World history quiz 3
They later developed the same calls for
Good vs evil, free will to choose, heaven and hell, and later a messiah
What else did he do
He moved elites of other states directly to the centralized imperial city of Chang'an
What do followers of Islam believe in
In one God called Allah
What happened in 1500 BCE
Indo-Europeans in Persia setup a brand-new type of religión known as zorostrianism
What is a confederacy?
Is a league or alliance
What is legalism
Is excessive adherence to law or formula
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Is the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, the ruler had the blessings of the Gods.
What is Islam
Islam is a religion founded in the early seventh century by the prophet Muhammad
What did it also believe
It believed in a clear sense of good vs evil, and believed humans must live their lives for one side or the other
What did he institute?
Legalism which had clear written rules and harsh punishments to enhance state authority
What did the Roman Catholic Church do to make conversion easier
Made familiar Pagon holidays and temples Christian (Christmas)
During this era what happened
Many rulers began to claim the zhou had lost the mandate and used it to justify their conquest of other states
While many were oppressed others kept doing what?
Missionaries and merchants continued to spread the young religion throughout the Roman Empire despite opposition
By this practice what happened
Missionaries converted the kings and lords of conquered peoples, and allowed Christianity to trickle down to the lower classes
While Rome attempted to stop Christianity what happened
Missionaries such as Paul of tarsus and st.Patrick engaged in extensive missionary work and traveling
How long did the Chinese deal with constant war, death, famine, and instability
More than two centuries
What happened when the zhou dynasty began to weaken
Other states in china began to exert more individual power
What is the primary religious book of Islam called
Quran
Where did Judaism rise from
Rose from the influences of Mesopotamia religions with the amalgamation of Hebrew Scriptures (300s BCE and onward)
What is Zoroastrianism also known as
Second- temple Judaism
Who unified china by force
Shi Huangdi of Qin
What 3 fundamental steps did Confucius apply
Social harmony, from the individual, to the family, and finally to state
Confucianism was
State-sanctioned by the Han Dynasty under rulers such as emporer Wudi in the 1st century BCE
What else did they believe
That humans had free will to chose which way to live, and that one day a messiah would arrive to help the side of good
What does Confucianism require
That people be both educated and strive to be an honest, respectful moral person
What do Muslims believe
That the words of the queen were revealed to Muhammad from Allah through the Ángel Gabriel
Which dynasty (or state) would decisively conquer and unify china, ending the warring states period in 221 BCE
The Qin dynasty
What was the first confirmed not mythical dynasty of china
The Shang Dynasty
The promise of a messiah was particularly appealing to who
The occupied Jews and Jesus and his followers were quickly opposed by the Roman Empire
He also pushed back what
The pastoralists Xiongnu of the steppes and mobilized peasants to erect the Great Wall of China
What do they claim?
The prophet Abraham to be their founding father
What is Confucianism?
a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China
In response to the chaos of China what happened
Confucius (551-479 BCE) developed the analects as a solution to the disorder from the warring states
For more than two centuries the Chinese dealt with what
Constant war, death, famine, and instability
When what happened
Disciples in isreal began cataloging and following the miracles and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth
And later popularized by who
Emporer Constantine
When did Muhammad live
From 570 CE to 632 CE
What is the Asian Steppe
A remote grassland area that is the asian part of the European steppe
What did the Roman Catholic Church come to adopt
A top-down conversion of strangers Europe
How did they connect to Rome
Via the Silk Road Trade Network across Asia
During what period did centuries of Chinese unity and relative peace were shattered
Warring states period
Who was Confucius?
Was a Chinese philosopher, who impacted many people
What was the Xiongnue Confederacy
Was a tribal confederation of nomadic people
What was similar in all three religions
Abraham was a figure of great importance what he did was different between all three though
What did he setup
An effective bureaucracy, roads, currency and a written language
What is the Warring States Period?
An era in which China divided into 7 completed states
A series of what happened for both
Ancestral-centered rituals and ceremonies gave people a consistent series of responsibilities to model, consistent, and respectful character
How did they do this
As they were exiled by Assyria and then Babylon
What was the Han dynasty
Would be the largest and most stable dynasty of the classical era
Who United the Jews
Yahweh and Messiah
When was Zoroastrianism founded?
1500 BCE
When did Christianity come around
20-33 CE
When was Christianity made a official religion of Rome
380CE
How long did the warring states period last
475 to 221 BCE
How many acts form the framework of Islam and what are they called
5 and the five pillars of Islam
What was wrong with the system
It was considered too harsh, and his dynasty lasted only 16 years, from 221 BCE to 206 BCE
What was Zoroastrianism unique feature
It was that it was monotheistic, it had one god, unlike the many polytheistic religions of the time
What are the three Abrahamic religions
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Which dynasty conquered the first confirmed dynasty of china
The Zhou dynasty
With the edict of who
Thessaloncia
What happened to the larger states
They began to gain power,land, and resources at the expense of other smaller states
Rather than a large empire what did the Jewish people do
They developed and clung to unique religion unlike any in Meso
From what did the warring states period get its name
They got it from warring states
What does this support
This supports our understanding that these religions are worshipping the same deity
What is Muhammad considered to be
To be the holy prophet of Islam, and the last prophet to be sent by Allah to mankind
This family hierarchy was also applied to what
To the social hierarchy, of obedience to those above, and respect and fairness to those below
With these personal guidelines they were to what
To unquestionably adhere to rigid patriarchal family structure of obedience, and followed by respect and fairness by those above
