1. Religions of India’s Classical Age
By: Cade Venhuizen

2. Hinduism People live many lives until they reach spiritual perfection
Reincarnation- live on after death in a new body
In time, a person can reach moksha- the highest position when no further reincarnation is needed
Animals have souls-people were vegetarians

3. Hinduism
Worshipped Brahman-3 parts-Brahma the Creater, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the destroyer
Also worshipped many lesser gods
Sanskrit-language spoken by gods
Veda(knowledge)-written in Sanskrit-holist book to the Aryans

4. Jainism
Founded in India in the 500s and 400s B.C. by an Indian prince named Mahavira
Rejected Vedas and Brahman
Based on belief that every living thing had a soul-were vegetarians
Best way to bring change was through peaceful action (nonviolence)

5. Buddhism
Founded by Siddhartha Gautama, who was born to royal parents in about 563 B.C.
The first time he went out of the palace walls, he saw an old person, a sick person, and a dead person
For six years, he studied for the knowledge of how to end suffering
He also prayed with the Brahman priests
After intense thought, he discovered the meaning of life-people should seek love, truth,
and the joy of knowledge

6. Buddhism
Gautama(Buddha) spent the rest of his life teaching his message, which centered around the Four Noble Truths: 1. Suffering is a part of life, 2. Wanting things brings suffering, 3. People can find peace by giving up wants, and 4. Following the Eightfold path can end reincarnation and lead to nirvana
After his death in 483 B.C., the religion Buddhism was based on his teachings

7. Confucianism
Kong Fuzi, or Confucius(Great Master Kong) lived towards the end of the Zhou dynasty
He was a great teacher
None of his writings remain, however, his students remember his teachings in the form of short statements
They collected them in a book called the Lunyu(Chinese) or the Analects(English)

8. Confucianism
Filial piety- fulfilling one’s duty to one’s parents, following their wishes, and caring for them
Confucius said people should use filial piety to honor their king
His teachings were mostly ignored during his lifetime, but, his ideas eventually spread throughout eastern Asia

9. Legalism
After establishing the Qin dynasty, the Qin empire changed his name to Shi Huangdi
He depended on a way of government now known as legalism
It taught that people obeyed their ruler out of fear instead of respect(people who obey are rewarded-those who do not are punished)
Shi Huangdi ruled the Chinese people harshly, but brought important changes about

10. Legalism
Shi Huangdi: ended power of nobles and made a strong central government
Set up bureaucracy
United China and extended its borders
Organized building projects
Made peasants build more than 4,000 miles of road and Great Wall of China
Made sure everything about Confucianism was destroyed
Clay soldiers guard his tomb

11. Daoism Han dynasty supported Confucianism and Daoism
Happiness is key to long life
Han dynasty had many important innovations such as:
Seismograph and paper
Silk Road-overland trade route that connected China and Europe

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