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14 Cards in this Set
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Siddartha Gautama
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-Ganges river
-5th to 6th century -Later named Budda because his teachings formed into a religion called Buddhism -Emphasized meditation, prayer, and unseflishness -"Enlightened one" -Traveled to spread his ideas |
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Legalism
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-3rd century BCE; implemented after warring period
-Obedience; good of the state above all else -Tyranny is OK if this is accomplished -Torture |
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Pythagoras
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-500 BC
-Greek philosopher who gave rise to nationalism; unaided reason can elicit truths and solve real world problems -One of the first to see numbers as real -Known for pythagorian theorum |
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Emporium Trading
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-Exchange of goods that move through many markets and middle men on a relatively small scale
-Connected places like Iran, Egypt, and central Asia |
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Virgil
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-Roman poet who wrote Aeneid
-70-19 BCE -Aeneas connected to Romans; brought thinkers in direct line to Roman successors -Suggests symmetry; face put on coin and recognized for the myth |
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King Zheng
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-246 BCE
-Ruler of Qin -Within 25 years unified China through violent conquests -Emphasis on agriculture and waging war where males forced to register -Wanted to abolish slavery and lower wealth gap -Burned people/books that did not agree with him |
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Teotihucan
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-50 CE; city in Mexico
-Construction of pyramids with more than 20 -REligious and spiritual purposes and for housing elite -6,000 ft above sea level -Good for agriculture but no rainfall so ecologically fragile -Sacrifies; fell due to drought -Important because practices pop up in other cultures (gets spread around) |
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Sharia
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-500 CE in Mecca
-Religious civil code easily applicable on a large scale -Addressed things such as marriage, government, and individual spiritual duties -Divinely inspired so cannot be changed (Muhammad) |
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Wu Zhou
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-Woman who seized throne in 690-705 from Tang Dynasty in China
-She was a concubine who got close to the emperor and gave him advice. She then seduced him, killed his wife, and married him to take power -Used Buddhist clergy to spread propaganda and became Buddhist state for awhile. -Showed stability of the Chinese empire |
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Jihad
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-Internal struggle with evil that allowed justification against polytheists, idolators, and apostates
-"Striving" "holy war" -Key religious component for expansion under Islamic control -600 CE |
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Constantine
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-300 CE
-Commander of Roman Army -Claimed to see a vision of a cross when traveling and claims to see god's hands in his rule -No more persecution of Christians -Didn't convert whole empire, re-defines emperor to be god's deputy on earth and is eligible for sainthood -Used church to spread propaganda and church officials in hierarchy in state |
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Dome of the Rock
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-7th century
-Islamic structure that shows where Muhammad rose to Heaven -Built on site that has meaning to both Christians and Islams; intended to establish superiority in Jerusalem -First huge scale structure that serves to convert people to Islam |
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Jesus
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-33 CE
-Captured and tried by the Romans 33 CE -Followers wrote about him 30-40 years after death -Independent minded rabbi -Wanted priesthood cleaned of corruption -Weak are empowered -No matter how people act, god is ultimate judge |
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Muhammad
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-Religious and political leader
-570 to 632 CE -Prophet who heard the whispers of god and created new religion -Included moral code, rules for discipline, and civil law -Islam -Whispers from archangel Gabriel from god written in Quran -Followers have access to own truth to god -War with nonbelievers justified |
