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| What was Abraham and where did he live? |
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| A sheperd in Ur (Mesopotamia) |
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| Why did the hebrews go to Egypt? |
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| A draught.threat of famine |
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| Where did Moses go to pray? |
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| Mt. Sinai (I actually don't think this is true. Actually, I am almost sure this is not true. But for someone like Ameruoso who wants to simply Judaism into a five min lecture, it's close enough to true. -Leora) |
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| When the hebrews arrived in Canaan, how many tribes where they in? |
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| Who was an important (female) judge? |
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| What three kings did the Hebrew unite under? |
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| The world soul containting all atman |
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| The individual soul of a living being |
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| When the importance of braman faded, what became more important? |
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| In the same period as the upanishads what other religions were going on? |
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| What are the four noble truthes which the Buddha spoke about? |
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1) Everything in life is suffering and sorrow.
2) All suffering is caused by selfish desires.
3) The way to end suffering is to end desires.
4) the way to overcome these desires and attain englightenment is to follow the 8 fold path. |
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| What was the eightfold path like? |
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| Release from selfishness and pain |
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| What is the name of the writen dialogue which explains: what is the nature of reality |
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| What do people say to recognize the importance of the three Jewels of Buddhism? |
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I take refuge in the buddha.
I take refuge in the law.
I take refuge in the community. |
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| What did buddha become known as in Hinduism? |
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| One of the 10 Incarnations |
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| the emphasis on right conduct and worship of one god is called: |
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| Peace money paid by a weaker power to a stronger one. |
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| God called him to the the first Hebrew or "father" and told him to go in search of the promised land. |
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| Abraham (Oh! Simplified Judaism! My favorite! -Leora) |
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| What process was occuring through trade? |
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| What was Phoneia's greatest colony? |
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| Phonecia's two most important city-states were: |
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| Give three reasons why the Minoan culture ended. |
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| Natural disaster, overpopulation, invasion |
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| Crete is a large island on the southern edge of what sea? |
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| What in Knossos told historians much info about it? |
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| Who is the hero in the mahabarata? |
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| What major kingdom emerged from the power struggle? |
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| What is the minoan capital city? |
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| What was Israel's capital? |
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| Jerusalem (Last I checked, it is still Israel's capital. -Leora) |
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| What was the new kingdom called? |
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| Where did the hebrews settle? Between what two bodies of water? |
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Canaan
Between the Jordan River and the Meditereanean Sea |
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| How did Solomen's kingdom divide? |
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| What 3 cultures mixed to create what new culture? |
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Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman
Greco-Roman culture |
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| Who was a witty Roman poet? What is one of his works? |
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| Brought water into cities and towns |
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| Who was a notable Roman historian? What did he accomplish? What were two of his books? |
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Tacitus
He presented acurate facts
"Annals" and "Histories" |
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| Where were many Roman paintings found? Why were they preserved? |
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Pompeii
Because the ash from the volcanic erruption preserved the art. |
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| What poet worked on a work of literature for ten years? What work? |
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| Established about 50 collonies on the coast of southern Italy. Taught Romans to grow grapes and olives. |
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| What Roman general devised a plan in the 3rd Punic war? |
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| What were the two groups in the early republic who struggled? |
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Patricians: aristocratic landowners who held most of the power. Claimed their ancestry gave them the right to make Roman law.
Plebians: Common farmers, artisans, and merchants. Were the majority of the population. Not allowed important government positions. |
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| What were the plebeians elected representatives called? What did they do? |
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Tribunes
They protected the plebeians rights from unfair acts of patrician officials. |
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| Form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote to select their leaders |
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| Who were the first three peoples to inhabit Rome? |
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| Latins, Greeks, and Etruscans |
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Native to northern Italy
Were skilled metalworkers
Strongly influenced Roman civilization
Romans adoped their alphabet
(Influenced architecture) |
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| Who was the last king of Rome? What was he? Who overthrew him? |
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| Tarquin the Proud, a harsh tyrant, overthrown by Roman aristocrats |
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| What does res publica mean? |
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| What assembly were all citizen-soldiers a part of? |
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