Buddhist Four Noble Truths, 3 Baskets of Wisdom, 8 Fold Path, Middle Way- sutras (scriptures/ teachings) Upanishads, Mahabharata, Vedas, Ramayana Hindu scriptures – – Christian scriptures/teachings Ten Commandments, Lord’s Prayer, Beatitudes, Nicene Creed Jewish commentary on the Torah (Old Testament) Talmud – Hadiths sayings and actions attributed to Muhammad – Constructing of buildings and monuments in marble and stone in SW Asia of lasting –example impact of Hellenism A major aggravator of difficult conditions in Rome for the poor and which also limited incentives to create – new approaches to problems highest level of enslaved labor in the ancient world Cuneiform, hieroglyphics early forms of writing – Rigid social structure through birth-determined system, great cultural diversity, local rather than wider - reasons loyalties no large, long-lasting empires arose in India Karma, dharma, moksha, samsara, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, dalits, puja, Vishnu, Shiva – terms connected with Hinduism – Mahayana, Theravada, nirvana, stupas terms connected with Buddhism enlightened beings in Buddhism to whom devotees can turn for guidance, Bodhisattvas – etc. Travelled the Silk Roads to spread the religion, wealthy members of the faith built monasteries in Silk Road towns in order to gain religious merit, foreign merchants introduced it to northern China Buddhism spread from India Seemed to have little direct contact with each other - Aztec and Inca civilizations; Meso and South American cultures – Potatoes, tomatoes, squash, peanuts, beans examples of New World/Americas plants brought back to Europe and “Old” World Chicken, honey bee, horse, cow, pigs, rats, barley, wheat, bananas examples of European plants brought to New World/Americas By 1500 no pastoral societies had taken shape in this location. North American Great Plains
Four Noble Truths, 3 Baskets of Wisdom, 8 Fold Path, Middle Way- Buddhist sutras (scriptures/ teachings) Upanishads, Mahabharata, Vedas, Ramayana – Hindu scriptures Ten Commandments, Lord’s Prayer, Beatitudes, Nicene Creed – Christian scriptures/teachings Talmud – Jewish commentary on the Torah (Old Testament) Hadiths – sayings and actions attributed to Muhammad Constructing of buildings and monuments in marble and stone in SW Asia –example of lasting impact of Hellenism A major aggravator of difficult conditions in Rome for the poor and which also limited incentives to create new approaches to problems – highest level of enslaved labor in the ancient world Cuneiform, hieroglyphics – early forms of writing Rigid social structure through birth-determined system, great cultural diversity, local rather than wider loyalties - reasons no large, long-lasting empires arose in India Karma, dharma, moksha, samsara, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, dalits, puja, Vishnu, Shiva – terms connected with Hinduism Mahayana, Theravada, nirvana, stupas – terms connected with Buddhism Bodhisattvas – enlightened beings in Buddhism to whom devotees can turn for guidance, etc. Travelled the Silk Roads to spread the religion, wealthy members of the faith built monasteries in Silk Road towns in order to gain religious merit, foreign merchants introduced it to northern China Buddhism spread from India Seemed to have little direct contact with each other - Aztec and Inca civilizations; Meso and South American cultures Potatoes, tomatoes, squash, peanuts, beans – examples of New World/Americas plants brought back to Europe and “Old” World Chicken, honey bee, horse, cow, pigs, rats, barley, wheat, bananas examples of European plants brought to New World/Americas By 1500 no pastoral societies had taken shape in this location. North American Great Plains