Ancient Israel
a judge and prophet who warned the Israelites of the dangers of a king (taxes & slavery); annointed Saul
Who is Samuel?
Major island in Greece located southeast of the mainland
What is Crete?
a Greek god who ruled the sky
Who is Zeus?
Capital of Mauryan Dynasty and Gupta Dynasty
What is Pataliputra?
resembles the 10 commandments and guides people to live a morally right life
What is the Eightfold Path?
a sheppard who was chosen by God to replace Saul as King; annointed in secret
Who is David?
a fortified area used as a religious center and safe refuge
What is the acropolis?
a Greek goddess who made crops grow
Who is Demeter?
sacred writings that set the basic principles of Hinduism
What are the 4 Vedas?
series of steps that solve a problem
What are algorithms?
Greek word for scattered that explained the scattering of the jews and spreading of Jewish Ideas
What is Diaspora?
members of a political community, treate each other as equals, have rights & responsibilities, usually native-born me who owned land
Who are citizens?
a Greek god who caused earthquakes
Who is Poseidon?
priests; top level of the caste system
Who are the Brahims?
writer from the Gupta Period
Who is Kalidasa?
When Nebuchadnezzar took the Jews to Babylon after they tried to revolt against him
What is the Babylonian Captivity?
Strengths of Sparta
What are Physical Force and a strong army?
famous temple dedicated to a god or goddess
What is the Parthenon?
The two major rivers of India
smaller than the Mauryan Empire and is located further into Northern India
What is the Gupta Empire?
drove the philistines out of Israel, created an empire, taxed the Israelites (money to expand Jerusalem)
What are the achievements of King David?
came to throne of Persia in 521 B.C. and reorganized the government into 20 satrapies
highest mountain in Greece and home to the 12 most important Greek gods
What is Mount Olympus?
What are India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh?
The four noble truths are
What are
1) life is full of suffering
2) people suffer because they desire worldly things & self satisfaction
3) the way to end suffering is to stop desiring things
4) The only way to stop desiring things is to follow the Eightfold Path
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