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| 88182409 | What two religions are growing rapidly in China (not including confucianism)? (Ch. 5) | Buddism, Christianity | 0 | |
| 88182410 | Around 500 BEC many new religons and philosophies were being created around the world, what religous activities were taking place or being created in the following areas? | China-confusianism, daoism, India-religious writings called upon islands, Persia-zorastrianism, Isreal-Judism, Greece-Religous writing by socrates,plato, aristotle, ect. | 1 | |
| 88182411 | Why did these traditions emerge at about the same time? | Social changes, technology, inc. pop. | 2 | |
| 88182412 | What was the age of the warring states and when did it take place? How id the warring states period lead to legalism, confucianism, daoism, ect. | Peroid of chaos and violence, (403-221 BCE), Chinese thought older way would restore peace | 3 | |
| 88182413 | What is legalism? Who was the leading legalist philosopher? | Hard headed and practical philosophy, Han Feici | 4 | |
| 88182414 | What are the principles of Legalism | Caused harsh reunification, essential functions, promote what gov. likes perish the wortthless | 5 | |
| 88182415 | Who should act in the peoples long term interest and why? | Rulers and the state because most people only see it one way | 6 | |
| 88182416 | What two groups of people are seen as being the most productive in society? | Farmers, soldiers | 7 | |
| 88182417 | What dynasty was inspired by Legalism and helped to reunigy China? What did this dynasty do to help discredit the philosophy | Shinuangi and win dynasty, its brutality and short reign | 8 | |
| 88182418 | After Legalism was discredited what became the offical ideology of the chinese state | Confucius | 9 | |
| 88182419 | What are the Analects | Confuciouses teachings and thoughts in a small book | 10 | |
| 88182420 | What is confucainism | A body of though (religion of the chinese) | 11 | |
| 88182421 | What is the key to human improvement according to confucianism | Education was the key to moral betterment | 12 | |
| 88182422 | How was Confucianism nonreligous | He did not believe in the life beyond death | 13 | |
| 88182423 | What is Daoism | A school associated with Laozi-archivist | 14 | |
| 88182424 | Who were the two men associated with the Daoist faith | Zhuangzi, Laozi | 15 | |
| 88182425 | Why was the concept of the ying and yang important | Belief of the unity between opposites | 16 | |
| 88182426 | Who was the founder of Hinduism | Had no founder, it just grew with the India civilization | 17 | |
| 88182427 | What are the Upanishads | A body of sacred text | 18 | |
| 88182428 | The central idea is that the Brahman (the word soul) is the ultimate reality, but what are the other key aspects of this religion | Beyond the gods and individual belief lay, a unitary energy or divine reality infusing all things | 19 | |
| 88182429 | What does Buddha mean? What is the central Buddhist teaching? | The enlightened one, suffering and then end to suffering | 20 | |
| 88182430 | What are some major elements of hinduism that are present in Buddhist teachings | ordinary life is a illusian, karma, rebirth, overcoming ego, meditation | 21 | |
| 88182431 | What are the two groups of Buddhism | Therdvada-(teaching of elders) more yosychological than religious principles rather thean belief, search for enlightenment, Mahayara-(great vehicle), Bodhisttaus delayed their enlightenment to assist others, buddah became god, salvation, acts of devotion | 22 | |
| 88182432 | How had hinduism became more popular after the first millenia CE? | The masses found it more accesible than the elaborate sacrafices of the Brahmins | 23 | |
| 88182433 | According to the Zoroastrian who will win the struggle between the good (ahura Mazada) and the evil (Angra Mainyu)? | Ahura Mazda | 24 | |
| 88182434 | What empires did zoroastrianism flourish | Egypt, mesopatamia, anatolia | 25 | |
| 88182435 | Eventually how was Isreal divided? When was each territory conquered and by whom? | Northern kingdom- Isreal (assyria 722BC) Southern State- Judah (babylon 586 BC) | 26 | |
| 88182436 | What was unique about the Judean exiles in Babylon | The elite class was shipped off to exile | 27 | |
| 88182437 | Who is Yahweh? What does he demand? | Jewish god, demanded exclusive loyalty | 28 | |
| 88182438 | How has Yahweh transformed throughout time | from a god of war, to a god of social justice | 29 | |
