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Coy-Bailey, AP Supervision
Mr. Friedman, Humanities
Academy
(king
descendan
t of the
gods)
• Mummific
ation
Mesopota • Developed Mesopot
mian along the amia
Civilizatio Tigris &
n Euphrates
Rivers
• Ziggurat
(temple
unique to
Mesopota
mia)
TIME
* H1 *
KEY TERM BOTTOM PLAC
LINE E
Belief Systems
Cathedral • Architectur
Mosque e
Pyramid • Reflect
religious
belief
Judaism • Monotheis Origin
Christianity m (belief s:
Islam in ONE G- Middl
d) e
• Ethical East
conduct
Caste • Hinduism; India
system traditional
part of
Hindu
belief
system
• People are
born into
different
castes (or
classes)
• One
cannot
move from
caste to
caste: NO
SOCIAL
MOBILITY
for nature;
shrines
near lakes;
harmony
between
nature &
humans
Five Pillars • Islam, Middl
of Islam Islamic e
faith/religi East
on
• Charity,
Fasting,
Prayer,
Muhamma
d,
Monotheis
m (Allah)
• Ethical and
moral
behavior
Eastern • Branches
Orthodoxy, of
Roman Christianit
Catholicism, y
Protestantis
m
Islam • Koran Middl
(holy e
book) East
• Jihad (holy
war)
• Hegira
Buddhism • Give up India
selfish
desire
Ten • Judaism & Middl
Commandm Christianit e
ents y East
• Ethical and
moral
behavior
• Shall not
kill, steal,
lie, commit
adultery,
false
witness,
etc.
1. Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the
Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and
the Great Pyramid in Egypt are
examples of
1. architectural accomplishments that
3.capitalism
4.mercantilism
9. A person who practices the Shinto faith would be
most likely to
1. visit a shrine placed on the shore of a lake
2. pray five times a day (Islam)
3. bathe in the Ganges River (Hinduism)
4. make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem (Christianity)
10. Taoism and Shintoism are similar in that both
religions stress
1.adhering to the five Confucian relationships
2.following the Eightfold Path
3. developing harmony between humans and nature
behavior
12. One way in which Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman
Catholicism, and Protestantism are similar is that
each
1. accepts the supreme authority of the Pope
(Catholicism)
2.rejects the Old Testament as part of the Bible
3. is a branch of Christianity
4.was once the official religion of the Byzantine
Empire
13. The Koran, jihad, and the hegira are most closely
associated with the practice of
1.Islam
2.Judaism
3.Shinto
4.Buddhism
EX.
6. The ancient civilizations of
Mesopotamia and Egypt were
similar in that both cultures
1. developed along rivers
(correct for both Mesopotamia
& Egypt)
2. used the ziggurat form for
their temples (correct only
for Mesopotamia)
3. established trade routes to
China (100% incorrect)
4. used a hieroglyphic writing
system (correct only for
Egypt)
communication were
promoted by a mild climate,
fertile soil, and natural
waterways