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| What is monotheism? | The belief in ONE god |
| What is polytheism? | The belief in MANY gods |
| What is zionism? | The movement for a homeland for the Jews |
| What are the 5 Pillars of Islam? | Pray 5 times a day, Give alms to the poor, Make a pilgrimage to Mecca, Fast during the month of Ramadan, Confession of Belief |
| What is the perspective of the Palestinians? | Their homeland was taken over by the Jews who took their land and treat them like second class citizens |
| What is the perspective of the Jews? | After WWII and the Holocaust they needed a homeland and it was given to them by the United Nations |
| Who was Hammurabi and what was his code? | The King of Mesopotamia that created a code of 282 laws on a stele |
| How did Islam spread so quickly? | Military conquest; the appeal of the message, political order, trade |
| What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean? | Land between two rivers |
| Who was Mansa Musa? | The emperor of Mali, the empire that was rich in gold |
| The Empire of Mali was rich in what 2 resources? | Gold and salt |
| How are the Ten Commandments (Christianity) and the Pillars of Islam alike? | They both give people a guide on how to live |
| Where was the Fertile Crescent located? | In the Middle East, between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf |
| Where did Islam begin? | In Mecca, Arabia |
| What were the characteristics of the Fertile Crescent that made it a suitable place for the first civilization? | Favorable climate, fertile soil, abundant water, nutritious crops, and animals for fur, meat, milk, and labor |
| What was Hammurabi's justice? | A retributive (pay back) type of justice; such as an "eye for an eye" and a "tooth for a tooth" |
| Who was the prophet in Judaism? | Abraham |
| What was the Holy Book in Judaism? | The Torah |
| What was the symbol of Judaism? | The Star of David |
| What is jihad? | Holy war |
| What was the "ghazu"? | Raids against other tribes by Muslims |
| What site in Jerusalem was sacred to Muslims? | The Dome of the Rock where Muhammad made his night journey into heaven |
| What site in Jerusalem was sacred to Jews? | The Wailing Wall, the only remaining wall of the temple |
| How and why was Israel created? | After WWII the Jews needed a homeland and the United Nations gave part of Palestine to the Jews |
| What are the achievements of Ancient Egypt? | Pyramids, an accurate calendar, a pictorial writing system called hieroglyphics, irrigation systems, art, and advancements in math and astronomy |
| Name and define the writing system of Ancient Egypt. | Hieroglyphics, which is a form of writing using pictorial characters |
| Describe irrigation in Ancient Egypt. | Irrigation is when you bring water to areas that have none for farming. |
| What were the various uses of the Nile River? | Water for drinking, irrigation, bathing, fishing, trading, and travel |
| Describe the physical geography of Ancient West Africa. | Some desert, grasslands and forests, with the Niger and Senegal Rivers |
| What was the major difference between the Sunni and Shia Muslims? | The way they chose their religious leader. The Sunnis believe they should be elected by the people based on qualifications, while the Shia believed it should be a descendent of Muhammad |
