PERSIA/JUDAISM/HINDUISM/BUDDHISM/CHINESE PHILOSOPHIES TEST REVIEW GUIDE JUDAISM Belief in one god - _____________________ First monotheistic Person - ______________________ Promise between god and man- _________________ Retrieved from Mt. Sinai - _____________________ Freed the Jews from Egypt - __________________ Holy Book - ___________________ Promise Land - _________________ Name for Jewish People - ___________________ HINDUISM Founded by - ____________________________ Holy books - __________________________________________ Reaching Enlightenment- __________________ Started in - _____________________ People who created religion were known as ________________ Destroyer God- ________________ Protector God - ________________ Creator God - __________________ Social class system - ___________________ Priests are known as - ________________ Lowest level of caste system -_______________________ Cycle of rebirth - _______________________ Moral and social duties - ___________________ BUDDHISM Founded by - ____________________________ Holy book- _____________________________ Reaching Enlightenment- __________________ Started in - _____________________ Way to reach enlightenment - ___________________________ Spread to - _______________________________ Holy people are known as - ________________ Actions in life affect your next -_____________________ The four noble truths – 1. ______________________________________ 2. ______________________________________ 3. _______________________________________ 4. _______________________________________ PERSIA King that created the great empire- __________________________ How Cyrus acted towards conquered people-________________________ Created to aid travel and trade-____________________________ Area conquered by Cambyses - _____________________ Elite fighting force of Persia- __________________________ Stretched from ________________ river valley to _________________ Division of the empire into 20 provinces - ____________________________ Governors of the provinces - ___________________ Religion - _____________________________ o Focused on the two forces of light and ___________________ o Believed in the idea of a ___________________ and ___________ King not related to others - _____________ o (lost to Greece in the in battle of ___________________) CHINESE PHILOSOPHIES CONFUCIANISM Founded by - __________________________ Nature of man is - _________________ 5 key relationships – o 1. _________________________________ o 2. _________________________________ o 3. _________________________________ o 4. _________________________________ o 5. _________________________________ Respect for elders/parents - ______________________________ Writings - ___________________________ Rulers should act - ______________________________________ Rulers should enforce and set an example for the ______________ __________________ will improve society LEGALISM Founded by ___________________ and __________________ Nature of man is - ________________ Laws should be - ______________________ Punishments should be - ____________________ No writings, instead did this to books- _______________________ Autocracy - ____________________________________________ Emperor who instituted Legalism - _________________________ o Started the ________________________ of China DAOISM Founded by - _______________ Seek harmony with - _________________ Government’s job - _____________________________ Symbol that represents the Natural rhythm of life - ________________________________ Thoughts are recorded in the writings called - _______________________________