APWH foundations exam study guide
Persia
- ==tolerant of many religions/practices==
- %%550 bc%%
- %%middle east%%
- %%zoroethism%%
- %%If you do good and seek the truth you go to (heaven)%%
- %%if you are a bad person you go to (hell)%%
- %%conquered by Alexander the Great%%
- ==(Qantas)==
- %%Darius(Persian emepror)%%
- %%Dynasty (conquered many lands)%%
==Gupta and Mauryan== empires
- %%conquered by the White Huns%%
- %%Maurya-Buddhist under Ashoka%%
- %%Gupta-Hindu%%
- ==independent provinces==
- %%asoka emperor%%
- %%ashka built roads%%
- %%taxes%%
- %%trade ELEPHANTS%%
- ==South Asia==
Hinduism
- %%brahman-one major god. Everything is a part of Braman%%
- %%Multiple gods-several gods who are all a part of Brahman%%
- %%karma-the sum of good and bad actions in a person’s life that affect their next life%%
- %%samsara-the cycle of birth and death until you are released%%
- %%Darma-someones sacred duty%%
- %%caste system relied heavily on religious beliefs minus the untouchables.%%
- %%scared Indian love manual%%
hinduism
Buddhism
%%Siddhartha G. “the Buddha” was born into a rich family, but it was predicted that he would either be the king of the universe or he would witness suffering and become a Buddhist. his parents didn’t want him to be a Buddhist so they kept him very sheltered but he did eventually see suffering so he sought to find the truth about the universe. he became a Buddhist and meditated for days until he found his answer.%%
%%He came up with the 4 noble truths%%
- %%everybody suffers%%
- %%You have to give up your desires to end suffering%%
- %%We suffer because of our desires%%
==eightfold path==
- %%speak no evil%%
- %%think no evil%%
- %%hear no evil%%
- %%do no evil%%
==attractive to lower caste people==
quin dynasty
- Quin Shihuangi-emperor during the Quin dynasty
- rallied the peasants
- ended the warring states era
- legalist
- great wall
- standardized coinage in china
- ==standardized written language==
- ==terra cotta warriors.==
Han dynasty
- Han wudi
- protected trade routes from the Xaugio
- Confucius
- silk road
- weakened by attacks from the Xaugio
- big gap between the week and the poor
- ==5 primary relationships - person/empor father/son….==