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Who are the 6 Civilizations?

Who are the 6 Civilizations?. Who are the 6 Civilizations?. Babylonians of the Fertile Crescent (written bw 1750-1400 BCE) Indo-Aryans of Ancient India ( Rigveda , 600 BCE) Israelites (first read 444 BCE)

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Who are the 6 Civilizations?

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  1. Who are the 6 Civilizations?

  2. Who are the 6 Civilizations? • Babylonians of the Fertile Crescent (written bw 1750-1400 BCE) • Indo-Aryans of Ancient India (Rigveda, 600 BCE) • Israelites (first read 444 BCE) • Zhou of China (Yijing 1000 BCE) though part we read is in warring states period (300 BCE) • Maya (written down before classical period in 250 CE, though our translation is from after colonial contact) • Japanese (Kojiki 712 CE)

  3. Big Themes • Connection between Religious Authority and Political Authority • As political power increased (from localized to dynastic states), we see political power associated with religious beliefs and practices • The Power of Writing • The ability to read and write gave scribes status and power. • Writing has power because a scribe the ability to mold together oral traditions • Important religious texts reflect and inform religious beliefs/worldview

  4. Babylonians • Intro to Babylonian Writing and Culture • Background of Mesopotamian Religion • Urban Gods • Gods and Empires • Politics/Religion Intertwine • More on Mesop belief system to come…

  5. Indo-Aryans • Aryan Migration/Invastion • Oral Traditions • Vedic Texts • The Caste System • Brahmanism

  6. Indo-Aryans • Aryan Migration/Invastion • Oral Traditions • Vedic Texts • The Caste System • Brahmanism

  7. Priests Warriors/Rulers Merchants Peasants

  8. China • Shang/Zhou China • ShangZhou Religion • Divination • Writing and Power

  9. Hebrews • Who are the Jews? • Hebrew Language • What’s in the Torah? • Oral Tradition and the Authorship of the Torah • Themes • A book that creates identity • Move towards Monotheism • A focus on Ethics

  10. Maya • Background on Maya Civilization • Shift to Agriculture • Group of City-States • Classical Period • Mayan Religion • Cosmology/Worldview • Gods • Religion and Political Power • Popular Beliefs • Blood

  11. Maya, Continued • Mayan Ball Game • Enclosures found in Mayan Cities • Entertainment? Religious? • Winners and Losers • Reenactment of Myth • Writing System • Combo of Ideographic/Pictographic • Status of Scribes • Remnants • PopulVuh

  12. Japanese • Background on Shinto: Indigenous Religion of Japan • Animism • Kami • Shamans • Political Structure and Shinto • Initially Divided • Consolidation of Power • Power of Emperor • Kojiki • Oral tradition • Korean/Chinese Influence • Substance

  13. Big Themes • Connection between Religious Authority and Political Authority • As political power increased (from localized to dynastic states), we see political power associated with religious beliefs and practices • The Power of Writing • The ability to read and write gave scribes status and power. • Writing has power because a scribe the ability to mold together oral traditions • Important religious texts reflect and inform religious beliefs/worldview

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