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Test 1 Religions And Civilizations Flashcards

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Buddhism

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Created in 500 BCE
Founder is Siddhartha Goldtama
Originated from India 
The four Nobel truths 
Eight fold path
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What did Egypt trade?

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Beer, wheat, figs, salt

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Christianity

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Founder is Jesus
Developed in Israel in 30 CE
Monotheistic
Holy bible

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Hinduism

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No founder 
Created in India
750 to 550 bc
Polytheistic 
3 main gods Vishnu brahma shiva
One of the oldest surviving religions
Believes in the 10 commandments
Karma reincarnation + enlightment
Lead by Brahmin, priests, monks, and gurus
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Judaism

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Founders are Moses and Abraham
Created in Israel in 1600 BCE
Monotheistic
Believes in the 10 commandments
First major religion to have one god
Books of Torah
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What is the culture of Egypt

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Polytheistic religion
Family is important
Education and writing was important

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What is the achievements of Egypt

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Science of agriculture
Study of astronomy
Pyramids

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What is the political structure of Egypt

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Pharaoh>high priest and bureaucracy>servants

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What territory was controlled by Egypt?

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Mediterranean Sea and south along the Nile river

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What was the reason for fall in Egypt

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Invaded by Alexander the Great

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What was the religion(s) in early china

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Daoism(yin yang)
Confucianism
Buddhism

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What was the culture like early china

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Ruler>ruled
Father>son
Husband>wife
Older brother>younger brother
Also learned I Ching literature
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What did early china trade?

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Gold 
Silver
Silk
Precious stones
There was lots of trade
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What we’re the achievements in early china

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Spread of Buddhism
Unify trade system
Great Wall
Terra cotta warriors
Strong centralized government
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What is the political structure in early china

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Emperor>society
*legalistic
Bureaucracy>advisors

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What was the territory controlled in early china

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Huang river

Yellow Sea almost to the gobo desert

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What was early China’s reason for fall

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Peasants rebel against and overthrew Shi Huangdi and was re taken over by the Han dynasty

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What is the culture in Greece

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Polytheistic religion and important family

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What do Greece trade

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Grapes
Wine
Olives
Olive oil
Lumber
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What were the achievements in Greece

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Developed democracy and was good at art and literature

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What is the political structure of Greece

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Had city states including Athens and Sparta

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What territory did Greece control?

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Peloponnesian islands and peninsula

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What was the reason for fall in Greece

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Peloponnesian war and civil war

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What was the culture in India

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Trade
Farming
Literature
Art
Science
Buddhism
Hinduism
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What did India trade and with who?

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Rich soil
Spices
Language/culture

With Asia, Africa, an china

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What was the achievements in India

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Literature
Science
Math(concept of 0)

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What was the territory controlled

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India except south tip including himalayas

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Reason for fall

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Mauryn decling: lack of strong leader

Gupta: broke into different princepals

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What was the political structure in India

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Chandragupta-> mauryan empire-> cerandsan Asoka comes in

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What was the time span of Han china

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200BCE-200CE

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What did china trade and with who?

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They traded silk, money, paper, and rice on a path called the Silk Road
They traded with Rome, India, and Eastern Africa

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What is Han China’s achievements

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They invented:
Paper
Universities
Technology
Civil service exams
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What is the political structure of Han china

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Emperor
⬇️
officials/scholars
⬇️
soldiers
⬇️
Peasants/slaves
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What territory was controlled by Han china

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East of Himalayas and west of the yellow sea

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What was the reason for the fall of Han china?

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Economic imbalance
Few rich people
Many poor people
Not enough taxes

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What was the culture of Rome

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  • Religion was Greek until hey switched to Christianity
  • Spread art and literature
  • Had circus attractions
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What did Rome trade and with who?

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Traded Grapes, wine, olives, olive oil, silver, and gold

With Greece, Anatolia, china, and the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea

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What was did Rome achieve

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Very strong army

38
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What was the political structure if Rome?

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It changed over time from an empire to aristocracy then finally to republic

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What territory did Rome control

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Italy
North Africa
Spain
Anatolia 
Syria
Gaul
Egypt
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Wat was the reason for the fall of Rome

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Raised taxes
Not enough farming
Military corruption 
Diocletian divides (east and west)
Lead poisoning

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