Religions in the 1200's-Unit 1

Buddhism

Practice in eastern civilization, mostly in India, china, Southeast Asia, and Japan. There is no supreme being but has four noble truths: Suffering is cause by desire; all life is suffering; one can be freed of this desire; one is freed of desire by following a prescribed path. Appealed to people of lower rank in society because it rejects social hierarchies. It spread to other rapidly to other cultures because it wasn’t attached to underlying social structure. In India Buddhism was absorbed into Hinduism. It would continue to thrive in china and Japan.

Christianity

Practices by Jewish and spreader to Europe, North Eastern Africa, and parts of the Middle East. Was the most popular in the mediterranean basin. It was the official Religon of the Roman Empire.

Confucianism

Developed for Chinese culture was practiced in china. Focuses on relationship between ruler and subject; parent and child; husband and wife; older sibling and younger sibling. The confucian society allowed for people to move up through the civil service exam.

Hinduism

Practiced in the Indian subcontinent, it is characterized by a variety of beliefs and practices, including the concepts of dharma (duty), karma (action and consequence), and moksha (liberation). Hinduism is notable for its polytheism and caste system.

Islam

Followers of the Religon lived in the caliphates, Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia.

Judaism

An ancient monotheistic religion that originated in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), it emphasizes the covenant between God and the Israelites, ethical conduct, and ritual observance. Was the first monotheistic faith