Development and Effects of Religion During the Classical Era

1. Development and Effects of Religion During the Classical Era AP World History Unit II – Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 BCE to c. 600 CE

2. Introduction • As states and empires ??? • Provided ?? • Provided ?? • Shared beliefs also influenced and reinforced ??? • Religious and ??? Authority often merged • Idea of ??? • Used religion as well as ??? to ???

3. Introduction • Religious and belief systems could also generate ??? due to the variation and ??? of ???

4. Religion as a Unifying Force Syncretism = ???? The codification of existing religious traditions provided ??? • The development of Jewish monotheism included ??? • Influenced by ??? • ??? Invasions of Jewish territory led to the spread of Jewish monotheism • Caused by ??? - Which means?

5. The Jewish Diaspora

6. The Jewish Diaspora

7. Religion as a Unifying Force 2. The development of Hinduism included ??? • Influenced the development of the ??? • Established the basis for the importance of ??? - Why???

8. New Belief Systems Spread • Buddhism was a reaction to ??? • Primarily concerned with ??? • Buddhism rejected ??? because Buddhism ??? = All believers could ??? • Spread of Buddhism throughout Asia • How? • Support of ??? • Efforts of ??? • Trade = ??? • Establishment of

11. New Belief Systems Spread • Confucianism • Originated in the writings and ??? • Example = ??? • Further developed and spread by ??? • Example = ??? • Promote ??? • Outline ??? for all people in China including ???

12. Confucius

13. New Belief Systems Spread • Daoism • Originated in the teachings of ??? • Example = ??? • Core belief is ??? • As a result, the Chinese political system ??? • In contrast to Confucianism which stated ??? • Daoism also influenced the development of ??? • Medical theories and practices, ???, metallurgy, and ???

14. Daoism Poetry Poem by Lu Tung Pin People May Sit Till the Cushion is Worn Through People may sit till the cushion is worn through, But never quite know the real Truth: Let me tell you about the ultimate Tao: It is here, enshrined within us.

15. New Belief Systems Spread • Christianity • Based on the core beliefs about the ??? • Based on ??? • Initially rejected ??? and ??? BUT later Church structure and ??? • Despite initial Roman imperial hostility, Christianity ??? • HOW??? • Eventually Christianity gained ???

16. Spread of Christianity

17. Belief Systems Affected Gender Roles • Buddhism and Christianity encouraged ??? • Meanwhile, Confucianism emphasized ??? • Which means??? • Ex: 24 Filial Exemplars

18. Filial Exemplar No. 6 – He Sold Himself to Bury His Father In the Han dynasty, the family of Dong Yong was very poor. When his father died, the promised himself as security to borrow money to bury him. Then he went to work for the lender to pay back the debt. On the way he met a woman, who asked to become Yong’s wife, and she went with him to his master’s house. The master ordered them to weave 300 bolts of silk and then they could return home. His wife wove for a month and then was finished. They returned as far as the locust tree where they had met, when she bade Yong good-bye and vanished. There is a poem praising him saying:

19. Filial Exemplar No. 6 = He Sold Himself to Bury His Father To bury his father he has to borrow money A fairy concubine appears upon the road and Weaves the silk to repay his debt Filial feeling moves the heavens

20. Other Religions Continued • Shamanism and animism continued to ??? due to ??? • Ancestor veneration persisted in many regions: • ??? • ??? • ??? • ???