Chapter 3 Test Review

World History Students,

Sorry it took so long to post this up, I've been a lot busier than I thought I would be during the weekend and haven't had the chance to log on. However, as always, the test is only on the material we have discussed in class, you can email me any questions you might have on the material, and I am including a detailed review of what you should be familiar with for the test. Here goes:

1. You should know who the Indo-Europeans and the Indo-Aryans were and where they migrated to.

2. The fact that there is a type "mother language" from which all European languages stem from and that it was spoken by one of the above-mentioned peoples.

3. How the Indo-Aryans (or Aryans) reacted towards the native population of India.

4. What the "Caste System" is and what it is based on.

5. You should be able to compare and contrast the Hindu and the Buddhist religions, in what ways are they similar? How are they different? Refer to what was written on the board in class as well as the information in your textbooks.

6. General biographical knowledge of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

7. How the belief in karma influenced the caste system in India

8. Why Buddhism would appeal more to a certain class of people.

9. What the terms karma, moksha, Enlightenment, nirvana, and reincarnation mean (among others). How is reincarnation in Hinduism different from reincarnation in Buddhism?

10. That Judaism was the first monotheistic religion in the world and that their God is also shared by Christians and Muslims, so it is a founding religion for all of these.

11. Who the "father" of the Hebrew people was.

12. What is a covenant and what between who were the first and second covenants? What was promised?

13. That Hebrew law is based on the Ten Commandments.

14. What the concept of "ethical monotheism" means and how it influences all three mayor monotheistic religions.

15. What the Torah is.

16. Who the Israeli Kings were and what were their mayor achievements.