The Flashcards
passing method
Pros and Cons of monarchy
Pros: most efficient government in theory, clear roles, and monarchs can be well trained.
cons: minimal accountability, succesion problems and lack of freedom
How china and british justify monarchy?
China: Mandate of heaven and the ancestral spirits approve of the emperor.
Britain: Divine right god made the monarch a monarch and the subjects the subjects
whats a democracy
people vote and whichever side with more votes wins
what government is USA
democractic republic a mix of both democracy and republic
What communism want to do
Create classless society and get rid of private property
whats a republic
representative government where people are elected to do government work
pros and con of democractic republic
Pros: people can participate in government, politicians can be held accountable by the elections, most popular(probably for a good reason).
Cons: Slow process, more powerful people dominate politics and receive more benefits, ignorant voters.
what is fascism
emphasis on order, loyalty to leader, “us vs them”, promises of good times ahead, nationalism and militarism
How achieve enlightenment buddhism
Accept the 4 noble truths (life is suffering) and follow the eight-fold path (let go of desires)
what communist government promise (6)
free education: education increased but mostly communist propoganda
free health care: chronic shortages and long waits to get care.
100% housing: everyone got a house but they dont got a choice for what or where they living
food for everyone: they tried but had huge shortages and long lines. famines common.
equality for all: achieved but women were still expected to do housework.
100% employment: got 100% employment but worker rights were poor and the economies suffered majorly
why christianity popular(4)
able to communicate god through payer, loving and forgiving god, promise of heaven, and all are equal in the eyes of god
relationship between roman empire and christianity
Jesus was a Jewish person outside the Roman Empire
Some Roman emperors saw Christianity as a threat and persecuted Christians
In 313 Emperor Constantine made Christianity Legal with Edict of Milan
In 380 Emperor Theodosius required Christianity in the Roman Empire
who founded hinduism how old where and poly or monotheistic
Unknown founder, 2500 BC, mainly in India, monotheistic
Hindu and buddhist ideas of karma and reincarnation
Karma was the record of consequences of your actions (affects future lives)
Reincarnation was the cycle of rebirth and being born again
Moksha and Brahman
Moksha was the breaking of the rebirth cycle and one’s soul becoming one with Brahman
India’s caste system
Based on occupation but also identifiable by skin color the caste system was a structure in society and people were expected to marry within their caste
founder of buddhism how old where did it spread poly or monotheistic
Siddartha Gautama 530 BC would spread in South Asia to Southeast and East Asia, does not believe in god
Differences between the four largest branches in Buddhism
Mahayana: Thinks that compassion is the ultimate virtue and that Buddha was more than a man
Theravada: Buddha was just a man and the utlimate virtue is wisdom
Vajrayana: Mystic form of buddhism in Tibet with a leader named the Dalai Lama.
Zen: Silent meditation and you can achieve enlightenment suddenly through a koan (riddle).
Bodhisattva
Someone who can reach nirvana but chooses to help others out of compassion. The buddha was a bodhisattva, named after the Bodhi Tree that the buddha prayed under.
Founder of judaism how old and is it poly or mono
1800 BC Abraham and its mono
What does the bible consist of and how are the parts different and who wrote it
The bible consists of 2 testaments with the old testament (jewish) having a more punishing god where in the New Testament (Christian) the god is more forgiving.
impact of the 10 commandments
If the jewish people follow the 10 commandments they are able to be protected by god (second covenant)
Founder of Chrstianity, how old, poly or monotheistic
Jesus Christ would’ve founded Christianity at 33 BC and it is a monotheistic religion
What do Christians believe in the afterlife and how do you get to each of 3
Heaven: Accept Jesus into your heart, get required sacraments, be forgiven for your sin.
Purgatory: Holding ground or limbo
Hell: It’s hell
When Medieval Age/ Middle Ages
476 Ce was the fall of the Rome Western Empire until1453 which was the fall of the Byzantine Empire
what was serfdom
serfs had to work on a plot of land for their lord in exchange for military protection food and and shelter. Would be ended by the black plague
who picked on medieval early modern europe
jewish people and witches and heretics (false path christians) and lepers
how catholic church get so powerful
tithe (10% religious tax)
donations of money and land to church (for forgiveness or as a gift)
payments to monks or nuns for prayer
good works were required to get to heaven and money or land was common substitute
Indulgences: give money to bypass purgatory and go straight to heaven
Why crusaders go on crusade
adventure conquest and sins automatically forgiven
1 industry in Mughal
cotton and textiles
Akbar the Great who?
religiously tolerant and abolished the gizya tax for christians and jews and held religious debates and started a creed combining religions
Who is Aurangzeb
Mughal leader that expanded empire but was strict on Islam and restored gizya (often a bad ruler)
What type of people Mongols
Nomadic
Why mongols good conquerors
genghis khan great general and unified mongols
nomadic lifestyle with them being very mobile and hearty
expert horse archers
spread propoganda about violence so that other places mostly surrendered without a fight
