Early Belief Systems Ap World History
Subject:
World History [1]
Tags:
religion [2]
culture [3]
Asia [4]
Chinese culture [6]
Chinese thought [7]
Hinduism [10]
Tao [11]
Monotheism [12]
Buddhism [13]
Basic features of major world belief systems prior to 600 C.E. and where each belief system applied by 600 C.E. Polytheism Belief in many gods/goddesses Early peoples ? in awe of nature ? blessing/curse Relationship with land/weather Totemism ? identification of self with various animal symbols shamanism ? identification with unseen spirit worlds ?dreamtime? ? Aboriginals Shinto ? Japan Animism ? belief that gods and goddesses inhabited natural features Africa, islands of Polynesia Worship of ancestors and fertility Fertility ? soil/women Class of people emerged to oversee rituals/guide people priests/shamans held important positions Space dedicated for early rituals ? temples first buildings Some regional, some transplanted Nomadic as well as early river civilizations