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05/30/2014

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Atman
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Hinduism- an essential self
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Hindu Triad
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Hinduism- Brahma (the creator), vishnu (the preserver), Siva (the destroyer)
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Vedas
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Hinduism- a collection of hymns, chants, ritual instructions, and other religious teachings; contain eternal truths revealed to wise men, stories, myths, chants that were orally passed and are written in sanskrit
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Ramayana
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Hinduism- an epic that recounts the fantastic deeds of Rama and Sita
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Mahabarata
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Hinduism-India's greatest epic about ribal aryan tribes fighting to gain control over the Ganges River. The panavas lose their kingdom to their cousins. Pandavas regains the kingdom and restore peace in India
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Moksha
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hinduism- free the soul from the body so it can unite with Brahman
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karma
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hinduism- every deed (mental and physical) in this life affects the persons life in a future life
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Reincarnation (samsara)
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Hinduism- rebirth of the soul in various forms
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Dharma
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Hinduism-duties and obligations for caste members (provides a guide for conduct)
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caste
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hinduism- social groups based on birth
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caste system
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Hinduism- Brahmins (priests and scholars), kshatriyas (warriors and rulers), vaisyas (merchants and land owning farms), sudras (peasant and farmers), dalits (untouchables)
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Ganges
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Hinduism- a sacred river where bodies and ashes are scattered, many drink, bathe, and swim in the river
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Varanasi
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Hinduism- a holy city, Ganges River is located here
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Guru
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Brahma
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Hinduism-the creator
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Gautama
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Buddhism-Live a life of luxury and left it and saw an old man, sick man, dead man, and a human meditating; tried to find the side of misery; meditated and became enlightened; BUDDHA
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Four noble truths
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Buddhism-
1. Suffering is universal
2. Origin of suffering: cause of Suffering is desire and non virtue
3. Cessation of suffering: to stop suffering crush desire and non virtue
4. To end desire follow the eightfold path
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Theravada Buddhism
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"Teachings of elders", monastic life is needed to achieve nirvana. People further their kharma, each person must find their way to nirvana alone, southeast Asia, they do not worship Buddha or any God
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Mahayana Buddhism
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"Grater vehicle" believe that you need the help from others to attain nirvana and it can be done in different ways; bodhisattvas delay entry to nirvana to help others achieve it; worship "quasi-deities" or "enlightened ones" and the Buddha
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Tantric (Tibetan) Buddhism
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Mix of Buddhism with Tibetan spiritual practice, please spirits by meditation, music, chants, dances, and mystical charms; Mandalas- sand art
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Zen Buddhism
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Intense meditation and contemplating objects in nature Will lead to enlightenment
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Dalai Lama
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Tibetan Buddhism- "the Lord who looks down" or the bodhisattva of compassion
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Bodhisattva
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Mahayana Buddhism- someone who has already become enlightened but has willingly delayed entry to nirvana to help others get there
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Enlightenment
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Buddhism- understanding the cause and cur of suffering
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Nirvana
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Buddhism- salvation, individual self escapes the body
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Kharma
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Buddhism- the effect of doing good or bad
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Lord mahavira
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Jainism- was the last of the 24 great teachers (tirthankaras)
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Ahimsa
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Jainism- to protect all life, nonviolence
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Digamabara jainism
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They adhere to the old ideals that require monks to go naked and woman have no chance of achieving salvation until they are a man, "sky clad"
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Svetembara jainism
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"White clad", liberal in their interpretation of mahavirals teaching regarding nudity and allow their monks to wear a white garment, women are accepted into religion and can achieve salvation
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Jina
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Jainism- God, everything has the potential of becoming one
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Golden temple
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Sikhism- located in Armitsar, Punjab, holy temple for sihks
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4 sihk principles
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1. One God 2. Equality 3. Birth and death 4. Non violence
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East India company
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Forced Indian rulers to sign treaties giving them greater power including: outlaw of some Hindu practices, high British taxes, Christian missionaries, foreigners were threat to way of lofe
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Sepoy rebellion
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India- Rifles were greased with beef and pork fat, a new law required them to fight for Britain in foreign land, British ended uprising causing distrust
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Inc (Indian national congress)
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Organized by nationalists which is known as the congress party. They believed in peaceful protests to gain their ends and greater democracy to bring more power to indians
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Muslim league
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India- Muslim part of the Inc that broke away from the congress party to peruse their own goals and propose a desperate Muslim state
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Mohandas Gandhi
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India- used satayagraha and civil disobedience to resist the British, lead the great March, leader of Inc
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Muhammad Ali jinnah
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India- leader of the Muslim league who believed that there should be a Muslim state
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Satyagraha
