WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Sometime between 2000 and 1500 BC a new people appeared in Southwest Asia. They were the Hebrews (HEE-brooz). The early Hebrews were simple herders, but they developed a culture that became a major influence on later civilizations. The Bible says that Abra-ham left Mesopotamia and settled in Canaan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Around 1800 b.c., a group called the Israelites appeared in southwest Asia. The Israelites were different from many other groups at the time. They practiced monotheism.

Detailed explanation-3: -ABRAHAM AND MOSES LEAD THE HEBREWS A people called the Hebrews (HEE-brooz) appeared in Southwest Asia sometime between 2000 and 1500 C BC. Their writings describe the laws of their reli-gion, Judaism (Joo-dee-i-zuhm).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, Micronesia, coastal New Guinea, Island Melanesia, Polynesia, and Madagascar that speak Austronesian languages.