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Early Civilizations and World Religions Review Questions

  1. What is a similarity between the Ten Commandments and the Five Pillars of Faith?
  2. Both provide rules for living
  1. In which belief system do Christianity and Islam have their roots?
  2. Judaism
  1. What are the four main reasons why civilizations grew up in places like the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers and the Nile River Valley?
  2. Water, Fertile Soil, Irrigation, and Transportation
  1. What is a major similarity between Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?
  2. Monotheism
  1. After the Neolithic Revolution, people stopped being nomadic and set up permanent…
  2. Civilizations/Settlements
  1. What are the four main reasons why people settled in the Nile River Valley in Egypt?
  2. Water, Fertile Soil, Irrigation, and Transportation
  1. What does the Hijra signify to followers of Islam?
  2. The beginning of Islam, because it was accepted
  1. The Code of Hammurabi did not establish equality before the law; punishments varied depending on a person’s…
  2. Social Class
  1. In Ancient Egypt, the people were divided into hierarchal social classes based on their what?
  2. Job
  1. The Code of Hammurabi was the first time laws were what?
  2. Written down for all to see
  1. The Code of Hammurabi used harsh punishments to maintain these two things in Babylonian society…
  2. Order and Stability
  3. What is the name of the Islamic God?
  4. Allah
  1. What is the Islamic Holy Book? What is the pilgrimage to Mecca referred to as? What is the term used to describe Muhammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina?
  2. Koran; Hajj; Hijra
  1. After the Neolithic Revolution food supplies became more reliable because people learned to do what?
  2. Farm
  1. Which civilization was associated with flooding of the Nile River and the use of papyrus?
  2. Egyptian
  1. What was a shared geographic characteristic between Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia?
  2. River Valley
  1. Which group of people was known for living along the Mediterranean Sea, being excellent sailors and traders, and for promoting cultural diffusion?
  2. Phoenicians
  1. Which revolution is associated with an end to people being nomadic, the development of new technologies, and the beginning of settled agriculture?
  2. Neolithic
  1. What are the four reasons why ancient Mesopotamian civilization grew between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
  2. Water, Fertile Soil, Irrigation, and Transportation
  1. The Islamic belief in Allah and the Christian belief in God show that both belief systems share the idea of…
  2. Monotheism
  1. Food Surpluses, Permanent Settlements, and New Technologies are all associated with which Revolution?
  2. Neolithic
  1. The Neolithic Revolution led to permanent settlements and the end of this type of lifestyle where people moved around and followed their food…
  2. Nomadic
  1. The concept of “an eye for an eye” for people of equal social class is associated with which code of law?
  2. Code of Hammurabi
  1. The two main reasons why the Neolithic Revolution allowed people to stop being nomadic and stay in one place were…
  2. Domestication of Animals and Farming
  1. Which term is used to describe when ideas, customs, and technologies are spread from one group to another?
  2. Cultural Diffusion
  1. What were the tombs known as that were built for the Egyptian Pharaohs?
  2. Pyramids
  1. What is the area known as that curves from the Persian Gulf to the Eastern Mediterranean and is affected by the floods of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
  2. Fertile Crescent
  1. The Hebrew people were the first group that developed a belief in one…
  2. God
  1. What is a major similarity between the Ten Commandments of Judaism and Christianity and the Five Pillars of Faith of Islam?
  2. Provided rules to guide behavior
  1. What is a major similarity between the geography of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia?
  2. Rivers that provided a means for Water, Fertile Soil, Irrigation, and Transportation

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Judaism / Islam / Christianity
Type of God / Monotheistic – One All Powerful All Knowing God / Monotheistic – Allah is God / Monotheistic – One All Powerful All Knowing God
Key Figure(s) / Abraham
Moses / Muhammad / Jesus
Place of Worship / Synagogue / Mosque / Church
Rules for Governing Behavior / Ten Commandments / Five Pillars of Faith / Ten Commandments
Influence Belief System Had on Its Followers (Give at least two [2] examples) /
  • Believe in One God
  • Ten Commandments Guided Followers’ Behavior
  • Following the Rules allowed for salvation at death
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  • Believe in One God
  • Make time for Prayer during the day
  • Budget for Charity/Taxes
  • Five Pillars and Sharia Law govern all aspects of a Muslim’s life
  • Fast during Ramadan
  • Following the Rules allowed for salvation at death
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  • Believe in One God
  • Help those less fortunate
  • Following the Rules allowed for salvation at death
  • Golden Rule encouraged people to treat each other as they want to be treated