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