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Hinduism founding
india 3500 yrs ago
Hinduism size
3rd largest religion, largest ethnic religion
Hinduism gods
polytheistic, brahma created all
Hinduism book
vedas
Hinduism Social Structure
Caste system, borne into caste, unified india in a way
Samsara (Hinduism)
cycle of reincarnation
Karma (hinduism)
cause and effect of actions; determines the nature of one's reincarnation
dharma (hinduism)
a person's religious and moral duties
Moksha (hinduism)
becoming one with Brahman, free from samsara (cycle of reincarnation)
Buddhism founding
india, 530 bce (2500 yrs ago) , Siddhartha Guatama
Buddhism Size
4th largest religion
Buddhism Goal
Nirvana, freedom from desire/end suffering
Four Noble Truths (buddhism)
1. Everyone suffers.
2. The cause of suffering is desire (greed)
3. To end suffering you must end desire (greed)
4. Follow the eightfold path
Eight fold path (buddhism)
1. right knowledge
2. right aspiration
3. right speech
4. right conduct
5. right livelihood
6. right effort
7. right mindfulness
8. right meditation
Buddhism Book
Sutras
Buddhism Sects
Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana
Mahayana (buddhism)
zen, lay people, east asia
Vajrayana (buddhism)
dalai lama, religious rituals
Theravada (buddhism)
south east asia, oldest one, monks, only one way to nirvana
Juddaism Founding
israel 2600 yrs ago, oldest abrahamic religion
Juddaism Gods
monotheistic yaweh
Juddaism Book
torah (five books of moses) follow gods commandments
Abraham
Founder of Judaism, lived around ~4000yrs ago (not when judaism comes up)
Christianity Founding
middle east, first century CE, second oldest abrahamic religion
Christianity Spread
originally persecuted, until adopted by roman empire in 4th century CE
Islam Founding
middle east, Arabian peninsula, 7th century CE, youngest abrahamic religion
Islam book
Quran
Islam Gods
founded by prophet muhhamhed, monotheistic, Allah
Prophet Muhhamhed (islam)
originally a merchant, saw visions of gabriel in a cave and believed he was a messenger of god, last true prophet
Mecca (islam)
the holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace
Ka'ba
black stone built by Abraham regarded to be the center of the earth by Muslims
Five Pillars of Islam
faith, prayer, fasting, almsgiving, pilgrimage (hajj)
Sunni and Shia (islam)
Two major denominations of Islam, Sunni is bigger
Islam Spread
through trade and conquest
Confucianism Founding
zhou dynasty, 2000yrs ago
Confucianism Book
analects
Confucianism Social Structure
act right and improve self to reach enlightenment
Confucianism Classification
philosophy, not technically a religon
Filial Piety (confucianism)
ancestor worship
Daoism Founding
zhou dynasty, 2000 yrs ago, Lao Zhou
Daoism Book
Tao te ching
Daoism Values
live in harmony w nature, follow the tao
Ancient China
humans formed by clay, 5 emperors
Yellow Emperor
A "cultural hero", writing, math, calendar in his rule
Yu the Great
canals very just
Shang Tang
very nice, dies and leaves empire unstable
Zhou dynasty
King Wen overthrew shang, longest dynasty, plow, crop rows, more canals and waterways, coins, medical advancements
Imperial China 221BC
Qin, Ming, Jin, Han
Han Dynasty
split into factions, art, adopted communism, silk road opens
Terracotta Warriors
Qin She Huang emperor
Sui
overthrown by powerful li family, Li Yuan becomes emperor and Li Shimin overthrows him
Tang Dynasty
Wu Zeitan, Emperor Xuanzong brings golden age
Wu zeitan
goes through a lot and becomes empress in 683, claims shes buddha reincarnated and builds monasteries
Emperor Xuanzong
golden age of the tang, abolished death penalty, reduced inflation, increased cash flow, agressive but open foreign policy, divdes china into Jiedushi, dies and Jiedushi split up
Jiedushi
Regional military governorships during Tang, after Xuanzong dies, rule independently until 960
