Definitions
The act of moving from one place to another. (No, the answer isn't nomad.)
Migrate or migration
He led the Israelites out of Egypt and wandered the desert with them for 40 years.
Moses
What was the name of the land promised to the Israelites by God? It was "flowing with milk and honey."
Canaan
Rebirth of the soul
Reincarnaton
Why were untouchables & peasants drawn to Buddhism?
Buddha rejected the caste system and believed all people could achieve enlightenment.
Another word for the social order of India.
Castes or caste system
He was chosen as the first king of Israel because he defended Israel against the Philistines.
King Saul
What was the ancient name of modern-day Turkey?
Anatolia
A person's good or bad deeds
karma
Why did the Kingdom of Israel split in two?
King Solomon demanded high taxes and forced labor to build the temple in Jerusalem.
The belief in one god.
Monotheism
Abraham
When the kingdom of Israel split, what was the name of the new southern kingdom?
Judah
Dry grasslands of the Caucasus Mountains, they were the original lands of the Indo-Europeans.
steppes
Who were the first three kings of Israel?
Saul, David & Solomon
Money paid by a weaker nation to a stronger nation.
Tribute
The seafaring traders who dominated trade in the Mediterranean and built colonies throughout the Mediterranean, England, and possibly sailed around Africa.
Phoenicians
In what country to most followers of Jainism live, because they are forbidden to send missionaries?
India
The sacred literature of the Aryans, they are a collection of four prayers, hymns & rituals.
Vedas
What was significant about the Phoenician alphabet system?
Expanded literacy, made learning more accessible, basis for our modern alphabet.
The Buddhist word for "wisdom."
Enlightenment
According to Hindu beliefs, who is the destroyer god, who appears at the end of your life?
Shiva
What was the name of the Minoan capital city on the island of Crete?
Knossos
Epic Indian poem that tells the story of the Aryan struggles as they moved into the Indian subcontinent.
Mahabarata
What are the Four Noble Truths?
1) All life is suffering & sorrow. 2) Suffering is caused by people's selfish desires. 3) End suffering by ending desires for things. 4) Overcome desire & achieve enlightenment by following Eightfold Path between desires & self-denial.