Mix and Match - Benchmark A: Cultural Practices, Products, and

Perspectives of Past Civilizations

Name:__________________________ Class:__________ Date:__________

Fill in the blank with the letter next to the word that best completes the
sentence.

1. A __________ is a way of acting that has been a. Buddhism

accepted by many people and are learned and
passed down from generation to generation.

2. The __________ of a group of people includes b. gender role

their language, foods, traditions, and architecture.

3. The term, __________ , refers to a religion, c. cultural products

philosophy, and social system that originated in
India; the supreme being takes many different forms.

4. The religion, __________ , is based on the d. belief

teachings of Muhammad, the sacred book is the
Koran, and the followers are known as Muslims.

5. The religion based on the life and teaching of Jesus e. Christianity

Christ is known as __________ .

6. A people's way of life, including the same language, f. diversity

beliefs, art, music, dance, and literature is known as
__________ .

7. A religion based on the teachings of Buddha, a g. Judasim

religious leader in India is known as __________ .

8. The __________ of cultures refers to the ways h. cultural pattern

cultures are similar to one another.

9. A __________ is the practice of passing down i. class structure

customs, beliefs, or other knowledge from parents
to their children.
10. A __________ is a statement which a group of j. custom
people believe to be true.

11. The religion of the Jews based on the teachings of k. Hinduism

the Hebrew Bible is called __________ .

12. The term, __________ , refers to a system in a l. Islam

society where each group of people (i.e., upper
class, middle class, lower class) share a similar way
of life and have the same rank or status in society.

13. Foods, clothing, shelter, and artistic expression are m. commonality

all examples of __________ .

14. A __________ is a societal expectation where n. world religions

males are expected to play particular roles and
females are expected to play yet different roles.

15. The __________ of cultures refers to the ways o. culture

cultures are different from one another.

16. The term, __________ , refers to religions which p. tradition

are practiced in a number of countries of the world
such as Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism,
and Islam.
Answers - Benchmark A: Cultural Practices, Products, and Perspectives of Past Civiliz

1. j. custom

2. h. cultural pattern

3. k. Hinduism

4. l. Islam

5. e. Christianity

6. o. culture

7. a. Buddhism

8. m. commonality

9. p. tradition

10. d. belief

11. g. Judasim

12. i. class structure

13. c. cultural products

14. b. gender role

15. f. diversity

16. n. world religions