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370301878Judaism1 god started in Middle East 6000 years ago, spread thru family lines synagogue, Torah, rabbi Orthodox, Conservative, Reform Ten Commandments, no afterlife0
370301879Christianity1 god, Jesus Messiah started in Middle East 2000 years ago as sect of Judaism, spread thru Med. world thru missionaries and Roman army and trade church, Bible, priest Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant teachings of Jesus, heaven1
370301880Islam1 god, prophets (Muhammad, Jesus) started in Middle East 1400 years ago, spread thru Med./Arab world thru missionaries, traders, conquest mosque, Koran, imam Sunni, Shia Five Pillars of Faith, God will reward w/heaven or punish2
370301881Hinduismno single founder, 6000 years ago Vedas, Upanishadas, Ramayana Brahma - supreme god caste system - reincarnation to reward/punish past behavior subservient women, sati3
370301882Buddhism5th c BCE, founded by Siddhartha Gautama in India, spread along trade routes appealing bc opposed caste system and open to women women not separate from men4
370301883Confucianism500 BCE, founded by Confucius Analects of Confucius deal w/morality, ethics, relationships, proper behavior by rulers built upon religious practices in China everyone has his/her place and should stay there5
370301884Daoism600 BCE, founded by Lao Tzu try to find unity in nature6
370301885Neo-Confucianismmixture of Confucianism, Buddhism, and some Daoism7
370301886Mandate of Heavengods appoint ruler, which kept Chinese from overthrowing them8
370301887Hellenismvarious philosophies in Ancient Greece centered on human achievements, like Aristotle9
370301888absolutismEuropean monarchs have absolute power like Louis XIV10
370301889Divine Right TheoryGod chose the king11
370301890humanismphilosophy of Italian Renaissance that glorified human achievements12
370301891Enlightenmentpolitical/social philosophers set out liberal ideas like freedom of speech/press/religion, common participation in gov't led to American and French Revolutions13
370301892conservatismkeep the status quo dominant in Europe after French Revolutions and Age of Napoleon14
370301893nationalismunifying purpose that binds people together common religion, language, heritage, history led to independence movements from empires or imperialist countries15
370301894Marxismeconomic history of world will end w/communism where all property is shared and class struggle will end16
370301895fascismextreme national leaders believe in nationalism and glorification of state over individual some were racist and used violence towards others (Nazis) Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain17
370301896feminismmajor 20th c Western movement to secure political/economic/social rights for women18

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