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Unit 2: migration Flashcards

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Steppes

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Dry grasslands north of the caucus

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Migration

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Movement of one group of people from one region to another

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Hittites

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Stem group of indio-Europeans that occupied Anatolia

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Anatolia

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Huge peninsula

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Aryans

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Sub group of indo-Europeans used caste system and Vedas

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Vedas

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Sacred literature of the Aryans

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Mahabharata

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Ancient story that tells about the story of Aryans conquering India

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Brahman

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Hindu god

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Reincarnation

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Continual birth of the soul until makson is achieved.

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Karma

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Good and bad deeds that affect you lives.

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Indo-Europeans

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Group of nomads from Eurasion steppes

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Caste system

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Cultural system of dividing people based on birth, race, languages. 
Brahmins
Warriors 
Traders and landowners 
Peasants 
Untouchables(technically illegal)
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Siddharth Guatama

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Founder and figure of Buddhism

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Enlightenment

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Spiritual wisdom

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Nirvana

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Buddhas word for release from selfishness and pain

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Minoans

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Powerful seafaring people who lived on Crete from 2000-1400

b. C. Dominated Mediterranean trade. Followed by Phoenicians

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Knosses

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Minoan capital city

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King Minos

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A king who owned a Minotaur

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Phoenicians

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1100 B. C. Most powerful traders in the Mediterranean

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Palestine

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Home of the phoenicians. Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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Canaan

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Ancient home of the Hebrews

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Torah

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Jewish bible; first five books of the New Testament

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Abraham

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The father of the Hebrew people

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Monotheism

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The belief in a single God

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Covenant

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Mutual promise between God and the founder of the Hebrew people

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Moses

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The man who lead Hebrews out of slavery

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Israel

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The new kingdom of Hebrews

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Judah

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The southern part of Israel when it split into two countries

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