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Cyrus the Great
Who/.What? When: Where: 5 facts: |
Cyrus the Great
Who/.What Conqueror who becomes first emperor of Achaemenid When: 575 – 530 BCE Where: Anshan, Persis 5 facts: 1. Early life is surrounded by legend of being raised by female dogs 2. Very harsh, warlike 3. Founder of the Persian, Empire 4. Respected the religions and customs of the lands he conquered. 5. Frees Hebrews from Babylonian rule |
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Zoroaster
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Zoroaster
Who/.What: Founder of Zoroastrianism When: 628 BCE – 551 BCE Where: Persia (Modern Iran) 5 facts: 1. Received personal visit from Ahura Mazda who appointed him to preach the Truth 2. Called people to abandon the worship of all lesser deities whom he identified as demons 3. Warned of a final reckoning when the good would be rewarded with future glory 4. Preaching probably didn’t become state religion until after his death 5. “The Gathas” , hymns attributed to him and are the liturgical core of Zoroastrianism. |
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Qin Shi Huang Di
Who/.What: When: Where: 5 facts: |
Qin Shi Huang Di
Who/.What: Chinese Emperor When: 259 BC - 210 BC Where: Hanan 5 facts: 1. 1st emperor of china, United China 2. Standardized single currency, weights and measurements, language 3. Outlawed Confucianism, burned books not in accord with Legalism thought 4. Ordered construction of Great wall, took 100k lives , 700k to complete, 5. Tomb protected by over 7.5k, 6ft tall, terra cotta soldiers, and flowing rivers of mercury |
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Manichaeism
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Manichaeism
Who/.What: One of the major Iranian Gnostic religions When: 228 C.E Where: Sassanid Persia 5 facts: 1. Founder Mani, who claimed to get a “revelation from God” instructing him to abandon practice of worship. 2. Proclaimed to be successor of prophets, Zarathustra, Jesus, and “helper” promised by Jesus 3. Mani believed that his views were the most advanced and the sum and perfection of all religious wisdom 4. Mani thought Evil dominated, redemption would only come with struggle 5. Organized followers into two main groups: Elect and the Hearers |
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Constantine
Who/.What: When: 272 – 337 C.E Where: Naissus 5 facts: |
Constantine
Who/.What: 1st Christian Roman emperor When: 272 – 337 C.E Where: Naissus 5 facts: 1.Fought under a new “Christian Symbol” at Milvian Bridge, after perceiving a sign from God in the Sky. 2. Proclaims “Edict of Milan”, toleration of all religious parties (Christian and non Christian alike) and returned confiscated church property. 3. Orders “First Nicene Council” to settle disputes over Christian faith 4. Founded Constantinople on the site of the already existing city, Byzantium 5. Waited till his deathbed to be baptized |
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Cyrus the Great
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Cyrus the Great
Who/.What Conqueror who becomes first emperor of Archaemenid |
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Cyrus the Great
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Cyrus the Great:
When: 575 – 530 BCE |
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Cyrus the Great:
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Cyrus the Great;
Where: Anshan, Peris |
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Cyrus the Great:
5 facts: |
Cyrus the Great:
5 Facts: 1. Early life is surrounded by legend of being raised by female dogs 2. Very harsh, warlike 3. Founder of the Persian, Empire 4. Respected the religions and customs of the lands he conquered. 5. Frees Hebrews from Babylonian rule |
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Zoroaster
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Zoroaster
Who/.What: Founder of Zoroastrianism |
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Zoroaster
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Zoroaster
When: 628 BCE – 551 BCE |
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Zoroaster:
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Zoroaster
Where: Persia (Modern Iran) |
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Zoroaster
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Zoroaster:
5 Facts: 1. Received personal visit from Ahura Mazda who appointed him to preach the Truth 2. Called people to abandon the worship of all lesser deities whom he identified as demons 3. Warned of a final reckoning when the good would be rewarded with future glory 4. Preaching probably didn’t become state religion until after his death 5. “The Gathas” , hymns attributed to him and are the liturgical core of Zoroastrianism. |
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Qin Shi Huang Di
Who/.What: |
Qin Shi Huang Di
Who/.What: Chinese Emperor |
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Qin Shi Huang Di
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Qin Shi Huang Di
When: 259 BC - 210 BC |
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Qin Shi Huang Di
Where? |
Qin Shi Huang Di
Where: Hanan |
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Qin Shi Huang Di
5 facts: |
Qin Shi Huang Di
5 facts: 1. 1st emperor of china, United China 2. Standardized single currency, weights and measurements, language 3. Outlawed Confucianism, burned books not in accord with Legalism thought 4. Ordered construction of Great wall, took 100k lives , 700k to complete, 5. Tomb protected by over 7.5k, 6ft tall, terra cotta soldiers, and flowing rivers of mercury |
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Manichaeism
Who/.What: |
Manichaeism
Who/.What: One of the major Iranian Gnostic religions |
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Manichaeism
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Manichaeism
When: 228 C.E |
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Manichaeism
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Manichaeism
Where: Sassanid Persia |
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Manichaeism
5 facts: |
Manichaeism
5 facts: 1. Founder Mani, who claimed to get a “revelation from God” instructing him to abandon practice of worship. 2. Proclaimed to be successor of prophets, Zarathustra, Jesus, and “helper” promised by Jesus 3. Mani believed that his views were the most advanced and the sum and perfection of all religious wisdom 4. Mani thought Evil dominated, redemption would only come with struggle 5. Organized followers into two main groups: Elect and the Hearers |
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Constantine
Who/.What: |
Constantine
Who/.What: 1st Christian Roman emperor |
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Constantine
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Constantine
When: 272 – 337 C.E |
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Constantine
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Constantine
Where: Naissus |
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Constantine
5 facts: |
Constantine
5 facts: 1.Fought under a new “Christian Symbol” at Milvian Bridge, after perceiving a sign from God in the Sky. 2. Proclaims “Edict of Milan”, toleration of all religious parties (Christian and non Christian alike) and returned confiscated church property. 3. Orders “First Nicene Council” to settle disputes over Christian faith 4. Founded Constantinople on the site of the already existing city, Byzantium 5. Waited till his deathbed to be baptized |
