people and ideas on the move

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