abraham
the man who led his family from ur to Canaan
aryans
nomads from Europe and Asia who migrated to India and finally settled; vedas from this time suggest beginning of caste system
Brahman
Hindu gad considered to be the creator of the world
david
Second king of Israel
Hitites
Indo-European people who settles in Anatolia
Indo-Europeans
a group of semi nomadic peoples who to migrate from modern southern Russia to the iIndian subcontinent,Europe and south west Asia
Minoans
a seafaring and trading people that lived on the island of Crete from about 2000 to 1400 B.C.
moses
Led the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt; received the 10 commandments "founder of judaism
Phoenicians
located on eastern Mediterranean coast; invented the alphabet which used sounds rather than symbols like cuneiform
sual
First king of Israel
shiva
A Hindu god considered the destroyer of the world.as in change
Siddhartha Gautama
Founder of Buddhism
soloman
David's son who built a temple to God. He was the third king of Israel and is famous for his wisdom.
Vishnu
A Hindu god considered the preserver of the world
Yahweh
Hebrew name for God