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Unit 1- Culture, Religion, Ancient History 2023
Unit 1- Culture, Religion, Ancient History 2023
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Mesopotamia means:
The Holy Land
The Land between 2 rivers
The Fertile Crescent
The River Valley
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Which of the following religions follow the Vedas?
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
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Martyrs of Religion are typically:
those who believe in no religion at all
those who sacrifice their lives for their beliefs
Messengers of the god of their religion
Representations of a God on earth
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The Holy Book(s) for Judaism are known as:
The Vedas
The New Testament
The Torah
The Koran
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Cultural Diffusion is:
The domination of another culture by conquest
Judging another culture by the standards of one's own
The spread and mixing of cultures
Becoming a part of another culture
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Most practicing Muslims in the world are:
Shi'ites
Mahayanists
Sunnis
Theravadists
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Hunter- Gatherers are:
Ancient Cave- peoples who survived in isolation from each other
Modern human beings
Nomads who follow their food
Farmers who irrigate fields to produce mass quanitites of food
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The Greek City- State that had the closest thing to true democratic system of government was:
Constantinople
Sparta
Ottoman Empire
Athens
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Two of the main Sects or Denominations in Christianity are:
Orthodox and Catholics
Sunnis and Catholics
Catholics and Christians
Protestants and Theravadists
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The Holiest city for Muslims is:
Samarra
Jerusalem
Mecca
Medina
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Judaism's main place of worship in the holy land is:
Lumbini
The Western Wall
The Kaba
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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A command economy means people:
produce enough goods to survive
Buy and sell goods and services from other countries
Produce goods with government control
buy and sell goods and services with their own free will
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To Assimilate means to:
Worship a religion very devoutely
Learn about the characteristics of another foreign group
Spread cultural characteristics to another group
Become absorbed into mainstream culture
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The Time before writing is known as:
Ancient
Prehistory
BCE (Before Common Era)
Chaos
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The Holy Book(s) for Islam are:
The Koran
The Torah
The Vedas
The New Testament
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Culture can be identified as:
The collection of religions that a group of people follow
Spiritual non- material aspects of people's lives
The language, values, beliefs, and norms in society
Believing in multiple gods
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Jerusalem is an important city for ALL of these religions EXCEPT:
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
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Traditional Economies involve trade with:
Stock Markets
Gold
Money
Bartering
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This religion believes in Enlightenment and the release from reincarnation which ends Suffering
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
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Siddartha Guatama and Buddhism began here:
Jerusalem
The Ganges River
Lumbini, Nepal
Mesopotamia
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The holiest site for Judaism is:
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Western Wall
Mecca
The Dome of the Rock
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Ethnocentrism means:
None of the above
The blending of 2 or more cultures when they come into contact
Judging another's culture using your own as the standard or norm.
Praising another's culture for it's achievements and progress
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This was necessary in order for large populations of humans to survive in large settlements:
Monarchy or Dictatorship
Irrigation and advanced Farming methods
Organized Religion
Established Culture
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In Market Economies, people:
Buy and sell goods and services from other countries
Produce enough goods to survive
produce goods with government control
buy and sell goods and services with their own free will
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Which of the following is NOT always considered a Monotheistic religion?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
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Stereotypes are based on:
The spread of culture from one group to another
Beliefs about God and how one worships a religion
Material and Non- material culture
Generalized beliefs about all people of a particular group
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Domestication of Animals was part of this movement:
The Pax Romana
Hunter- Gather Revolution
The Silk Roads
The Neolithic Revolution (New Agricultural Revolution)
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When one marginalizes or takes away the rights of another based on a belief of who is superior/ inferior, this is called
Discrimination
Assimilation
Aesthetic
Ethnocentrism
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Theocracies are:
Religions being monotheistic
Religion and Government Combined
Religion and Government Separated
Governments with 1 Ruler
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When someone learns about a new culture or religion, they often notice or experience this without ever speaking to them:
Material Culture
Non- Material Culture
Deities
Written Language
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The holiest site for Muslims are:
Mecca
The Church of the Sepulchre
Western Wall
The Dome of the Rock