Hebrews #1
The Israelites' departure from Egypt has become known as
The Exodus
Who lead the people into the promised land?
Joshua
What language were the Vedas written in?
Sanskrit
The three major gods in Hinduism
Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu
What is the name of the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
What was “the promised land” called in Abraham’s time?
Canaan
What were the names of the two kingdom's after Israel split?
Northern was Israel; Southern was Judah.
What is the social group so far below all others that is considered "out of caste"?
The Untouchables
The rebirth of one's soul into a different body is called
reincarnation
What are the two branches of Buddhism?
Theravada and Mahayana
Who is the man who builds an ark during the Hebrew Bible’s great flood?
Noah
Who deported the northern and southern kingdoms?
Northern - the Assyrians; Southern - the Chaldeans.
How long did people remain in their castes?
Their whole lives
The illusion that the physical world is real is called
Maya
What kingdom tried to unify India?
Magadha Kingdom
What does God tell the snake (the devil) before he kicks Adam and Eve out of the Garden?
"I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are called the
Torah
India's rigid social structure is/ was known as the
caste system
The cycle of death and rebirth
samsara
Who established the Mauryan Empire?
Chandragupta Maurya
What does the Hebrew God tell Moses his name is?
I AM WHO I AM or YHWH
What did the Hebrew God promise David?
That one of David's descendants would always be on the throne of Israel.
What happened in 1750 BC that changed the landscape of Early India?
Indo-Aryan tribes migrated to Northern India
Escape from the cycle of death and rebirth
moksha
What are the four noble truths?
1. All existence is suffering.
2. The cause of suffering is desire.
3. Suffering ceases when desire ceases.
4. The only way to stop desiring things is to follow the eightfold path.