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  1. What are principal religions in the world?
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Shinto, Confucianism, Taoism and Judaism.
  1. What is the cast system and according to the Rigveda how is the division made?
Is the permanent and rigid social positions a person was born into in India
  • (Brahmins)
  • (Kshatriyas)
  • (Vaishyas)
  • (Shudras).
  • The Untouchables
  1. Which were the principal city-states in Greece and how they were different?
They were Athens and Sparta.Athenians were a thoughtful people who enjoyed the systematic study of subjects such as science, philosophy, and history.Sparta developed a militaristic society ruled by two kings and an oligarchy, or small group that exercised political control.
  1. What is the principal characteristic of the Gods and Goddesses from Ancient Greece?
The Greeks created gods in the image of humans; that is, their gods had many human qualities even though they were gods.
  1. What were the Acropolis and how they were used?
They were high-altitude portion of lands, reserved for temples or palaces. The Greeks held religious ceremonies and festivals as well as significant political meetings on the acropolis.
  1. What was the Civitas?
The Civitas or Roman citizenship was a privileged political and legal status afforded to free individuals with respect to laws, property, and governance.
  1. Why is the Roman Architecture very famous and important?
The Romans are recognized for their long-lasting concrete structures and they were the first builders in the history of architecture to realize the potential of domes and large and well-defined interior spaces.
  1. What happened after the Western Roman Empire lost military strength?
After The fall of the Roman empire the Middle Ages began because numerous Germanic nomadic peoples, began to migrate en masse in distant directions, among those directions to which they migrated are Great Britain, southern Europe, Mediterranean and Africa.
  1. Explain in few words what is feudalism.
Feudalism was the system of government and economic, social and political organization typical of the Middle Ages, based on a series of ties and obligations that linked vassals and lords.
  1. Who were the Vikings?
Vikings were Norse seafarers who originated in Scandinavia and raided, traded, explored, and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic islands.
  1. What was the Norman Conquest of England?
The Norman conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later William the Conqueror.
  1. What was the Manorialism System?
The Norman conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later William the Conqueror.