World History Final Exam 24-25

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What is the earth's highest mountain?

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Mount Everest

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What are monsoons?

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Seasonal winds

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Why did the first people settle in the Indus River Valley?

Back

Its rich soil for farming

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India is a large land mass attached to a continent and separated by the Himalaya Mountains. Because of these features, India is called

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A subcontinent

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The guiding principles of Buddhism are

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Four noble truths

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Hinduism is the oldest major religion in the world. About when did it begin?

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1500 BCE

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Who led the Israelites out of slavery during the Exodus?

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Moses

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How were the Israelites different from other ancient civilizations?

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They believed in a single, all-powerful god

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The Ten Commandments were important to the Israelites because they told them

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how to behave toward God and one another.

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The Exodus refers to which departure?

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the departure from Egypt