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Religion
Early Civilizations
Practiced animism (Zoroastrianism) and polytheism
Animism: the belief that spirits are present in animals, plants and other natural objects
Polytheism: a belief in many gods
Believed that the success of their harvest depended upon the blessing of the Gods.
Religious priest were considered as a link between the gods and people and held a lot of power.
Priests collected the crops as taxes for their service to the people.
India
Practiced Hinduism and Buddhism
No real founder of Hinduism
Hinduism developed from Vedas, collections of old sacred writings
Hinduism is polytheistic. Ex: Vishnu the Creator and Shiva the goddess of destruction.
Caste(class) System was formed out of Hinduism
Buddhism developed as a counterpart to Hinduism.
Founded by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) around 580 B.C
Beliefs all summed up in the Four Noble Truths
Did not support caste system or religious ceremonies
Lost popularity in India and later on spread to China
Both religions did share some similar beliefs such as nonviolence and
China
Practiced Daoism(Taoism) and Confucianism
Daoism: a philosophy focusing on people living in harmony with the laws of nature.
Founded by Chinese thinker Laozi in 6th century B.C.
Confucianism: a secular belief in ethical conduct and social harmony.
Founded by Chinese philosopher Confucius around 400 B.C.
Both beliefs were philosophies not religions.
Chinese emperor was worshiped as a descendant from the gods by the people due to the Mandate of Heaven
Greece & Rome
Both practiced polytheism, worshiped many different gods which symbolized all aspects of life.
Government and religion were connected with each other
The Greeks...
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