Thesis:
While both Christianity and Buddhism were religions that encourages kindness and renunciation of wealth, Christianity caused a stir with Jesus’ hatred against the greedy rich and powerful and his alliance with the lower class, which eventually lead to his execution, whereas Buddhism’s leader, Buddha, spread a message that was not threatening to the high class, letting him live his life until his natural death at 80.
This Venn diagram compares and contrasts Buddhism and Christianity. It represents my key knowledge and thinking skills by showing my ability to diagnose important similarities and differences between the two major religions,
My Venn diagram is okay, but there is room for improvement. It lists some key similarities and differences, but they are worded in an awkward manner.
Christianity
Christianity
* First Christians were persecuted by the Roman Empire (because of the Christians’ refusal to worship the roman polytheistic religion) * By the time Theodosius was Emperor, Christianity became the preferred official religion of the Roman Empire. * Women’s role in church slowly deteriorated
* The Great Schism split Christianity into two religions, Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox. * Saint Paul spread the small religion * First Christians were persecuted by the Roman Empire (because of the Christians’ refusal to worship the roman polytheistic religion) * By the time Theodosius was Emperor, Christianity became the preferred official religion of the Roman Empire. * Women’s role in church slowly deteriorated
The Essay on Roman Empire Between 100 CE and 600 CE
Between the years 100 CE and 600 CE the Romans were experiencing plenty of changes within the empire. They experienced the overall collapse of their empire, and Christianity gained a foothold in their culture. In addition to these changes however, the empire experienced many continuities of Roman traditions thanks to the Byzantine Empire that came after its decline. The most substantial change ...
* The Great Schism split Christianity into two religions, Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox. * Saint Paul spread the small religion
Changes
Changes
Continuities
Continuities
* Strong denial of gods of other
Religions
* The Bible stayed a constant
Main religious text for
Christianity
* Extremely Monotheistic
* * Went from worshipping Brahma to three deities (Vishnu, Siva and Brahma) * Women were not allowed to perform sacrifices anymore * Went from having sacrifices of animals to personal sacrifices (fasting) * Changed from Brahmanism and lunar and solar lineages to Hinduism. * Went from worshipping Brahma to three deities (Vishnu, Siva and Brahma) * Women were not allowed to perform sacrifices anymore
* Went from having sacrifices of animals to personal sacrifices (fasting)
* Changed from Brahmanism and lunar and solar lineages to Hinduism. Changes
Changes
Continuities
Continuities
Hinduism
Hinduism
Open to everyone
* Caste system
* Intentional misinterpretation of Hindu texts
To keep patriarchy
Thesis:
While Christianity and Hinduism both had continuities of (respectively) a strong sense of denial of other religions’ gods and a strong caste system, both had major changes such as going from a heavily persecuted religion to the Roman Empire’s official religion and switching from animal sacrifices to personal sacrifices. The two tables show changes and continuities for two major religions, Christianity and Hinduism. The table shows my key thinking skills by being able to point out key continuities and changes. My Table is a little bit sparse on the continuities side, but the changes for Christianity are plentiful. I need to work on researching with more effort.
Thesis:
Although the four main religions, Buddhism, Brahmanism, Hinduism and Christianity affected the role of women, the poor social role of women outside of church was uniform in all the regions of these religions. Patriarchy is very much alive in all of them. My spoke diagram shows a variety of religions. The statements are also positive and negative towards patriarchy. It shows my key thinking skills by displaying quotes for all the statements. My spoke diagram could use more statements, five seems like enough, but more would be better. I think I did a great job on putting quotes for all the statements.
The Essay on Apuleius Golden Ass Religions Present In The Roman
Apuleius' Golden Ass, the only surviving novel of the Roman Empire, is a tale of a Greek nobleman devoting his life to the goddess Isis following his transformation to an ass and back. Although a work of fiction, the novel reveals a great deal about religion in Apuleius's oci ety. This information, however, must be viewed with a critical eye. He incorporates stories from Greco-Roman mythology not ...
Analyze similarities and differences in attitudes and treatment towards women in TWO of the following societies in the Classical period.
Han China (206 B.C.E.–220 C.E.)
