Indo-Europeans
This is the place/region that the Hittites occupied
Anatolia
This word means perfect understanding
Moksha
The founder of Jainism
Mahavira
The founder of Buddhism
Siddharta Gautama
the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
Torah
Around the same time of the Hittites, this Indo-European group occupied India
Aryans
A soul's good or bad deeds that follow that person from one reincarnation to the next
karma
The Jains thought that this was unnecessary
ritual
release from selfishness or pain
niravna
the father of the Jewish people
Abraham
four collections of prayers, hymns, instructions for performing rituals, and spells and incantations
Vedas
Brahma the creator, Vishnu the protector and ___ the destroyer.
Shiva
Because the Jains believed that everything has this, they did not harm or eat meat from animals
soul
By following this, anyone could reach nirvana
Eightfold Path
This set the Jews apart from other religious groups of the time
Monotheism
The Aryan caste system identified this caste as the highest
Brahmins
This river is thought to flow from the feet of Vishnu and over the head of Shiva
Ganges River
These can prevent a person from achieving moksha (at least 2).
greed, anger, prejudice, gossip, lying, stealing
Because Buddhism rejected this, it garnered many followers
caste system
This serves as the basis of the Jews' covenant with God and Jewish laws
10 Commandments
Mahabharata
This Hindu text explains the meaning of of Vedic hymns
Upanishads
Almost all 5 million of Jains in the world today live here
India
What Jainism did not have that helped Buddhism spread
missionaries
Jews and Judaism come from the name of this southern kingdom that remained after the northern kingdom was destroyed.
Judah