World History
Chapter 3
Study Guide
Terms/People To Know
Section 1
· Indo-Europeans
· Steppes
· Migration
· Hittites
· Anatolia
· Aryans
· Vedas
· Brahmin
· caste
· Mahabharata
Section 2
· reincarnation
· karma
· Jainism
· Sidddhartha Gautama
· enlightenment
· nirvana
Section 3
· Minoans
· Aegean Sea
· King Minos
· Knossos
· Phoenicians
Section 4
· Palestine
· Canaan
· Torah
· Abraham
· Monotheism
· covenant
· Moses
· Isreal
· Judah
· Tribute
Other Key Terms
· Untouchables
· Upanishads
· Buddhism
· moksha
· Brahman
· David
· Moses
· Solomon
· Saul
· Abraham
· Greeks
· Carthage
· Crete
· King Cyrus I
· Tyre
· sangha
· dharma
· Asia Minor
· varnas
· Ten Commandments
Short Answer Questions
1.
How is the Hindu belief in moksha similar to and different from the Buddhist belief in nirvana?
2.
How did the Hebrews develop new religious ideas that differed from the religions of the peoples around
them?
3.
How were Buddha’s teachings similar to and different from the Hindu tradition?
4.
What contributions did Phoenician traders make to the worlds?
5.
What did Siddhartha Gautama discover in his quest for enlightenment?