an encyclopedia article on religions of the Middle East
a novel on the Age of Exploration
the diary of a survivor of a Nazi death camp
• The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
• Article from Mohandas Gandhi’s Indian Opinion
• Excerpt from the letters of Catherine the Great
These three documents are considered
secondary sources
examples of oral traditions
primary sources
statements of different religious beliefs
Early People & the Neolithic Revolution
One reason for the development of an early civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys was that the location protected the people from land invasion
these rivers provided a direct trade route between Europe and Asia
these rivers flowed into the Mediterranean Sea
The early civilizations of the Nile River Valley, Mesopotamia, and the Yellow River Valley were similar because they were
industrialized societies
monotheistic
dependent on fertile land
dependent on each other for trade
“If a seignior (noble) has knocked out the tooth of a seignior of his own rank, they shall knock out his tooth. But if he has knocked out a commoner’s tooth, he shall pay one-third mina of silver.”
-Code of Hammurabi
Which idea of Babylonian society does this portion of the Hammurabi code of law reflect?
One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam and the Ten Commandments is that both
support a belief in reincarnation
promote learning as a means to salvation
encourage the use of statues to symbolize God
provide a guide to proper ethical and moral behavior
One way in which Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism are similar is that each
accepts the supreme authority of the Pope
rejects the Old Testament as part of the Bible
is a branch of Christianity
was once the official religion of the Byzantine Empire
The Koran, jihad, and the hegira are most closely associated with the practice of
Islam
Judaism
Shinto
Buddhism
The Buddhist religion teaches that salvation is earned by
following the Ten Commandments
worshiping Allah as the one true god
learning to give up selfish desire
being baptized and confirmed
Traditional animistic beliefs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are based on
a desire for wealth
a written tradition
an appreciation for the forces of nature
a willingness to accept Christianity
Jewish religions and cultural identity has been greatly influenced by
Ramadan and the concept of reincarnation
the Torah and the Diaspora
the New Testament and the Four Noble Truths
the Koran and the code of bushido
Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca in the 1300’s is evidence that the Crusades had a great influence on western Africa
most African leaders were educated in the Middle East
European culture was superior to the cultures of western Africa
Islam had a major influence on the Mali Empire
The Eightfold Path, the Four Noble Truths, and the concept of nirvana are associated with the religion of
Islam
Jainism
Shinto
Buddhism
Rise & Fall of Great Empires
A major impact of Ancient Greece and Rome on Western Civilization was that the Greeks and Romans succeeded in achieving a classless society, which was later copied in Western Europe
Greek sculpture and Roman architecture were much admired and copied in the 18th and 19th centuries
was primarily concerned with the health of their people
was a powerful military state
granted universal suffrage to their people
placed great emphasis on literature and the arts
An influence that spread from the Byzantine Empire to Early Russia was the
Orthodox Christian religion
use of the Latin alphabet
beginning of democracy
factory system
The adoption of the Eastern Orthodox religion and the Cyrillic alphabet by the Russian people occurred as a result of territorial expansion during the reign of Catherine the Great
the westernization policies of Peter the Great
contact with Byzantine culture in the 10th century
the influence of the Crusaders during the Middle Ages
After the fall of Rome, the eastern portion of the Roman Empire became known as the
Persian Empire
Byzantine Empire
Mongol Empire
Gupta Empire
A major effect of the decline of the Roman Empire was that Western Europe
came under the control of the Muslims
was absorbed by the Byzantine Empire
returned to a republican form of government
entered a period of chaos and disorder
During the centuries of dynastic rule, the Chinese rejected other cultures as inferior to their own. This situation illustrates the concept of