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15 Cards in this Set
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Father of Judaism / Israelite's |
Abraham |
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How Israelite's religious beliefs are different than their neigbors |
Israelite's = Monotheistic Other Groups = Polytheistic |
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Compare Hammurabi's Code and the Ten Commandments |
Both regulated social behaviors |
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Highest caste and closest to the gods in India |
Brahmans |
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How does Karma helps decide someones Caste |
If you act morally you gain good karma and will rise to a higher caste in the next life |
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Compare Hinduism and Buddhism |
Both believe in nonviolence |
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Reason the Great Wall of China was built |
To discourage attacks from Mongols (Xiongnu) |
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Benefits of the Silk Road |
Allowed exchange of both scientific and cultural ideas |
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Transportation along the Silk Road |
Caravans of camels and people carrying goods across land routes |
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Belief system brought to China along the Silk Road? |
Buddhism |
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Reason early civilizations settled along rivers |
Rivers provided fertile soil for farming and allowed for a surplus of agriculture |
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Dangers of rivers |
Flooding caused loss of crops and death but the value of living near water was necessary |
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What did rivers not provide for civilizations? |
Areas to mine for mineral resources |
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What feature is unique to Hinduism> |
It has a Caste System |
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Who led the Israelite's out of Slavery and back to their "promised" home land of Canaan? |
Moses |