Early People
What ethnic group of nomads migrated from the steppes north of the Caucasus?
Indo-Europeans
What is the collection of prayers, hymns, rituals, spells, and incantations that gives historians information about what Aryan life was like?
Vedas
What are the four main ideas Buddha taught about the nature of suffering and achieving enlightenment.
The Four Noble Truths
The Minoans were famous for their colorful wall paintings. What are these paintings called?
Frescoes
According to the Torah, who led the Israelites out of Egypt?
Moses
Which Indo-European group occupied Anatolia around 2000 BCE?
The Hittites
What Indian religion developed from Indo-Aryan beliefs combined with native Indian beliefs?
Hinduism
What path did Buddha teach people should follow to overcome desire and reach enlightenment.
The Eightfold Path
A society dominated by women is what?
A Matriarchy
What code of moral laws was believed to have been given by God to Moses?
The Ten Commandments
What Indo-European group migrated into the Indian subcontinent?
The Ayrans
What is the Hindu belief in the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth?
Reincarnation
What is the Buddhist term for release from selfishness and pain?
Nirvana
The Phoenicians were part of what Semitic group?
The Canaanites.
What monotheistic Iranian religion influenced Judaism?
Zoroastrianism
The Aryans brought their language and religious traditions into what region?
India/the Indian subcontinent
What is one of the greatest Indian epics of all time?
Mahabharata
What was Siddhartha Gautama called after achieving enlightenment?
The Buddha
What was the greatest Phoenician colony?
Carthage
What city would become home to the most important Jewish temple in the Kingdom of Judah?
Jerusalem
Where is the site of the oldest agricultural settlement in the world?
Catalhoyuk
What is Karma?
Good and bad deeds.
Who tempted Siddhartha while he meditated under the Bodhi tree?
Mara
Name one important Phoenician city besides Carthage
Tyre, Sidon, or Byblos
Based on archeological and documentary evidence, after Yahweh was syncretized with El, who was the consort of Yahweh?
Ashera