World Cultures Spring Final
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- Yin and Yang
- Yin= feminine, negative,dark, weak, earthly, passive,even numbers Yang= masculine, positive, light, strong, heavenly, active, day
- T\'ai Chi
- the symbol that represents the interactions between yin and yang
- Confucius
- K\'ung Fu-tzu (551-479BC)grew up poor, good student, liked school, became a teacher, considered himself a failure because his political ideas were never used, after death followers put all his ideas into the analects:collection of his teachings
- At one point in his life Confucius was a...
- government official
- Confucius was born around 551 BCE, at the end of the ______ dynasty
- Han
- Where did Confucianism originated originated in...
- China
- Teaching Jen
- love
- Teaching Li
- good behavior (doing what is expected of you)and rite, or sacred ritual
- Something that concerned Confucius was...
- transmitting traditional ways
- Analects
- a collection of Confucius's teachings in a book
- Tao means...
- The Way-moral order, the path to follow, universal way
- Chun-tzu
- perfect moral character;become this by learning and hard work
- Teaching Shu
- treat others how you want to be treated (Golden Rule)
- Teaching Wen
- cultural arts (archery, charioteering, math, calligaphy, wiser knowledge of the world around you, provides unity)
- Teaching Te
- Power of leading by example
- Mencius
- the 2nd founder of Confuciansim, philosopher (Book of Mencius-humans are good by nature)
- Han Dynasty
- Adopts Confucianism as the state religion
- Emperor Ch\'in (Qin) Shihuang Di
- -built the Terra Cotta Warriors to protect him in his ascent into heaven -built the Great Wall of China -Centralized power
- Silk Road
- the trading route from China to the Mediterranean Sea and finally to Rome
- Mao Tse Tung
- promotion of athiest values
- Areas of focus in Confucianism society
- -justice -traditional ways -human realationships -education
- Jainism-Kevala
- spiritual enlightenment
- Jainism-Tirthankaras
- spiritual conquerors who have attained enlightenment
- Jainism-Digambaras/Svetambaras
- D=more conservaive, those whose garments is the sky (naked) S= liberal, those whose garments are white
- Jainism-Ahisma
- nonviolence