Vocab/Blue Terms
when an individual soul or spirit is born again and again
reincarnation
founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Oldest surviving religion in the world
Hinduism
Where did Moses receive the 10 Commandments
Mount Sinai
What did people have to follow to reach nirvana?
Eightfold Path
mutual promise between God and the founder of the Hebrew people
covenant
powerful traders along the Mediterranean who developed an alphabet
Phoenicians
Founded by the Buddha
Buddhism
According to the Torah, ______ led the Hebrews out of slavery.
Moses
this is the first five books of the Bible
Torah
a member of the social class made up of priests
Brahmin
people who lived on Crete and spread their culture through trade and had some of the finest pottery of the time; also built the Palace of Knossos
Minoans
Believes in personal enlightenment, liberation from suffering and rebirth
Buddhism
According to legend, he was the king that owned a Minotaur
King Minos
What are the "Three Jewels" of Buddhism?
dharma
Buddha
Sangha
"father" of Hebrew people
Abraham
Minoan capital city
Knossos
founded by Abraham
Judaism
Who was the founder of Jainism?
Mahavira
Many modern languages of Europe, Southwest Asia, and South Asia come from the languages of the __________-_______
Indo-Europeans
The Phoenicians lived in a region at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea that would later be called __________
Palestine
Indo-European people who migrated to the Indus River Valley of India; their sacred literature is the Vedas
Aryans
teachings that a supreme divine force called Brahman exists in all things, and human souls are reborn over and over until they reach spiritual freedom
Hinduism
This empire struggled to get along with Egyptians so they decided to come together instead and make a peace treaty
Hittite
Another name for Asia Minor (hint: blue term)
Anatolia