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India- Gandhi- "truth force", use of non violent resistance to end injustice
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Civil disobedience
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India- Gandhi- refusal to obey unjust laws
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Salt March
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India- Gandhi led a March 200 miles to the sea and made salt because th British forbid Indian salt production and had to buy taxed British salt; thousands were arrested, the publicity increased world support for Indian nationalism
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Indian independence act
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India Gandhi
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India prime minister, daughter of Nehru prime minister, challenged discrimination against women
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Sihk separatism
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India- Indira Gandhi was assassinated by sihk bodyguards after the battle at the golden temple, Sikhs want Punjab to be an independent state
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Rajiv Gandhi
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India prime minister, son of indira Gandhi, assassinated by Tamil tigers
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Tamils
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India- assassinated rajiv Gandhi
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Kashmir
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A flash point between India and Pakistan, both Hindus and Muslims live here and want the land
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Loess
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China- Yellow brown soil that wind carries across the north China plain in to the river
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Filial piety
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China- Confucianism- respect for parents above all
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Dynasty
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China- a family dominated region
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Dynastic cycle
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China- the rise and fall of dynasties
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Mandate of Heaven
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China- the divine right to rule
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Oracle bones
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China- first form of writing during shang rule
Priests and kings used these to ask and receive messages from the gods
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Confucianism
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China- 5- relationships, family before self, filial piety
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Five relationships
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China-Confucianism-
Ruler to ruled
Parent to child
Husband to wife,
Elder brother to younger brother,
Friend to friend
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Legalism
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China- strict laws and harsh punishment, founded by emperor Shi huangdi
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Doaism
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China- live in harmony with nature, th best government governs the pleasure, balance chi, acupuncture, moxibustion, barefoot doctor, Tai chi chuan, wu shu, yin yang
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China's traditional social class system
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Royal family and noble warriors, artisans and merchants, and peasants (majority), age, sex, education, occupation
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Civil service exam
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China- Han dynasty- made to guarantee a worthy educated Confucian leader
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Forbidden city
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China- extravagant palace for the emperor and all the family to stay, made by the Ming dynasty
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Opium trade
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China
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Opium war
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China- China wouldn't trade with European products, Europeans needed silver to buy products from China, Chinese got addicted to opium, draining China of silver
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Spheres of influence
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China- Europe split trading rights in China into sections
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Kow tow
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China- the act of bowing
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Open door policy
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China- US trade policy that anyone can trade
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Taiping rebellion
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China- began revolution, called for reforms in government and society,
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Boxer rebellion
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China- anti foreign Chinese rebellion, attacked foreigners and Chinese Christians,
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Revolution of 1911
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China- Caused the qing dynasty to fall, uprisings in the provinces spread, Sun yatsen was named president of new China republic
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Sun yatsen 3 principle
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China- Nationalism, democracy, livelihood
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Sun yatsen
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China- president of the republic who formed the founding (nationalists) party
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China nationalists party
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China- guomidang, started by yatsen
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Chiang Kia-shek
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China- leader of guomidang after yatsen
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Mao Zedong
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China- communist leader and founder, cultural revolution, great leap forward, sparrow campaign, propaganda
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Great leap forward
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China- Mao's attempt to develop agriculture and industry through communes
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Collective farms
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China- government owned farms where peasants pool their tools and work for the state: mao
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Communes
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China- Mao- organized villages to collectively produce products ordered by the government
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Cult of personally
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China- Mao- type of propaganda Mao used, Mao is shown to be a God like figure
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Cultural revolution
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China- Mao- students form red guard, use of labor camps, by rid of anti communists
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Deng Xiaoping
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China- communist leader after Mao, the four modernizations, responsibility system, sez
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Four modernizations
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China- Xiaoping- agricultural, industry, science and technology, defense
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Sez
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China- Xiaoping- special economic zones in parts of southern China along coasts that allowed western things
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Responsibility system
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China- Xiaoping- people had the responsibility to a free market
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Tiananmen massacre
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Students show respect for a pro democracy politician, open fire, many are killed
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