Mauryan/Gupta India (320 B.C.E.–550 C.E.)
Imperial Rome (31 B.C.E.–476 C.E.)
or
Analyze similarities and differences in methods of political control in TWO of the following empires in the Classical period.
Han China (206 B.C.E.–220 C.E.)
Mauryan/Gupta India (320 B.C.E.–550 C.E.)
Imperial Rome (31 B.C.E.–476 C.E.)
cause of the cast system and its traditions, India had more of a social code of conduct instead of rigid laws. Tradition of having local princes also was a cause of the fall of the Maurya Empire, because they made it easier to rebel against the main government
China
During the HAN dynasty, Confucianism came back into government with high sights on education, the tradition of using the mandate of heaven ensured that the Han Empire fell by 3rd century CE. And the Qin Empire fell in a mere 20 years since he lost his mandate of heaven Confucianism taught orderly society with relationships. The tradition of bureaucracy in the Chinese government kept power in the wealthy class.
* So they traveled on the Silk road and also traveled to Spain and France
* All the provinces conquered by the Roman empire now were influenced to become Christians
* So he wrote the gospels
* So he used the Roman Roads and traveled all across the Empire, spreading the word of Christ
* So they traveled on the Silk road and also traveled to Spain and France
* All the provinces conquered by the Roman empire now were influenced to become Christians
* So he wrote the gospels
* So he used the Roman Roads and traveled all across the Empire, spreading the word of Christ
Cause and Effect of the spread of Christianity
Cause and Effect of the spread of Christianity
Cause Effect * Christians were expelled from the
Roman Empire
* Theodosius made Christianity the Roman Empire’s Official religion
The Essay on Spread of Christianity, Buddhism and Islam
New beliefs and practices were introduced to a wide variety of people by the spread of Christianity, Buddhism and Islam. Diverse people were integrated through a common bond with Christianity, Buddhism and Islam being the influential and spreading across the frontiers and borders of Afro-Eurasia to Middle East. The conversion to any of the three universal religions was enhanced by the capacity of ...
* St. Paul wished to make Christianity
A major religion
* St. Paul wanted to spread the
Religion throughoutCause and Effect of the spread of Buddhism Cause and
Effect of the spread of Buddhism
Roman Empire
Effect
* His word was spread in India, but not much more than the Ganges River.
* Buddhism spread even more in India, to northern India even.
* The monks made the Chinese believe in Buddha
* He promised himself to make up for it by spreading Buddhism by erecting stupas
Effect
* His word was spread in India, but not much more than the Ganges River.
* Buddhism spread even more in India, to northern India even.
* The monks made the Chinese believe in Buddha
* He promised himself to make up for it by spreading Buddhism by erecting stupas
Cause
* Buddha traveled in India
* After Buddha’s death monks also traveled in India
* Monks traveled along the Silk Road
* Asoka was appalled by the bloody Battle of Kalinga
Thesis:
Although both Christianity and Buddhism spread along the Silk Road, Christianity moved along this trade network because of exiled Christians who were seeking a home away from the Roman Empire, whereas Buddhism spread voluntarily, with monks successfully trying to convert the Chinese.
The cause and effect table lists the causes and the effects of the spread of two major religions, Buddhism and Christianity. It displays my abilities to make connections to major effects and their causes.
The table is okay. It has four causes and effects for both religions, which is not great. For Buddhism, it seems a little too focused on monks traveling to spread Buddhism.
Thesis:
Although both China and India’s political systems were influenced by tradition, India’s caste system created no need for laws, while the qin dynasty’s legalistic system created very rigid ones.
The two flowcharts show a continual effect of tradition or religion on India and China’s political systems. It displays my abilities to connect separate events into one continuous lineage of facts.
The Essay on The Scientific Revolution And It S Effect On Religion
The Scientific Revolution and it s Effect on Religion When the scientific revolution changed the way people saw the world. The movement helped shape the attitudes that made the scientific advances of the modern world possible. Many intellectual thoughts were developed about humanity s place in the universe and the universe it self. The new way of thinking advanced those living in the 1500 to 1700 ...
The flowcharts do point out main ideas I was trying to display, but they seem a little bit incoherent at times.
