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Section 1

1. List the possibilities that could have caused the Indo-Europeans to migrate and where they migrated.

2. Name four languages that originated from the Indo-European language and name three places the language came from.

3. Name four ideas that Hittites borrowed from Mesopotamian people and two differences between their legal code and Hammurabi's.

4. Tell how we know most of our information about Aryans and explain what it is.

5. Name the four Aryan social classes and what they were later called.

Section 2

1. What are some of the beliefs the Buddhists and Hindus have in common?

2. Who came up with the Four Noble Truths and what are they?

3. List the Eightfold Path, the Middle Way, what does it lead to?

4. Why did Siddhartha Gautama go on his quest? How did he figure it out?

5. What all makes up the "Three Jewels" of Buddhism?

Section 3

1. Name four goods that Minoans traded and three customs they pass along.

2. Name three sports Minoans enjoyed and what produces a great deal of information
about them.

3. Explain one of king Minos's legends and name a civilization they named after him.

4. Name some possibilities that could have caused the Minoans mysterious end.

5. Name five goods Phoenicians traded that they got from other lands and what their famous purple dye was made for.

Section 4

1. What is the Torah? Do Christians use it, if so how? What is included in the Torah?

2. Why was Abraham so important, what did he do to help the Hebrews?

3. List the important things Moses did for the Jews.

4. How did the Hebrew get the name of Jews?

5. What is Solomon known for?
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