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- What is a world view?
- Commitment to certain assumptions about reality which leads us to thinking and acting the way we do
- Who has a world view?
- everyone has a world view
- What kind of world view does everyone have?
- everyone has a tainted world view
- What does your worldview determine?
- what you think say and do
- What do jainists believe?
- because all living things have atmans, no living thing should be harmed
- What do jainists eat?
- fruit, beans, and lettuce and avoid eating chicken eggs and potatoes
- Who was the first Buddha (enlightened one) and the founder of Buddhism
- Siddhartha Guatama
- Upon reaching enlightenment, the buddha understood 4 noble truths. What are they?
- 1. suffering permeates all of life 2. suffering is caused by desire 3. suffering ends by removing desire 4. desire is removed by following the 8 fold path
- Where is buddhism prevalent?
- Korea, Japan, SE Asia, and China
- What order were the chinese dynasties in?
- Shazhouqi Hansu Tangsong - Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song
- (Qin) Who ruled China as it\'s first emperor with brute force?
- Shi huangdi
- (Qin) What was his primary belief?
- Man is evil and supreme law would make man good
- (Han) Who ruled China by consecutively adopting infant kings?
- Empress Lu
- (Han) Who was the martial (warrior) emperor conquering many enemies?
- Wudi
- (Han) Who overthrew the Han dynasty by taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor, only to be overthrown and assassinated by a combined force of the rich and poor alike?
- Wang Mang
- (Song) What did the paintings during this time period often emphasize?
- landscapes
- (Song) What did they discover which gave them a surplus for trade?
- fast-ripening rice
- (Song) Why would the women back then bound their feet?
- as a sign of class and a symbol of beauty
- (Sui) What are some similarities that they had to the Qin?
- 1. United China after a long period of war 2. introduced strict and unpopular reforms 3. worked on the great wall of China
- (Tang) Who married their step son to become the first true empress of China?
- Empress Wu Zhao
- (Tang) What acts did Tang leaders do such as the Han dynasty?
- lowered taxes, took from rich and gave to poor
- (Tang) What would Tang leaders make government officials do to ensure that they would be educated enough?
- make them take the civil service exam
- (Korea) What kind of aspects of Korean culture can be traced to Chinese influence?
- Buddhism, Confucianism, and the civil service exam
- (Korea) What things did they develop which made their culture distictively different?
- their own language, pottery, art and poetry
- (Korea) What was their language called?
- Hangul
- (Korea) What was their pottery called?
- Celadon
- (Korea) What are the two different split up sections of Korea today? What are their political standpoints?
- North Korea - communist South Korea- democratic
- (Byzantium) What is it?
- The surviving eastern half of the Roman empire after the fall of Rome in 476 AD until 1453 AD
- (Byzantium) What did the people in Byzantium call themselves?
- Romans
- (Byzantium) Why do scholars refer to them as the Byzantine empire?
- The people did not control Rome and their culture transformed into something distinctly other than Roman
- (Byzantium) What was Justinian's goal?
- To reconquer the old western Roman empire
- (Byzantium) Why did he fail in his attempt to conquer it?
- Because of the bubonic plague which broke out, killing most of the population - the plague scarred both physically and mentally
- (Byzantium) What famous and beautiful cathedral did he build?
- Hagia Sophia
- (Byzantium) What was the Justinian Code?
- a collection of old Roman laws and new Byzantine laws
- (Byzantium) Who was Justinian's wife?
- Theodora, who was the most influential Byzantine woman who aided him with political decisions
- (Byzantium) What did she advise him to do during the Nike riots?
- Remain in Constantinople
- (Islam) Which people did pre-islamic Arabia consist of?
- polytheists, Jews, and Christians
- (Islam) Who is Muhammad?
- \"He recieved visions from Allah who revealed that Muhammad was God\'s final prophet to the world\"
- (Islam) Where was Muhammad born?
- Mecca
- (Islam) Why did Islam spread so quickly?
- Muslims killed those who refused to convert and because the surrounding empires, especially the Byzantine empire, were very weak
- (Islam) What kind of art and archetechural features does Islam feature?
- calligraphy, mosques of worship, and the Taj Mahal
- (Europe - Dark Ages) What were 4 themes of European history?
- 1. Entropy 2. Warfare 3. Blending of Barbarian laws, cultures, and families 4. Christianity
- (Europe - Dark Ages) What were the effects of entropy?
- a. Roman roads and walls fell apart b. latin declined into various languages c. Education was limited to monks and nuns
- (Europe - Dark Ages) Who was the warfare between?
- Europe vs. Muslim and Viking invaders
- (Europe - Dark Ages) What were the happenings with Christianity?
- 1. The chrch was the main focus of the early middle ages 2. Missionaries converted many across the whole empire
- (Europe - Dark Ages: The Church) Who designed a very strict form of monasticism?
