4340043612 | Polytheism | - belief in a number of deities that can be anthromorphic or related to nonhuman world. - everywhere | 0 | |
4340051105 | Confucianism | - Five Relationships, Mandate of Heaven - East Asia | 1 | |
4340058682 | Daoism | - Yin-Yang, Dualism in Nature, people part of the balance in nature - East Asia | 2 | |
4340064787 | Hellenism | - Greek philosophy, trade and common culture throughout Mediterranean - science and technology developments at Alexandria Library - Mediterranean | 3 | |
4340075558 | Hinduism | - caste system - multiple expressions of deities - emphasis on ritual player - sacred texts - South and Southeast Asia | 4 | |
4340083520 | Buddhism | - Four Noble Truths - Eight-Fold Path - South Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia | 5 | |
4340089896 | Christianity | - monotheistic, Jesus Christ as savior, Gospels, emphasis on saints - Mediterranean world and then expansion into Latin West, areas controlled by Byzantines, Ethiopia, and India | 6 | |
4340123944 | Judaism | - monotheistic, emphasis on daily prayer, - sacred text - Torah - Mediterranean world | 7 | |
4340131993 | Islam | - monotheistic - Muhammad as prophet - Quran, Sufi emphasis on saints - Sunni, Shia split | 8 |
Belief Systems (AP World History) Flashcards
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