Religion Flashcards

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Aryans

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People in India, brought Vedas ( sacred scripture) & caste system

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Indo-europeans

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Nomadic people who lived in Mesopotamia

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Vedas

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Aryans scared literature

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Caste system

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Brought by the Aryan’s, after indo-Europeans and Hittites. 1) Brahmins (priests), 2) warriors, 3) traders and landowners, and 4) peasants or traders.”

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Brahmins

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1st level of caste system, priests, face

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Kshatriyas

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2nd level, Rulers and warriors, arms

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Vaishyas

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3nd level, peasants and traders, legs

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Shudras

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4th level, laborers, feet

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Untouchables

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Not touchable, under feet

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Asian steppes

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Dry glass lands above the Caucasus mts

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Hinduism

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Beliefs: Vedas, Upanishads(dialogue about Vedas), moksha, reincarnation, karma, caste system
gods: Brahma, Vishnu, shiva
Founder: no one founder

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Brahma

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Life force, the creator

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Vishnu

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The protector

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Shiva

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The destroyer

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Moksha

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Perfect understanding, and a release from life in this world. HINDUISM

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Nirvana

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BUDDHISM release from selfishness and pain

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Buddhism

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Founder: Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Beliefs: four noble truths, eight fold path, enlightenment, reincarnation, karma, nirvana
gods: none

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Buddha

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Siddhartha Gautama

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Upanishads

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Dialogue on Vedas, comments, meaning

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Reincarnation

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Rebirth until moksha & nirvana

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Karma

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Good or bad deeds come back around

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Varna

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Skin color (Aryan’s were lighter, for caste system)

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Ganesh

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Elephant god, learning & wisdom, me over of obstacles.

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Enlightenment -

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Wisdom, no suffering

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Four noble truths

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BUDDHISM

1: life is filled with suffering and sorrow
2: the cause of suffering is peoples selfish desire for temporary pleasures of this life
3: the way to end all suffering is to end all desire
4: the way to attain such desires and attain enlightenment is follow the eight fold path, which is called the Middle Way between desire and self desire

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8 fold path

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Steps of control to get to nirvana

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Jainism:

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Founder: Mahavira

No missionaries, tolerate all religions, do t hurt anything

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Dharma

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Buddhist doctrine or teachings

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Sangha

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Buddhist religious community

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Judaism

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Founder: Abraham
God: monotheistic

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Canaan

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Jewish promised land, The Phoenicians lived in a region at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea

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Jew

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Judaism people

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Abraham.

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” Father of the Jews”

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Torah

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1st five books of the bible, sacred Jewish writing

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Covenant

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Promise between God and the founder of the Jewish people

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The Ark of the covenant

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—— Promise between Moses and God, God would protect them and they would follow commandments.

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Moses

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Led Israelites out of Egypt

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Exodus

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When the Israelites fled Egypt, remember every year at Passover

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Israel

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— Canaan expanded to the north and south

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Saul

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“was chosen largely because of his success in driving out the Philistines from the central hills. Saul is portrayed in the Hebrew Bible as a tragic man, who was given to bouts of jealousy.”

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King David

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Son-in-law of Saul, “an extremely popular leader, united the tribes, established Jerusalem as the capital, and founded a dynasty.”

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Solomon

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David’s son, most powerful, trading, temple creation

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Judah vs Israel

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Israel- north

Judah- south

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Tribute

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Peace money paid by a weaker power to a stronger

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Warring states period

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Israel withhold tribute, Assyrians took over, later Judah taken over Babylonians, then Babylonians & Nebuchadnezzar took over all

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Confucius

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Started confusion ism

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Daoism

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Follow “the way” and everything balances out, created by laozi

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Legalism

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Hanfeizi & li is created, powerful government, use law to end civil disobedience

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Civil service exam

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Filial piety

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Respect for ones parents and ancestors

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Analects

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Books of Confucius words

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Bureaucracy

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— A trained civil service, or those who run the government

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Laozi

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Created Daoism

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Dao

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“The way”

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Shi Qin huangdi

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“First emporer” first legalist emporer

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Qin dynasty

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After Zhou dynasty, shortest, legalist, Qin huangdi,

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Autocracy

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A government that has unlimited power

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Yin & yang

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Two powers that represent the natural rhythms of life Yin: old dark soft mysterious yang: warm bright hard clear

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Great Wall of china

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Created in Qin on the backs of peasants

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Parts do wall

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Watch Tower, the core, stone wall

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Atman

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Individual self, eternal soul, which identical to Brahma after enlightenment

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Ashoka

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Indian emperor -

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Guru

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Spiritual teacher for Hinduism, used for yoga