QUIZ REVIEW NOTES (Autumn 2013) Review Materials 1. online textbook--Modules 1 (Geography/Culture)‚ 2 (Timeline)‚ 3 (Worldview) 2. course packet—P3-7; p9-13; p18-27 Question Format: (35 regular questions + 2 bonus questions) 1. Multiple choice (only one answer is correct) 2. True or False 3. Matching i. Geography of East Asian Countries • Official names of East Asian countries / capitals (e.g.‚ ROK – Seoul) • Major geographical features and terms (e.g.‚ Yellow Sea Interaction
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have been fourteen Dalai Lamas who are a crucial part of the Tibetan Buddhists religion. Historically the Dalai Lamas role is being the chief or high priest of Tibetan Buddhism. Religiously the Dalai Lama is thought to be a manifestation of the bodhisattva of compassion‚ Avalokiteśvara . When a Dalai Lama dies they search the country for the reincarnated Dalai Lama in the form of a newborn baby. During the 17th and 20th century the Dalai Lama directed the Tibetan government‚ which controlled parts
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Critically discuss the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism‚ explaining the reasons or arguments given by Buddhism to support these Truths and discussing at least one objection that could be raised against the first Noble Truth and one objection that could be raised against thesecond Noble Truth. The four noble truths of Buddhism take an important role in this religion. As it is called forth noble truths‚ it mainly divided in 4 parts: Dukkha‚ Samudaya‚ Nirodha‚ and the last part is the Magga. The four
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Later Han and Its Aftermath Later Han’s capital is Luoyang. China returned to a strong central government and a laissez-faire (businesses operate without government interference). China expanded into inner Asia with more lenient government policies toward merchants which facilitated the camel caravans that carried Chinese silk across the Tarim basin and ultimately‚ to merchants in Iran‚ Palestine‚ and Rome. After 88 CE the emperors of the later Han were ineffectual and short lived. China was
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Ashley Thompson AP World History Ms Thurgood‚1-3 Chapter 6: India and Southeast Asia‚ 1500 B.C.E.-600 C.E. P: *Around 1000 B.C.E the people were divided into kinship groups while the kings ruled over the tribes. Later under the Kings were military and civil officials‚ which dealt with records‚ income of the government and custom duties. During the Gupta empire there was a rather decentralized administration unlike the Mauryan Empire. *Brahmans and warriors were at the highest point in the
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His holiness advised people briefly‚ but 3 or 4 months after‚ he advised people in a detailed way about the concept of dharmapala in Buddhist belief in general‚ how things should be based on lesser vehicle‚ Bodhisattva vehicle‚ and vajrayana vehicles in such detail‚ that if one is a serious Bddhist practitioner‚ one can’t help being emotional‚ and there is no other way other than to follow his advice. He advised the proper way of relying on worldly spirits
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The smallest Japanese table top dishwashers only have capacity for 6 plates and 6 cups. 5. KaisekiKaiseki is fine Japanese cuisine that’s served in many tiny‚ aesthetically pleasingcourses. 6. One Million Tiny Gods Jizo is a Japanese god (Bodhisattva) who’s thought to protect children who die before their parents. There more than 1 million small Jizo statues spread throughout Japan at temples or along the side of roads. The Japanese care for these statues — giving them hats and
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provides the most accurate origins of the Tun-huang text‚ which was found in a “sealed cave in Central Asia” (Yampolsky 5). This authentication of the text defines the origins of the Lankavatar School‚ which identifies a story of the Buddha and a bodhisattva in conversation about the original Nature of existence and other philosophical issues related to Buddha-nature. I found Yampolsky’s research and background on the Tun-huang text to be extremely objective and compelling as an original
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Both Buddhism and Hinduism are well known religions. They are two of the most popular polytheistic faiths in the world. Some people believe them to be sects of the same religion‚ but they are mistaken. Buddhism and Hinduism have some similarities‚ but many things set them apart from each other as well. They are each their own religion in many aspects.Some people may think that Hinduism and Buddhism are the same religions with just two different names. They aren’t‚ Buddhism and Hinduism both have
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The Ethical Approaches of Theravada Buddhism and Roman Catholicism Toward Euthanasia Death in its simplest definition is the absence of life. In its more scientific definition‚ it is the permanent cessation of all physical and biological functions that sustain a living organism. It is both an intrinsic and inevitable part of reality. With the progression of society and medical science and technology‚ however‚ death becomes much more multi-faceted in its definition and in its ability to be controlled
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