How did the first Muslims come to Southern and Eastern Asia?

Muslim invaders entered India in the 1500s AD.

What contributes to air pollution in China and India?

use of coal-burning power plants for energy

Why is Confucianism considered a philosophy instead of a religion?

Teachings are about ethics & behavior than religious ideas.

How do the Japanese feed their people with so little good farmland?

The Japanese depend on fishing and imported food.

Why do so many of the people in India live in the Ganges River Valley?

The river provides fertile soil for farming.

Which of the following should be done to help protect the Ganges and Yangtze Rivers?

Modern water/sewer treatment plants should be built

What did Confucius believe were the keys to social order and peace?

good character and virtue in the people

Which of the following is true regarding China and India?

They are economically rich but environmentally poor

How do believers of Shinto practice their religion?

They pray at small altars in their homes.

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1
What physical feature is marked by #11 on the map?
Korean Peninsula
Malay Peninsula
Indochina Peninsula
Indian Peninsula
2
Islam is considered a monotheistic religion because followers believe in
many gods.
reincarnation.
natural objects.
only one god.
3
What physical feature is marked by #12 on the map?
Taklamakan
Gobi
Atlas Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
4
What Buddhist teaching shows its followers the correct way to live their lives?
the Five Pillars
the Bible
the Middle Way
the Quran
5
How did the first Muslims come to Southern and Eastern Asia?
The earliest Muslims first came to China as traders 1200AD
Muslim invaders entered India in the 1500s AD.
The first Muslim armies invaded Japan in the 1400s AD.
6
What contributes to air pollution in China and India?
the small population
use of coal-burning power plants for energy
a decrease in the number of factories
lack of cars and trucks in rural areas
7
Which is a major difference between Hinduism and Islam?
Having sacred texts
Important influence in Southern and Eastern Asia
View of the “afterlife”
Having different sects or groups within the religion
8
This is the belief that a person's actions affect what happens to him or her.
samsara
sutras
karma
dharma
9
What is the name of the Hindu sacred text?
Quran
Middle Way
Four Noble Truths
Vedas
10
Where was the religion of Buddhism founded?
India
Vietnam
Japan
Afghanistan
11
Why is Confucianism considered a philosophy instead of a religion?
No religion is allowed by the Chinese government today.
Teachings are about ethics & behavior than religious ideas.
Confucius only believed in one god.
Confucius never wrote his ideas down for his followers.
12
This is the belief in a cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
holi
puja
samsara
moksha
13
In which country was Shintoism founded?
Japan
China
India
North Korea
14
How do the Japanese feed their people with so little good farmland?
Tourist bring own food when they visit from other countries.
Many of the Japanese people starve every year.
The Japanese sell oil so that they can buy food .
The Japanese depend on fishing and imported food.
15
What country is marked with the #7?
MOngolia
Vietnam
China
Japan
16
What is the holy book of Islam?
Analects
Vedas
Bible
Quran
17
What physical feature is marked by #4 on the map?
Mekong River
Tellow River
Ganges River
Yangtze River
18
Why do so many of the people in India live in the Ganges River Valley?
There are no other places in India where people can work.
They live along the Ganges River to keep away from pollution
The Ganges River is the only source of fresh water in India.
The river provides fertile soil for farming.
19
Which of the following should be done to help protect the Ganges and Yangtze Rivers?
Hindus should stop cremating their dead in the rivers
Nothing can be done
Fisherman should reduce the number of fish they catch yearly
Modern water/sewer treatment plants should be built
20
What did Confucius believe were the keys to social order and peace?
strict caste system
to worship only one god
ruler who could keep order
good character and virtue in the people
21
Which of these religions is considered one of the oldest in the world?
Shintoism
Hinduism
Islam
Confuciamism
22
What country is marked by the #3?
China
South Korea
North Korea
Vietnam
23
What Country is #5
Japan
Mongolia
China
Vietnam
24
Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in
the caste system.
the Five K’s.
one God.
reincarnation.
25
In which country was Confucianism founded?
North Korea
Japan
India
China
26
Which of the following is true regarding China and India?
They are economically poor but environmentally rich
They are economically rich but environmentally poor
They are both economically and environmentally rich
They are both economically and environmentally poor
27
How do believers of Shinto practice their religion?
Divide society into castes & limit contact between them.
They pray at small altars in their homes.
They attend churches once a week to worship in a group.
They must make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lifetime.

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