diff --git a/Documentation/git.adoc b/Documentation/git.adoc
index 8a5cdd3b3d..6f0075f918 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git.adoc
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ and full access to internals.
 See linkgit:gittutorial[7] to get started, then see
 linkgit:giteveryday[7] for a useful minimum set of
 commands.  The link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] has a more
-in-depth introduction.
+in-depth introduction.  See linkgit:gitdatamodel[7] if you want to
+learn about the data model and important terminology.
 
 After you mastered the basic concepts, you can come back to this
 page to learn what commands Git offers.  You can learn more about
@@ -469,7 +470,9 @@ Higher level SCMs may provide and manage additional information in the
 
 Terminology
 -----------
-Please see linkgit:gitglossary[7].
+Please see linkgit:gitglossary[7].  See linkgit:gitdatamodel[7] for a
+discussion of the core data model, which includes important terminology
+used throughout the documentation.
 
 
 Environment Variables
@@ -1199,8 +1202,9 @@ SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
 linkgit:giteveryday[7], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
-linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
-linkgit:gitcli[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual],
+linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitdatamodel[7],
+linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7], linkgit:gitcli[7],
+link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual],
 linkgit:gitworkflows[7]
 
 GIT