Terms/Concepts
People
Religious Teachings
Primary Texts
Defining Characteristics [of Early Civilizations]
100
Hellenism
What is Greek Culture?
100
Became known as "Buddha"
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
100
Revolves around worship of Nature and Kami
What is the Japanese Shinto religion?
100
Written/carved by an emperor as a testament to his conversion to a life of nonviolence
What is "The Edicts of Ashoka?"
100
Developed for tax transactions
What is writing?
200
Nonviolence
What is ahimsa?
200
The founder of Jainism
Who is Mahavira?
200
Has no founder
What is Hinduism?
200
Written about one's dharma
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
200
Arose from the need to store grain
What is monumental architecture?
300
A time wherein similar revolutionary thinking appeared in Persia, India, China and the Western World.
What is the "Axial Age?"
300
Incarnation of the Hindu god, Vishnu. Also, advised Arjuna about dharma in Bhagavad Gita
Who is Krishna?
300
Revolves around ahimsa
What is Jainism?
300
Written by Buddha
What is "Four Noble Truths?"
300
Male dominated society
What is patriarchy?
400
Respect for your elders
What is filial piety?
400
An emperor who led a violent attack on the Kallingas and then decided to lead a life of ahimsa [nonviolence]
Who is Ashoka?
400
Emphasizes living in harmony with the "way"
What is Daoism?
400
Epitomizes that the welfare of a country depends on virtue, especially in leadership
What is the "Analects of Confucius?"
400
When people can dedicate their lives to a single job
What is specialization of labor?
500
Chinese philosophical concept wherein the heavens would bless the authority of a just ruler
What is "mandate of heaven?"
500
The first emperor to unify India into one state
Who is Chandragupta?
500
Religion in which good and evil have distinct sources and the evil is always trying to destroy the good.
What is Zoroastrianism?
500
Involves filial piety
What is the "Analects of Confucius?"
500
Civilization arose from this kind of society, but not all kinds of these societies turned into civilizations?
What is agriculture?
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