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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is filial piety? | Honoring of one's ancestor's/parents |
| What religion is filial piety a key element of? | Confuscianism |
| What are the earliest Indian religious texts? | The Vedas |
| When were the Upanishads written? | Between 800 and 400 BCE |
| What is Brahman? | The "World Soul" |
| What is Atman? | The "Human Soul" |
| Who was the founder of Buddhism? | Siddhartha Gautama |
| What is the "end goal" of Buddhism? | Nirvana |
| What was the Bhagavad Gita? | A great Hindu epic text |
| Who was the founder of Zoroastrianism? | Zarathustra |
| What is another name for Zarathustra? | Zoraster |
| Who was the first great Greek philosopher? | Socrates |
| What was Socrates the first to do? | Turn Rationalism toward questions of human existence |
| Where was Thales from? | Greece, he was a philosopher |
| What was Thales noted for? | Astronomy and nature of the universe |
| What subject was Pythagoras known for studying? | Mathematics |
| What theorem is Pythagoras known for? | Pythagorean Theorem |
| Who is regarded as the father of medicine? | Hippocrates |
| Who wrote "Dialogues"? | Plato |
| Whose teachings does Dialogues convey? | Socrates |
| Who was Plato's teacher? | Socrates. |
| Who was Aristotle's teacher? | Plato |
| Who was Alexander's teacher? | Aristotle |
| Who was the first great popullizer of Christianity? | St. Paul |
| What religion was Paul converted from? | Judaism |
| Where was Paul headed when he was converted to Christianity? | Damascus |
| Who is legalism associated with? | Han Feizi |
| In what book were Confucius' teachings documented in? | The Analects |
| What was different about Legalism and Confucianism? | Rather than punishments, Confucianism saw moral example as key |
| How many basic relationships are there according to Confucianism? | 5 |
| Who founded Daoism? | Laozi |
| What was Laozi the author of? | The Daodejing |
| What does "Daodejing" mean? | "The Way and Its Power" |
| What religion/ideology is opposite of Daoism? | Confucianism |
| What were Daoism's thoughts on education? | Don't worry about it, work to improve yourself from the inside. |
| Why is Confucianism defined as a "humanistic philosophy" rather than a "religion"? | Confucianism deals with the "here and now", not the supernatural. |
| Did Confucius deny spirituality? | No |
| Who was the founder of Hinduism? | There was no founder. |
| Where does the word Hinduism come from? | Outsiders, who used it to define all the different gods and beliefs. |
| What system was Hinduism based on? | Caste |
| What is the Atman a part of? | The Brahman |
| What is the final goal for Hinduism? | To unite with Brahman- moksha |
| Around what time was Siddhartha Gautama? | 500 BCE |
| What is Theravada considered? | "Old Buddhism" |
| What is Mahayana Buddhism considered? | New Buddhism |
| Why did Buddhism decline in India? | Monasteries became rich and focused on wealth |
| How did Buddhism affect Hinduism's change? | Hinduism lost some followers to Buddhism |
| What were the 2 most popular Hindu gods? | Vishnu- the protector Shiva- the destroyer |
| What happened in the end of the world if you sided with Ahura Mazda? | You received eternal paradise. |
| What happened in the end of the world if you sided with Angra Mainyu? | Eternal punishment. |