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where the first civilization began.
  16. 31. The ________ Pillars of Faith are part of Islam.
  17. 32. To find out how long ago a BC date is you __ to 2020
  18. 35. What archeologist used to determine early human patterns of migration
  19. 36. Their fall led to the Middle Ages
  20. 37. The world's oldest known system of writing.
  21. 39. A meat taboo to both Muslims and Jews.
  22. 40. The largest polytheistic religion practiced on Earth
  23. 41. The _________ System in Hinduism is a four level social hierarchy that you are born into and must marry within.
  24. 42. What all four of the earliest civilizations had in common about their locations
  25. 43. The world's oldest known civilization
  26. 44. The believe you have to go through auditing to become "clear".
  27. 45. How humans survived for 100's of thousands of years.
  28. 49. To find out an AD date you _____ from 2020
  29. 50. The first of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism says that life is ______________.
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  1. 1. Hindus, Buddhists, Scientologists and Sikhs and believe this is what happens to the soul after death.
  2. 2. If I saw a wheel representing Buddhism. How many spokes would it have for the path they follow.
  3. 3. The oldest monotheistic religion currently practiced on Earth.
  4. 4. They gave the world an alphabet based on sounds not pictures
  5. 5. Large group of people with advanced culture, specified labor, written records, laws...etc.
  6. 7. The exchange of land for military service. Knights serving Lords.
  7. 9. The country where I would find most Rastafarians.
  8. 14. The holiest city to Jews and Christians, also holy to Muslims.
  9. 16. The men wear turbans carry five items that begin with K and will defend anyone from persecution.
  10. 17. The holy book off the Jews.
  11. 19. The main prophet of Islam
  12. 20. This was the only institution to survive the fall of Rome and the largest sect of Christians.
  13. 22. The religion with the most followers on Earth 2.3 billion.
  14. 23. The largest sect of Islam.
  15. 24. This form of government was a legacy of Ancient Rome
  16. 33. Athens invented this form of government
  17. 34. He founded Rome after killing his brother and drinking wolf milk.
  18. 38. A period when civilization does not advance and may even go backwards
  19. 46. Who the Romans learned their culture from
  20. 47. The continent where you would find most Buddhists.
  21. 48. This series of failed holy wars exposed Europeans to more advanced Arab/Muslim culture