It all started with the Mauryan Empire ruling over South Asia. The Mauryan Empire also brought Buddhism to South Asia. In my opinion religion changes and shapes countries in incredible ways. 3. Greek’s influential power was way up in many different categories like literature, art, music, math, philosophy, and theatre.
For example, the religious beliefs of the people of the Silk Road changed drastically from what they had been, and it was largely due to the effects of travel and trade on the Silk Road. Religious beliefs were very important for the people and deeply held aspects of personal identity, therefore, people are reluctant to go anywhere in which they cannot practice their faith. Traders who used the Silk Road, built shrines and temples of their own faiths wherever they went, in order to maintain their own beliefs and practices of worship while they were far from their country. As a result, religions and culture consciously expanded throughout the Silk Road. In the text it says, "Religious practices like Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity spread from the Silk Roads.
Many things effected the classical ages. The five classical ages being compared and contrasted are Greece, Rome, Han China, Gupta India, and Olmec. The size of territory and religion effected the legacy. Each age was impacted on either mathematical and scientific theories or their practical technology. Most classical ages had monumental buildings or important things.
One of the more dramatic features of the period between 600 and 1450 C.E. was the growth and expansion of religions such as Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam. Choose at least three of these religions and discuss how these ideologies expanded and shaped regional identities in Europe, China, Asia, and the Arabic world. Throughout history, people have been believing in and worshiping a higher power. The act of believing in and worshiping a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods known as a religion.
For centuries civilization has evolved and spread across the globe, causing for many cultures, traditions, and especially religions to develop. Even in ancient societies such as Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, religion was one of, if not, the most important aspect of an individual 's life. The religions found in Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt would shape how relationships within society functioned, including how communities related themselves to the divine and the role of leaders and priests. Furthermore, these religions would also affect how each of these societies thought about justice and even influenced attitudes toward the afterlife.
Belief systems are defined as a shared commitment to set a belief and values that defines a way of perceiving the social, culture, physical and psychological world. It can be religious and non-religious. They have rituals, symbols, stories, traditions and customs and all belief system offer an explanation about something. Globalization helped in the spread of Buddhism has led to significant changes with the belief system. As a result of globalization, Buddhism is now exposed to and adopted into many countries.
Most of the cultural foundations of the Western civilization is based upon ancient Greek and Roman culture and these had a powerful and influence on the spread of culture in the progressive periods of Western World. There was a naturalism and perfection in their art. The similarity of the Architecture was visualized between continents by travelling East, across atlantic ocean and by travelling to Rome and Italy and other parts of the world. The Greek sculpture emphasized the ideal human form and Roman sculture presented more realistic representations of people and the Romans were considered to be more practical minded. The influence has been shown to be immense on language, legal, politics, educational systems, Engineering and Technology as
Religion in Western civilization has undoubtedly played a pivotal role in shaping and developing Western society. Regardless of the form of religion, such as polytheism or monotheism, people in ancient societies believed in a God or Gods. This belief in a higher power was an important part of human progression and expansion. Religion was the backbone of Western civilization and has always been a very important foundation of culture, schooling, philosophy, art, and social interaction. Before Judaism and Christianity, philosophers such as Aristotle ponder the thought of a higher power and in his book Metaphysics wrote about eternal motion was an unmoved mover.
For example, many people believed in some type of god. Religion and Philosophies like Hinduism, Buddhism, and Chinese Philosophies affected daily life in China and India in many different. One place life was affected was India. There were the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. In these cultures people believed in many things.
Art and architecture had a huge impact on the development of Greece. Greeks showed their love of visual beauty through art by telling stories within the product. Athenians used decorated columns to display the architecture. The art and architecture in Greece reflects on the society that created them. They built magnificent temples, theaters, and other public buildings through the city.
Religions of the Ancient World Of the seven religions/philosophies, most are polytheistic, with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as exceptions. These three religions are the three major monotheistic religions, meaning they all only believe in one God. Being a Hindu, you should be grateful, strong, patient, gentle, good, generous, and truthful, as said in the Ancient Indian Epic, Mahabharata in 400 B.C. Hinduism has a Caste System (Doc. 3), which greatly influences the Hindu people. The four major castes are: The Brahmins: priests, The Kshatriyas: warriors, rulers, senators, presidents, and majors, The Vaisyas: farmers, merchants, lawyers, and doctors, The Sudras: unskilled workers, and the Other sub-castes: “untouchables” (Doc. 7). Buddhism
Greece and Rome, two ancient societies, both influenced many aspects of modern life. Their advancements were utilized in many later cultures. They influenced almost every part of today’s world, such as government, language, and architecture, as well as making scientific advancements. Also, the successes of these two civilizations lead to many countries modeling most of their public facilities and systems after the ones found in Greece and Rome. Ancient culture strongly influenced modern culture by means of language.
Many international relation scholars use the three main schools of thought, realism, liberalism and constructivism, to understand and analyze states’ behaviors in the international arena. Each of the three theories uniquely explains the reasons behind a state’s behavior in times of peace or during a conflict. Realism is the school of thought that believes that the international system is anarchic and thus the states try to gain material power. On the other hand liberalism focuses on the power of institutions, which are founded on common values and goals of the state, in the international system. The last theory constructivism believes that state goals are a reflection of social norms, values and history of a state.
There is a strong relationship between mythology and religion, as both are very much faith driven. In the example of Greek mythology, there are many Gods and Goddesses, while in modern Christianity there is only one God, but the premise is still the same. In Christianity, people place their faith in God and let his will guide them throughout the trials and tribulations of their life, the same could be said of mythology, as to again use the Greeks as an example, people placed their faith in the Gods and Goddesses and let their actions be guided as such. The difference in Christianity and mythology in today’s time is that religion is thought to be fact, while mythology is believed to be fiction.
Religion in Classical China Since human’s earliest years, we have relied on religion to guide us in countless situations; it influences almost everything we do. During the Classical Period in China, religion played large roles in many significant decisions. The three most prominently displayed religions at the time were Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism. Though their unique teachings separated them from each other, each had equal impacts in the shaping of early Chinese civilization and culture.
