AP World History: Eurasian Cultural Traditions Flashcards

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