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the most powerful trading empire along the Mediterranean were the .

Phoenicians

The Minoans carved out a large trade network around the Mediterranean and ruled from mighty palaces on an island called Throughout history, they were known as some of the best

seafarers

The Minoans carved out a large trade network around the Mediterranean and ruled from mighty palaces on an island called

Crete

The Buddha believed that once a person had learned to eliminate their desires, they would achieve a state of heightened understanding known as _____?

Nirvana

If one could eliminate their _____, they could eliminate the hurt, disappointment and suffering of the world

desires

One of the biggest realizations of the Buddha was a concept known as the

Four Noble Truths

On his journey outside of the palace, Siddhartha encountered

a holy man, a sick man, an old man and a dead man.

The wealth of the Brahmin priests, the harsh caste system and the many different gods and goddesses led another teacher to begin practicing a new set of ideas. His name was

Siddhartha Gautama

Another key aspect of Hinduism is the belief that what someone does in life will influence their rebirth in future lifetimes. This idea came to be known as karma. Karma is based on the idea that a soul's dharma (duty) influences their

karma

Another key aspect of Hinduism is the belief that what someone does in life will influence their rebirth in future lifetimes. This idea came to be known as karma. Karma is based on the idea that a soul's

dharma

Hindus believe that it can take many lifetimes for each atman (individual soul) to make its way back to brahman the universal soul) and therefore it is necessary to be reborn - called

reincarnation

Hindus believe that it can take many lifetimes for each atman (individual soul) to make its way back to _______

brahman

Hindus believe that it can take many lifetimes for each ______

atman

Over many centuries, Brahmanism morphed into a new faith practiced in India called ______?

Hinduism.

Over time the religious belief of the Aryans came to be called ________ since the system relied on the Brahmin priests to perform rituals

Brahmanism

what is polytheistic

many gods

The Aryan belief in the divinity of Krishna, the caste system and the Vedic hymns helped spawn the beginning of what we know today as

Hinduism

One very important figure in Aryan culture was a warrior king named

Krishna

Aryan religion formed much of the basis for Aryan society. Brahmin priests sat at the top of a rigid class system known as the

caste system

One of the most influential of the Indo-European groups were the

Hittites

Why did the Pharaohs need to be mummified?

Pharaohs needed to be able to rule in both their earthly life and in their afterlife

This process consisted of removing the vital organs and wrapping the remains in linen cloths

Mummification

the Egyptian government was a ______. In a theocracy, the government is ruled by religious figures.

theocracy

Egyptian _______ ruled not just as political rulers, but also as divine figures

Pharaohs

What river helped Egypt become powerfull?

the Nile river

Around 2000 B.CBabylonian King named Hammurabi conquered ..........

Mesopotamia

. a warrior king named _______, conquered many city states to form the world’s first empire

Sargon

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers often flooded irregularly and unpredictably.

River flooding brought fertile soil called silt, which was excellent for bringing harvests

One of the most powerful of the Mesopotamian city states was a city-state called

UR

At the center of each city stood a massive

ziggurat.

what is a city state?

City is a country

The Fertile Crescent was home to one of the earliest civilizations.

Mesopotamia