Tang Achievements
Internal Trade: canal networks
Woodblock Printing: increase literacy + education
Structural Engineering: pagodas, temples
Medicine: sugar causes diabetes
Waterpowered airconditioning in palace
Accidentally discover gunpowder
Silk Road
most items go to middle east, silk, porcelain, wood working, Tang Dynasty
Gupta (india)
golden age, ends in 550, split into Chola and Ghurid
Ghurid Sultanate
711, vassal state to Seltic turks
Ghurid Religion
sunni muslim, brought islam to india
Ghurid Ruler
Muhammad Gori, invade northern india, killed in 1206
Collapse of Ghurid
Muhammad dies, falls into disunion, becomes dehli sultanate
Chola Kingdom
south india, 9-12th century, hub for trade, very wealthy
Chola Kingdom Trade
silk porcelain from china
spices horses middle east
slaves ivory africa
Chola Kingdom Religion
spread buddhism and later islam through trade
Chola Kingdom Architecture
temples, Thanjuan temple (largest in india at the time)
Chola Kingdom Art
bronze and copper sculptures, hindu lit, jain and buddhist lit grows, Tamil Poetry (Nalagyira Divya Prabandham)
Chola Government
monarchy, divided into mandalams
Mandalams
governorships, Nadus (self governing)
Roman Empire
27 BCE Augustus ceaser
Edict of Milan
313 CE, constantine, religious tolerance
Edict of Thessalonica
380 CE, christianity is the offical religion of rome
Splits of Rome
286 CE- split into two, still one emperor
395 CE- split for good, two emperors
Chinese Dynasties in order
Xia ,Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing
West Roman Empire Religion
Catholicism and speak latin
East Roman Empire Religion
eastern orthodox and speak greek
Trade imbalance (west and east)
west becomes dependent on east for luxury items
Fall of Western Roman Empire 476 AD
corruption, weak government, the military being dismantled, and frequent raids and attacks cause empire to fall (Sack of Rome), start dark ages, rise of feudalism
Western Empire Military
germanic mercaneries
Western Attackers
visigoths, vandals, angles, franks, saxons, ostrogoths, lombards
Byzantine Government
highly centralized government that focused power into the emperor, bureaucracy
regulated trade, food prices to keep economy stable
Byzantine Art
dome architecture, religous mosaics, icons, HAGIA SOPHIA
Justinian's Code
foundation of European law, womens rights
Constantinople
Capital of the Byzantine Empire, trade/culture hub, spread to balkans and russia
Byzantine Empire
Eastern half of the Roman Empire that was long standing up until the 1400's (over 1000 yrs)
Hellenistic
greek
The Great Schism
First split in Christianity, starts when Priest Arius 4th century, "Jesus cant be divine"
East Schism
Eastern Orthodox, holy spirit, no immaculate conception, divorce, priests can get married
West Schism
Catholicism, virgin mary, holy trinity, purgatory, no divorce, no married priests
1054 CE
Great Schism, representatives meet from both sides in constantinople, Pope Leo IX kicks out Cerularius, bull is tossed out of Hagia Sofia
Visigoths in Spain
early 700's
Al-Andalus
711 CE, Ummayad Caliphate come to help fight off visigoths
720 CE Ummayads control spain, golden age
Golden Age of Spain (Al-Andalus)
education, lit, poetry, architecture, public baths, religous/ethnic tolerance
Jizyah
The tax levied against non-Muslims living in Islamic states
Cordoba (Al-Andalus)
center of wealth in Al-Andalus
Preservation of Greek Lit and Philosophy
Islamic world preserves greek writing and ideas
What battle marked the decline of Al-Andalus in 732?
Battle of Tours
Who was the Frankish leader during the Battle of Tours?
Charles Martel
What was the outcome of the Battle of Tours in relation to Islam?
(732 CE) European victory over Muslims. It halted Muslim movement into Western Europe.
What led to the fragmentation of Al-Andalus into smaller kingdoms?
Weak and Ineffective rule