Unit 2 Flashcards
Reincarnation
Buddhist and Hindu belief that means people’s souls return in another body after death
Vedas
Collections of Hindu poems, hymns, rituals, and prayers
Dharma
It is ones duty in Hinduism
Karma
A result of the actions you take. It determines into which class you are reincarnated into
Caste System
In India, and was said to be a result of karma
Krishna
Hindu deity believed to be an avatar of the supreme god Vishnu
Bhagavad Gita
Hindu text in which Krishna appears to a warrior, telling him to fulfill his dharma
Monotheism
The belief in one God; Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity
Torah
The first five books of Hebrew Scripture
Babylonian Exile
Israel and Judah fall to the Babylonians; Ruled by David before the fall; The Jews remain faithful
Diaspora
When the Jewish state ends after being conquered by the Romans and they disperse
Zoroastrianism
First monotheistic religion. Judaism shares a few key similarities
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama. “The enlightened one”. Born to a noble family, but left it behind
Four Noble Truths
All life is suffering, suffering is caused by desire, suffering can be ended, and this can be through the eight-fold path
Nirvana
Peace and to escape reincarnation
Ashoka
Mauryan Emperor who introduces Buddhism
Mandate of Heaven
How the emperors were determined in China
Confucianism
Chinese philosophy developed by Confucius, which emphasized education and knowledge
Legalism
Chinese philosophy that emphasizes laws
Daoism
Chinese philosophy that encouraged spontaneity and individuality
Constaintine
Roman emperor who brought Christianity to Rome
Greek rationalism
Part of the legacy of the Greeks. They sought logic to explain concepts
Hippocrates
Living factors cause illness, founded a medical school, and created many books
Plato
A student of Socrates who wrote the socratic dialogues and had the idea of a philosopher-king
