Famous People
Ancient Peoples
Ancient Religions
Geography
Grab-Bag!
100
He is the "father of history".
Who is Herodutus?
100
The Indo-Europeans were what kind of people?
What is nomadic?
100
All Hindus share a common worldview. They see religion as a way of the soul...
They see religion as a way of liberating the soul from the illusions, disappointments, and mistakes of everyday existence.
100
The Indo-Europeans came from what part of the world
What is the caucasus between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea?
100
The Buddha's word for release from selfishness and pain. Also the name of a band from the early 90s.
What is nirvana?
200
The founder of Buddhism.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
200
The Indo-Europeans tamed this animal for chariot use
What is the horse?
200
This term describes how a soul is reborn until moksha is achieved.
What is reincarnation?
200
The Phoenicians founded a number of wealthy city-states around this sea.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
200
The mutual promise between God and the founder of the Hebrew people.
What is covenant?
300
They greatly influenced the spread of Buddhism.
Who are missionaries?
300
The Hittities excelled at war. Name one of the two technologies that allowed this.
What are chariots and iron weapons?
300
This Hindu term defines the good or bad deeds of a soul.
What is karma?
300
Island in the Aegean Sea, south of Greece.
What is Crete?
300
This system sharply divided the Aryan culture in 4 categories.
What is the caste system?
400
He owned a minotaur.
Who is King Minos?
400
Name a language in the Indo-European family of language.
What is English, Sanskrit, Persian, Spanish and German?
400
The philosophy of this religion state that everything in the universe has a soul.
What is Jainism?
400
The Hittities occupied this area of land.
What is Anatolia?
400
The Phoenicians Great Legacy.
What is the alphabet?
500
A prominent female judge in Hebrew history.
Who is Deborah?
500
Name the sacred literature left behind by the Aryans.
What is the vedas?
500
The first 5 books of the bible.
What is the Torah?
500
Moses carried the ten commandments down from this mount.
What is Mt. Sinai?
500
This social science is closely linked to Buddhism (and perhaps is why so many people today are interested in Buddhism).
What is pyschology?
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