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Journal Warmup. 1. What did Confucius believe would bring harmony to China? 2. What is filial piety? 3. Why did Confucius think education could help China? 4. What type of government did Legalists promote? 5. What dynasty overthrew the Zhou dynasty? Who was the leader? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
+Journal Warmup
1. What did Confucius believe would bring harmony to China?
2. What is filial piety?
3. Why did Confucius think education could help China?
4. What type of government did Legalists promote?
5. What dynasty overthrew the Zhou dynasty? Who was the leader?
6. Write three ways Shi Huangdi showed his centralized “power”.
+Religion
What is the purpose of religion?
Why has religion caused fighting?
Why has religion persisted through time?
+Origin
After so much war and conquest, people wondered…Why does so much
suffering exist in the world?
600 BC- Zoroaster (a prophet) tried to answer that question
+Beliefs Earth is a battleground
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suPlYwJ3YvM
Constant struggle between spirit of good and spirit of evil
At the end of time, we will be judged on how well we fought in the battle
IMPACT This is where the concept of
Satan and angels come from
+WHERE?
Canaan was the ancient home of the Hebrews
It was the land God had promised to the Hebrew people
+Abraham
“Father” of the Hebrew people Chosen by God
Lived in Mesopotamia God commanded him
to move his people to Canaan
+Monotheism and Yahweh
Monotheism- belief in a single god
Yahweh- the name of the Hebrews’ GodThey said he was the one and only GodHe was not a physical being
+Covenant AKA: a promise
The FIRST one was made between God and Abraham Abraham promised to obey Yahweh AND
Yahweh promised to protect Abraham and his descendants
+Moses Hebrews migrated to Egypt
because of a drought
They were forced into slavery
The Exodus- when the Hebrews fled Egypt
MOSES- the man who led the Hebrews out of slavery
+The Ten Commandments
Mount Sinai When Moses came
down, he had two stone tablets
Yahweh had written the Ten Commandments on them
The SECOND Covenant God promised the
protect the Hebrews They promised to keep
his commandments
+Holy Book Hebrew Bible
Torah (first five books of the Bible)
Prophets Writings
Talmud Contains written
versions of Jewish oral law (Mishnah) and explanations (Gemara)