| 88182439 | How was Greek rationalsim able to spread widely? | Through different religions (Roman Empire) | 30 | |
| 88182440 | What did the Chinese use to select their officials? How long did the system last? Who did this system favor? | They rated officials through a series of examinations, favored the wealthy families, 20th century | 31 | |
| 88182441 | What did the examination system offer? | A realm of high privelage and enourmous prestige | 32 | |
| 88182442 | Who was Wang Mang? What were some of the reforms that were created by Wang Mang? What happened to Wang mang and his reforms? | A high court official of the Han dynasty, He had the wealthy distrubute there land, gov. loans to peaseants, limits on land, end to private slavery, eventually colapsed due to the fact that it couldnt be enforced | 33 | |
| 88182443 | What are some reasons as to why many of the peasants were barley surviving? | Lost land, high taxes, no income, drought, pest, famines, flood, hail | 34 | |
| 88182444 | What were two major reasons for the yellow turban rebellion in 184 CE | Flood, Epidemics, (poverty) | 35 | |
| 88182445 | Why did the Chinese cultural elites dislike the merchants? | Unproductive, shamefull profit by selling others merchandise | 36 | |
| 88182446 | What is the Caste system | Where aspects of indian society have been enbodied | 37 | |
| 88182447 | How did the caste systems in India evolve? | The encounter of the light and dark skins, and evoled through culture in the Southern Asia Pennesila | 38 | |
| 88182448 | Around 500 BCE there was a clear belief that society was divided into four classes called the _______ and postitons were determined by ____________ | Varna, Birth | 39 | |
| 88182449 | What were the Aryans called and what does it mean? | Twice born, they had physical virth and formal initation into there respected varna | 40 | |
| 88182450 | List and explain each of the three segments of the Aryans in the varna | Top class- Brahmins, Vaisya class- commoners who cultivated land, Ksatriya class- warriors and soldiers | 41 | |
| 88182451 | What was the varna theory | The four classes were formed by the body of the god purusha and were therfore eternal and chungless | 42 | |
| 88182452 | Who are the untouchables and what jobs did they do? | People who did unclean and poluting work (executions) (Cremation) (dealing with the skins of dead animals) | 43 | |
| 88182453 | What is the purpose of the jati? What system did the jati blen in with to create a full caste system | Specialize occupations, organize guilds that regulated affair, The varna system | 44 | |
| 88182454 | What is Karma? What is dharma | Being born into a certain caste, Any hop for regirth in a higher caste relied on the faithfulness and selfishness of current caste duties | 45 | |
| 88182455 | Why was it so hard for people to move up and down the caste systen in India | The caste system tightened | 46 | |
| 88182456 | What percentage of the population were slaves in China and who were slaves in this empire? | 1 percent, convicted criminals | 47 | |
| 88182457 | Who were slaves in India | Criminals, Debtors, Prisoners of war | 48 | |
| 88182458 | The greco roman world was a slave society, what was aristotles point of view on slavery | Slaves by nature should be inslaved for there own good | 49 | |
| 88182459 | How did people become slaves in the Mediterranean/Western civilizations? | Pirates captured them and traded them, they were funneled into italy and sicily | 50 | |
| 88182460 | The most famous slave rebellion was led by whom? What happened | Spartacus led 70 soldiers to freedom | 51 | |
| 88182461 | How were men viewed compared to women and give some examples to prove your answer? | They were viewed superior, men owned property and could vote | 52 | |
| 88182462 | According to confucian theory a mans sphere is ___________ and a womens sphere is ____________ | Political, domesticated | 53 | |
| 88182463 | In the han dynasty what were some examples of how women were not always seen as being subordinate? What roles did allow them some power | Women were blamed for bad happenings and had little athority | 54 | |
| 88182464 | Who was Empress Wu and why was she improtant | A former high ranking concubine in the imperial court, only women to ever rule | 55 | |
| 88182465 | How were women treated in Sparta? Why | They were treated well with freedom and few restriction, they believed women to be equal and needed for reproduction and raising | 56 |
