APWH Unit 1 Vocab Quiz

Match the following

• Sanskrit

• A new language with elements of Hindi, Arabic, and Farsi that developed among the Muslims of South Asia

• Swahili

• Sacred language of the Vedas in India

• Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

• A Persian mathematician and one of the most celebrated Islamic scholars

• Lao Zi

• A Chinese philosopher who taught the way of the Dao

• Urdu

• A language that originated from the interaction of European colonizers and African slaves in the Caribbean

The state of liberation from suffering which can be achieved when an individual follows the Eightfold Path in Buddhism is called

• Legalism

• Four Noblw Truths

• Nirvana

• Daoism

This refers to a series of Christian holy wars coducted against nonbelievers.

• Crusades

• Reciprocity

• Diaspora

• Heian Period

This was a Christian-led African kingdom that emerged in the 12th century and was known for thei rock hewn chruches.

• Great Zimbabwe

• Mali

• Chola Dynasty

• Ethiopia

This is a Confucian practice of praying to your ancestors.

• Karma

• Daoism

• Syncretism

• Ancestor Veneration

This was the largest imperial state in the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries. The empire spanned almost the entire coast of western South America.

• Mauryan Empire

• Inca Empire

• Teotihuacan

• Gupta Empire

A postition and career determined by the birht within the cste system is called

• Dharma

• Brahman

• Karma

• Moksha

This form of Buddhism focuses on service and became popular in China and Korea.

• Theravada Buddhism

• Daoism

• Tibetan Buddhism

• Mahayana Buddhism

The Hindu devotional movement that emphasized music, dance, poetry, and rituals as means by which to achieve direct union with the divine was called

• Bantu Migrations

• House of Wisdom

• Bhakti Movement

• Ashoka

This was a vast network of trading routes that connected Europe to Asia.

• Monsoons

• Indian Ocean Maritime System

• Slik Road

• Grand Canal