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48 Cards in this Set
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polytheism |
many gods |
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monotheism |
one god |
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caste |
social hierarchy/born into |
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atman |
self/soul |
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pantheism |
one spirit in everything |
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karma |
moral quality of actions |
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animism |
natural world has spirit |
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braham |
the gold/the spirit |
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dharma |
your responsibilities/duty |
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wheel of samsara |
circle of life (birth, life, die, rebirth) |
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nirvana |
experience of being united |
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yoga |
control body/spirit |
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ancestor veneration |
honor grandparents (dead) |
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divination |
communicate with the divine |
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vedas |
sacred knowledge/prayers and hymns/study sciences |
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Bhagavad Gita |
episode of mahabharata/song of gita/krishna, Arjuna |
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I Jing |
book of changes-interpret universe, divination |
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Dao de Jing |
way/power (philosophy)/harmony/meditation, breath control |
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Lao Tse |
author of Dao de Jing |
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Rubber People |
Olmec |
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Dao |
the way |
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Mahabharata |
epic (deeds of Bharata clan) |
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Sanskrit |
classical Hinduism language |
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Ramayana |
epic (song of prince Rama) |
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Upanishad |
commentaries on vedas/commentary on death or rebirth |
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avatar |
physical guy of the god |
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banaras |
sacred city of hinduism |
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shiva |
destroyer god |
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kali |
destructive goddess |
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ganges |
sacred hindu river |
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Vishnu |
god in creation myth/hears the ohm |
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Tian |
Chinese heaven |
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madate of heaven |
western Zhou dynasty |
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Shi Jing |
book of songs/ancestor veneration |
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Qi |
in our force/energy |
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Chinese dynasties (3) |
Xia, Shang, Western Zhou |
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Xia |
ancient, King Yu, canals |
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Shang |
bronze age, urban, dragon throne |
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Western Zhou |
mandate of heaven, selection by merit (could move up in class) |
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Yin/Yang |
balance of life |
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caral |
peaceful, amphitheater, monuments |
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olmec |
mexico, stone heads, rubber, river kingdom |
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chankillo |
observatory, fortress |
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Nazca |
lines, trophy, heads |
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compare and contrast Daoism and Hinduism |
Hindu goals : pleasure, success (wealth, fame, power), duty (gives them control), being, knowing, joy, liberation Daoism goals: contentment (balance/homeostasis) very dependent on balance They both know there are limitations, for example; daoism wants you to evaluate the limitations realistically. While hinduism states that limitations are pain (physical/psychological), ignorance, and restricted being |
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What do we know about Indus Valley, and how? |
They were peacful, no weapons were found, they most likely did not have wars. |
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What do we know about Daoism, and how? |
They didn't trust human intellect, nature is the manifestation of Heaven in this world. Known through evidence found in nature, societal experiences. |
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What do we know about China, and how? |
They mediated between Heaven and Earth with their ancestors, known because they have nice tombs and offerings by their graves. |
