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| 10739490678 | China | Kong Fuzi (Confucius) and Laozi | 0 | |
| 10739493930 | India | hinduism and buddhism | 1 | |
| 10739496471 | middle east | monotheism | 2 | |
| 10739496472 | persia | Zoroastrianism | 3 | |
| 10739499349 | israel | judaism | 4 | |
| 10739502809 | greece | ration humanism | 5 | |
| 10739509912 | what all religions were seeking | a. quest for source of order and meaning in the universe b. guide humans to personal moral or spiritual transformation (development of compassion) c. the questions they pose still trouble land inspire humankind d. they defined their distinctive cultures | 6 | |
| 10739530827 | why did they emerge at the same time | a. iron-age technology led to higher productivity and deadlier war b. growing cities, increasing commerce c. emergence of new states and empires d. new contacts between civilizations | 7 | |
| 10739543748 | China and the Search for Order | 1. idea of the mandate of heaven 2. age of warring states | 8 | |
| 10739546721 | legalist answer | 1. strict rules, clearly defined and strictly enforced= solution to disorder 2. pessimistic view of human nature 3. promotion of farmers and soldiers 4. inspired the Qin dynasty reunification | 9 | |
| 10739571677 | confucian answer | a. society consists of unequal relationships b. duty of the superior member to be sincere and benevolent c. will inspire deference and obedience from the inferior member d. humans can always improve: education is key e. women serve husbands | 10 | |
| 10739581285 | Confucius | a. spent life looking for a political position to put his ideas into practice b. impact on China and East Asia c. Analects d. non religious e. emphasized importance of history | 11 | |
| 10739614875 | daoist answer | opposite of confucianism, withdrawal into the world of nature | 12 | |
| 10739622296 | dao | way of nature, underlying principle which governs all natural phenomena | 13 | |
| 10739632807 | classical india traditions | elite culture, enthusiastic about divine and spiritual matters. hinduism has no historical founder | 14 | |
| 10739644436 | south asian religion | -widely recognized sacred texts -vedas | 15 | |
| 10739676458 | buddhist challenge | -journey= enlightenment -life is suffering -meditation -nirvana -life is an illusion -karma, rebirth -challenges inequalities of caste system -eventually nuns -appeals to lower class women | 16 | |
| 10739697239 | buddhism challenging hinduism | a. rejection of Brahmins' religious authority b. lack of interest in abstract speculation c. need for individuals to take responsibility for their own spiritual development d. strong influence of Indian patriarchy | 17 | |
| 10739724349 | Zoroastrianism | a. cosmic struggle with Angra Mainyu (force of evil) b. Ahura Mazda will eventually win, aided by a final savior c. judgment day: restoration of world to purity and peace d. need for the individual to choose good or evil | 18 | |
| 10739740804 | Jews influenced by Zoroastrian ideas | a. idea of God vs. Satan b. idea of a last judgment and bodily resurrection c. belief in the final defeat of evil, with help of a savior (Messiah) d. remaking of the world at the end of time | 19 | |
| 10739749591 | judaism | Abraham, Palestine, enslavement in Egypt | 20 | |
| 10739759351 | classical greece | polytheism, fertility cults, abandoned mythological framework, diversity and incoherence of mythology | 21 | |
| 10739776340 | guatama | -royal -spiritual seeker -claimed personal experience of another level of reality -wisdom teacher -challenged conventional values -urged renunciation of wealth -stressed love or compassion as the basis of morality -called for personal transformation of their followers -active for over 40 years -died of old age | 22 | |
| 10739795150 | jesus | -lower class -royal -spiritual seeker -claimed personal experience of another level of reality -wisdom teacher -challenged conventional values -urged renunciation of wealth -stressed love or compassion as the basis of morality -called for personal transformation of their followers -jewish tradition of single personal deitiy -teachings more social and political -active for about three years -executed as a criminal | 23 |
