Studying World History
The study or writing of history with an emphasis on the careful examination of information or data, often from the analysis of evidence.
What is Historiography?
Most historians believe that one of the first civilizations developed in this Mesopotamian city.
What is Sumer?
Hindu teachers' interpretation and explanation of the hidden meaning in Vedic hymns is called...
What is the Upanishads
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
What is the Torah?
human-made objects and other evidence from the past
What are artifacts?
The system of writing invented by Sumerian scribes
What is cuneiform?
liberation from desires and suffering
What is moksha?
another word for wisdom
what is nlightenment?
In the Torah, God chose this man to be the father of the Jewish people.
Who is Abraham?
Complex cultures that developed at least five key characteristics, including advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology.
What are civilizations?
This is a time when people began using bronze, rather than copper and stone, to fashion tools and weapons.
What is the Bronze Age?
Hinduism and the Upanishads brought rise to what two religions?
What are Jainism and Buddhism?
The Buddha's word for release from selfishness and pain.
What is nirvana?
The Jains thought that ___ was unnecessary, because people could achieve moksha by giving up all worldly things and carefully controlling their actions.
About 1100 BC, these were the most powerful traders along the Mediterranean Sea.
Who were the Phoenicians?
The Sumerians practiced polytheism. What does this mean?
What is they believed in many gods?
The Buddha's word for release from selfishness and pain.
What is nirvana?
The three types of Buddhism that formed after Buddha's death.
What are Theravada, Mahayana, and Tibetan Buddhism?
How do the first 4 com commandments differ from the last 6 commandments?
What is the first 4 concern the Jews' relationship with God, while the last 6 concern their relationships with each other?
As they traveled around the Mediterranean, the Phoenicians introduced this writing system to their trading partners.
What is the alphabet?
Egyptian writing is called ___ and can be found inside the walls of ___.
What is hieroglyphics and pyramids?
How did Hinduism strengthen the caste system?
What is a person's caste system is directly related to his or her karma from a previous life.
How did Buddhism spread through trade?
What is traders brought Buddhism with them on the Silk Roads(central Asian trade routes all the way to China)?
How was Solomon's kingdom divided in 922 BC?
What is Israel in the North and Judah in the south?