Unit 2: migration Flashcards
Steppes
Dry grasslands north of the caucus
Migration
Movement of one group of people from one region to another
Hittites
Stem group of indio-Europeans that occupied Anatolia
Anatolia
Huge peninsula
Aryans
Sub group of indo-Europeans used caste system and Vedas
Vedas
Sacred literature of the Aryans
Mahabharata
Ancient story that tells about the story of Aryans conquering India
Brahman
Hindu god
Reincarnation
Continual birth of the soul until makson is achieved.
Karma
Good and bad deeds that affect you lives.
Indo-Europeans
Group of nomads from Eurasion steppes
Caste system
Cultural system of dividing people based on birth, race, languages. Brahmins Warriors Traders and landowners Peasants Untouchables(technically illegal)
Siddharth Guatama
Founder and figure of Buddhism
Enlightenment
Spiritual wisdom
Nirvana
Buddhas word for release from selfishness and pain
Minoans
Powerful seafaring people who lived on Crete from 2000-1400
b. C. Dominated Mediterranean trade. Followed by Phoenicians
Knosses
Minoan capital city
King Minos
A king who owned a Minotaur
Phoenicians
1100 B. C. Most powerful traders in the Mediterranean
Palestine
Home of the phoenicians. Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Canaan
Ancient home of the Hebrews
Torah
Jewish bible; first five books of the New Testament
Abraham
The father of the Hebrew people
Monotheism
The belief in a single God
Covenant
Mutual promise between God and the founder of the Hebrew people
Moses
The man who lead Hebrews out of slavery
Israel
The new kingdom of Hebrews
Judah
The southern part of Israel when it split into two countries
