World History Benchmark Review 2

7. Cyrus the Great was known for practicing _______ which united the people and made Cyrus more powerfu.
10. World's first monotheistic religion.
11. Ancient civilization that encompassed 40% of the world, including Mesopotamia and parts of Egypt and Asia.
12. Ancient Chinese Dynasty.
13. Turtle shells used by ancient Chinese to communicate with their ancestors.
14. Belief in Hinduism that the soul is born again in a new body after death.
15. Dispersal of the Jews due to anti-semitism.
16. Religion that has a belief in two opposing features, good and evil, throughout the universe.
18. Path to nirvana in Buddhism.
19. Ancient Hindu texts that contain central religious ideas.
21. Rules for moral and religious conduct in Judaism.
23. In Hinduism and Buddhism, a person's actions that will decide one's future fate.
24. Contains Judaism's sacred texts.

1. In Buddhism this is insight and leads to nirvana.
2. Belief in many gods.
3. Belief in one god.
4. Civilization known for ship building, trading purple dye, and developing the first alphabet.
5. Ancient Chinese leaders claimed they had the _____ to rule.
6. Sacred city of the Jews.
8. Founder of Buddhism.
9. The world's first paved road, built by Darius the Great.
17. Religion that began in India and spread to Asia through trade and missionaries.
20. Ancient Hindu texts which contain Hindu literature and scripture.
22. Founder of Judaism.