Key Terms
What are brahmins
Aryan priest
Who is Abraham
The father of the Hebrew people. He was commanded to move his people to Canaan by God. His descendants moved to Egypt.
What are the most sacred writings in jewish tradition called?
The torah
Can Hinduism be traced back to one founder? If so Who?
NO. Hinduism is a collection of beliefs developed slowly overtime.
Indo Europeans
Group of Nomadic People that come from Steppes
Who is king Minos
King Minos owned a monster who was half bull and half human?
The promise that occurs between and the founder of the Hebrew people is called what ?
A covenant
What is the Moksha?
A state of perfect understanding of all things.
Karma
Good or Bad deeds
Who is Siddhartha Guatama?
He is Buddha and the founder of Buddhism.
Who brought the Ten Commandments down from Mount Sinai?
Moses
What are the three paths that allow you to find Moksha?
The paths of right thinking, the path of right action and the path of religious devotion.
Minoans
Seafaring people who lived on Crete.
What did Moses accomplish?
Moses led the hebrews out of slavery?
What is the exodus and when did it occur?
Between 1300 to 1200 the hebrews fled Egypt this was called the exodus.
How do you reach Nirvana and what is it?
you must follow the Eightfold Path. Nirvana means to be released from Selfishness and pain.
What is a minotaur ?
Half Human. Half Bull.
Who was the Hebrew woman Deborah?
She was one of the judges chosen by God to help with judicial and military leadership. This was unusual for that time period because the roles for men and women were separate and women didn't usually have a voice in these matters.
Who's code was the 10 commandments similar to?
Hammurabis code. "eye for an eye"
What do Moksha and Nirvana have in common?
They both involve a perfect state of understanding and a break from the chain of reincarnation.
Knossos
The Minoan Capital City
Who were the three kings the hebrews united under from 1020-922 B.C.
Saul, David, Solomon
What happened to Isreal by 922 B.C.
It Divided into two parts. Israel in the North and Judah was in the south.
What is the Sangha?
Originally it is the Buddhist Religious Order. Now it refers to the whole religious community.