- St. Benedict
- (Europe - Dark Ages: The Church) Who was a pope who strengthened the power of the church?
- Gregory the Great
- (Europe - Dark Ages: The Church) What were two powers the church did maintain?
- Excommunication and Infallibility
- (Europe - Dark Ages: The Church) What is excommunication?
- excluding someone from the church, essentially condemning them to hell
- (Europe - Dark Ages: The Church) What is infallibility?
- The church and pope are preserved from errors in their teachings
- (Europe - Dark Ages: The State) Who is the hero of Christianity who halted the Muslim conquest of of Europe in Tours, Spain?
- Charles \"The Hammer\" Martel
- (Europe - Dark Ages: The State) Who conquered much of Europe, established the economy, and attempted to bring education back to the masses? (He was the grandson of Martel)
- Charlemagne
- (Europe - Dark Ages: The State) What was the Bloody Verdict of Verdun?
- It executed thousands of pagan worshippers in hopes of strengthening Christianity
- (Europe - Dark Ages: Vikings) What did the vikings do before they became raiders?
- They were traders
- (Europe - Dark Ages: Vikings) During what period did their attacks last?
- 793 - 1066 AD
- (Europe - Dark Ages: Vikings) How did their ships successfully help them for a while?
- They had quick ships which enabled them to quickly plunder rich monasteries and retreat before any army could respond
- (Europe - Dark Ages: Vikings) Who was Alfred the Great?
- He build fortresses against the Vikings\' raids
- (Europe - Dark Ages: Vikings) What happened to the Vikings?
- They converted to Christianity, became less violent and submitted to the governments above them
- (Europe - Dark Ages: Vikings) Who led his heathen army into England and began Viking settlement of the British Isles?
- Ivar the Boneless
- (Europe - Dark Ages: Vikings) Who discovered North America?
- Leif Erikson
- (Europe - Dark Ages: Vikings) Who was Leif Erikson\'s son?
- Erik the Red
- (Hindu) What is the most real thing in existence?
- Brahman
- (Hindu) What is Brahman?
- big infinite, but impersonal spirit
- (Hindu) What is the universe like around us?
- hierarchy of existence (Maya=highest point of hierarchy)
- (Hindu) What is a human being?
- atman
- (Hindu) What is an atman?
- part of Brahman
- (Hindu) What happens to a person when they die?
- depends on Karma - move up or down in their next life
- (Hindu) How do they know what is right or wrong?
- dharma - moral code for social classes
- (Hindu) What is one\'s goal in life?
- attain Moksha
- (Islam wvq) What is the most real thing in existence?
- Allah
- (Islam wvq) Who is Allah?
- \"one true god\" strict and impersonal
- (Islam wvq) What is the universe like around us?
- God created
- (Islam wvq) What is a human being?
- man is born good but is made evil by the world
- (Islam wvq) What happens after death?
- stand before allah - go to heaven or hell
- (Islam wvq) How do they know what is right?
- Koran
- (Islam wvq) What is one\'s goal in life?
- following muhammed\'s example - follow five pillars
- (Crusades) When did the crusades begin?
- 1095
- (Crusades) Who attacked who - one of the causes
- Muslims attacked Christian Byzantium
- (Crusades) Who/what were the blood thirsty knights?
- absence of viking invasions left 1000\'s of knights tormenting and robbing christians
- (Crusades) What role did the popes play in the Crusades?
- - he gave a rousing message which inspired thousands to drop everything and go fight the muslims
- (Crusades) What was the pope\'s goal?
- to reunite the byzantine east with the latin west - wanted to take the holy lands out of muslim\'s hands
- (Crusades) Which crusade was the only sucessful one?
- first crusade
- (Crusades) Who captured the holy land and set up kingdoms?
- catholic crusaders
- (Crusades) When was the 3rd crusade and what makes it significant?
- 1189, the muslim leader, Saladin, recaptured Acre and Jerusalem
- (crusades) Who fought Saladin?
- Richard the lionhearted
- (crusades) When and what was the children\'s crusade?
- (1212) 20,000 children expecting the meditter. sea to part were killed or sold into slavery
- (HMA) Who was William the Conqerer?
- -won the battle of Hastings in 1066 -created a kingdom where he alone was the authority
- (HMA) Who was Thomas Becket?
- the archbishop of Canterbury
- (HMA) How did Tomas Becket die?
- killed because of a rash statement by his former friend, King Henery
- (HMA) Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
- Chaucer
- (HMA) What were the Canterbury Tales?
- a fictional collection of tales told by travelers making a pilgrimage to Thomas Becket\'s tomb
- (HMA) What happened during the 100 year war?
- England fought against the French for their land
- (HMA) What was the black death?
- killed one third of Europe\'s population over a five year period