Agrarians and non-agraians
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- Reincarnation
- In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn again and again until it achieves perfect understanding.
- Karma
- In Hinduism and Buddhism, the totality of the good and bad deeds performed by a person, which is believed to determine his or her fate after rebirth.
- Jainism
- A religion founded in India in the 6th century BCE, whose members believe that everything in the universe has a sould and therefore should not be harmed.
- Siddhartha Gautama
- A ruler, who was kept inside all his life, then left his palace after the birth of his son in search for enlightenment (wisdom).
- Enlightenment
- In Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom in which one undersands basic truths about the universe.
- Nirvana
- In Buddhism, the release from pain and suffering achieved after enlightenment.
- Minoans
- Dominated trade in Mediterranean.
- Aegean Sea
- A sea.
- Knossos
- The Minoan capital city.
- King Minos
- Kept a half-human, half-bull monster called the Minotaur.
- Phoenicians
- Traders along Mediterranean
- Palestine
- A region at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Canaan
- The area of Palestine.
- Torah
- The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible - the most sacred writings in the Jewish tradition.
- Abraham
- The "father", or first, of the Hebrew people.
- Monotheism
- A belief in a single god.
- Covenant
- A mutual promise or agreement - especially an agreement between God and the Hebrew people as recorded in the Bible.
- Moses
- The man who led the Hebrews out of slavery.
- Israel
- A kingdom of the united Jebrews in Palestine, lasting from about 1020 BCE - 922 BCE; later, the northernmost of the two Hebrew kingdoms; now, the Jewish nation that was established in Palestine.
- Judah
- A Hebrew kingdom in Palestine, established around 922 BCE.
- Tribute
- A payment made by a weaker power to a stronger power to obtain an assurance of peace and security.