Gr. 9 SS Final Exam Topics

Dear Student,

Please find below a list of the topics we have chosen together in class last week.
It had been an honor teaching you!

Good luck!

CHP.8 THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
SECTION 1. Physical Geography

1. Why was the Middle East given that name? 
2. Physical Features
3. Rivers and Lakes

SECTION 2. Turkey 

1. Definition of  Secular

SECTION 4. Syria, Lebanon and Jordan

1. Capital, president, colonizer, and 2 major religious groups of Syria
2. Capital, colonizer and religious group of president of Lebanon
3. Capital, king, and colonizer of Jordan 

CHAPTER 9. THE ARABIAN PENINSULA, IRAQ, and IRAN 

SECTION 1. Physical Geography

1. 5 seas in the region
2. Rivers 
3. Highest point 
4. Rub Al Khali
5. Definitin of Oases 

SECTION 3. Iraq 

1. Early Civilizations: the order of event in the timeline 

CHAPTER 19. HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA

SECTION 1. Early Indian Civilizations 

1. Definitions of: Vedas, Raja, Sanskrit

SECTION 2. Origina of Hinduism 

1. The Varnas (definition and name of top level)
2. The Caste System 
3. Definitions of: Hinduism, atman, karma, reincarnation, and moksha
4. Definition of Ahmisa (from the part about Jainism) 

SECTION 3. BUDDHISM 

1. Great Departure 
2. Three Reasons for Human Sufferings According to Buddha 
3. What is the Tree of Wisdom
4. Definition of “BUDDHA” 
5. The Four Noble Truths (definition) 
6. What is the Eightfold Path (dont memorize steps) and its relation with the Four Noble Truths 
7. Challenging Hindu Ideas (3 challenges + definition of Nirvana)

GOODLUCK!