Ch 3 World History Flashcards
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| 217439675 | Hitties | - Indo-European est. in Anatolia - adopted Mesopot. culture - used iron and chariots - delined after invasion | 0 | |
| 217439676 | Minoans | - est. on Crete - seafaring traders -influenced by Greeks - woman = important | 1 | |
| 217439677 | Phoenicians | - independent city states (ex. Tyre, Byblos & Sidon) - seafarers & traders w/ purple dye - colonize carthage - develop phonetic alphabet | 2 | |
| 217439678 | Hebrews/Israelites | - semetic ppl led by Abraham & settle in Canaan - return to Canaan and est. Israel - introduce: * monotheism * covenant of 10 commandments * prophets emphasis on social justice | 3 | |
| 217439679 | social justice | mercy and compassion for fellow man est. by hebrews | 4 | |
| 217439680 | Buddhism | -based on teachings of Siddhartha Gautama - sacred texts - teaching/legends of Buddha - four noble truths & Eightfold Path - rebirth -nirvana - rejected caste | 5 | |
| 217439681 | Four Noble Truths | 1. Everything in life is suffering & sorrow 2. Cause of all suffering is ppl's selfish desires for pleasures of this world 3. way to end suffering is to end desire 4. way to overcome desire is to follow Eightfold Path | 6 | |
| 217439682 | Eightfold Path | the Middle Way btw desire & self-denial | 7 | |
| 217439683 | Hinduism | - no founder -religion of Aryans - sacred txts: Vedas, Upanishads and epics - mand gods: Brahma, Vishnu, Siva - both mono and polytheistic - belief: caste system, maksha, atmans - karma and reincarnation enforce caste - dominant religion in India | 8 | |
| 217439684 | Indo- Europeans | -pastoral ppl - tamed horse and road chariots (2-wheels) -somadic group from steppe - suddenly migrated (unknown why) | 9 | |
| 217439685 | Steppe | dry grassland that stretched N of Causcasus | 10 | |
| 217439686 | Aryans | -means "the nobles" - had levels of social classes based on purity * untouchables - butchers, trashmen | 11 | |
| 217439687 | Dasas | term for "dark" which was used by Aryans as slave | 12 | |
| 217439688 | Magadha | great Aryan kingdom whish emerged from struggles btww minor kings | 13 | |
| 217439689 | Buddha | means "enlightened one" | 14 |