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Culture and Religion in Eurasia/North Africa This chapter recognizes the leading religions of the world and their origins in human history. Around 500 B.C.E. these religions started to emerge in China, India, the Middle East, and Greece. Over hundreds of years humans have structured our societies and laws around these moral obligations provided by these religions. Confucianism and Daoism from China, Hinuism and Buddhism from India, in the Middle East Islam and Christianity each stem from a form of judaism, and in Greece philosophers including plato, socrates, and aristotle introduced rationalism.

Three sayings from this handout that I believe our president of the United States should follow are: 1. The Master said, "The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions." 2. The Master said, "The mind of the superior man is conversant with virtue; the mind of the base man is conversant with gain." 3. The Master said, "Riches and honors are what men desire. If they cannot be obtained in a proper way, they should not be held. Poverty and baseness are what men dislike. If they cannot be avoided in the proper way, they should not be avoided.. The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it." These three quotes, I believe are good ideas to live by especially as a leader of one of the most powerful countries in the world. The basis of all of these quotes explain that the better man will not base his actions off of th...

State and Empire in Eurasia/North Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E. In this era it reveals that empires had risen and fallen regularly. Everything in civilization was basically in a plateau where no new innovations, (after the agricultural revolution) were being made or discovered. Empires and states looked to conquer one another. The population of humans began to grow. "Wisdom traditions" were brought to light in this time era too. These are confucianism, daoism, hinduism, buddhism, ratianolism, judaism, islam and christianity. All originating from either china, india or the middle east. Slaves were common in these civilizations. A theme for this chapter is what makes up an empire? The answer is that it is a series of states that coercively work together with agriculture, business' and a military to conquer foreign states/land to provide for the empire.

World History Chapter 2 - First Civilizations This chapter recognizes the first people on earth and there communities. Starting with the Code of Hammurabi this chapter lets us see what morals and laws that governed our ancient ancestors. This chapter also teaches us about the first symbols or form of writing engraved in stone. This gives us in my opinion some of the most insight we have of these civilizations.

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