God called upon Abraham as God found a new nation in an undesignated land that he later learned was Canaan. The known children of Abraham would be Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah. The last question is more of a personal question, how you feel about it.
The both civilizations had city-states
A form of capitalism at its early form and the colonial powers didnt tax their colonies as much so the colonies could seem attractive the the populated europe and so business could grow
In general, the location that Hinduism and Buddhism spread to during Ancient Indian Civilization was in the East, specifically in the region of China.