Legalism dominant belief system of the Qin rulers. Qin Shihuangdi first emperor recentralized various feudal kingdoms that had split apart at the end of the Zhou Dynasty standardized all the laws‚ currencies‚ weights‚ measures‚ and systems of writing; refused to tolerate any dissent whatsoever burn books and kill scholars if dissent occurred in the book or mind. Confucianism emerged in the classical period; emphasized education as the key to moral improvement. became the most important
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Throughout most of the history of the Roman Empire‚ Pagans dominated the religious landscape of Western Europe while Zoroastrianism was the prominent religion in Asia Minor. While Theodosius did declare Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire in 395‚ the Middle Ages established Christianity as the overwhelmingly dominant religion within Europe. Throughout
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Empire. This was the beginning of my journey through time. Entry 2- Location ancient Persia‚ Time: 510 B.C.E. I have spent some time learning about the culture of this civilization. The people of the Persian Empire followed a Religion called Zoroastrianism. The religion was founded by a Prophet named Zoroaster. He began teaching his religion only a year before Cyrus II took control‚ (600 B.C.E.). The religion is monotheistic and condemns animal sacrifice. They did however revere fire as a symbol
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originally meant the bond between people and their gods. In the study of religions‚ the principal example has been Christianity. By extension‚ ’other religions’ have been those systems which have been judged to be analogous to Christianity‚ principally Judaism and Islam‚ both of which are Western and related historically to Christianity‚ but also Eastern systems such as Buddhism and Hinduism. Some of the key characteristics of Christianity against which ’other’ religions have been compared and contrasted
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Indus Valley‚ Shang China‚ and Meso/South America The rise and fall of classical civilizations: Zhou and Han China‚ India (Gupta Empire)‚ and Mediterranean civilizations (Greece and Rome) Major belief systems‚ including polytheism‚ Hinduism‚ Judaism‚ Confucianism‚ Daoism‚ Buddhism‚ and Christianity A NOTE ABOUT PREHISTORY (BEFORE 3500 CE) A basic type of periodization is to divide all of time into "prehistory" and "history." Usually the distinction is based on whether or not the people left
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AP World History Midterm Review History The study of past events and changes in the development‚ transmission‚ and transformation of cultural practices. Earliest Farming Location Fertile crescent Swidden Agriculture a place temporarily cleared for agriculture by cutting back and burning off previous growth Catal Huyuk early urban culture based on sedentary agriculture Mesopotamia "between the rivers"; civilizations that arose between the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys Hyksos a member of an ancient
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This quarter in the course of IGE 121- Rationalism‚ Revelation‚ and Enlightenment: The Ancient World there has been a bundle of material covering the themes of death‚ suffering‚ fate‚ destiny‚ and good and evil. Three out of the various readings that cover death and suffering would be the “Book of Matthew”‚ the Greek tragedy “Antigone” and the “Book of Job”. A reading of this quarter that reveals suffering are “Prometheus Bound” and the “Book of Matthew”. An additional text that discloses one of
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“Is Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism guilty of the religious tradition called syncretism?” Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism are guilty of the religious tradition called syncretism. It is my opinion that all religions are created from the same foundation then somehow changed to fit the needs of a particular culture or philosophy. I feel that religion has lost its integrity and validity. Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam all stem from the same origin. Nonetheless these three religions vary claiming
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products to the Sasanid Empire‚ including a number of crops from India and China. B. Religion and Empire 1. The Sasanid Empire made Zoroastrianism its official religion. The Byzantine Empire made Christianity its official religion. Both Zoroastrianism and Christianity were intolerant of other religions. State sponsorship of Zoroastrianism and Christianity set a precedent for the link that developed between the Islamic religion and the Islamic state. 2. The Byzantine and Sasanid
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Contemporary Struggles within Judaism The contemporary struggle that Judaism faces is women’s rights throughout the divisions of Judaism. Judaism is broken into four branches or divisions (Orthodox‚ Conservative‚ Reform‚ Reconstructionist) (Malloy‚ M‚ 2010). Within the divisions are variations of religious observances including views of women and the roles and actions are considered acceptable and unacceptable within each branch (Malloy‚ M‚ 2010). The Orthodox division of Judaism focuses on the traditional
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