Religion

|| Ancestor worship (China, Japan) Spirits of nature (China) Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism. women treated as subservient (food binding) || Neo-Confucianism Daoism, Confucianism, Legalism= philosophies/semi religion Ancestor worship ** à ** Leaders- Mandate of Heaven Foot binding less due to silk road || Influence of Buddhism- Samurais detachment from pain. ** à ** Neo Confucianism Religion through trade. Women increased restrictions, lower class better || Christianity Japan Agnostics- believe in god but no religion. Global State sponsored religion-Shintoism ** à ** || Both open up Atheism- no god in China Shintoism, sects of Buddhism, and some belief of Confucianism (a combination of all) || || Polytheism- many gods Animism- believe in animals Monotheism- single god Christianity, Judaism || Christianity spread- Crusades Theocratic Church powerful economic entity(no tax) || Reformation- split in church Protestant, Catholic Enlightenment Scientific revolution- less religious, secular Inquisition-kill heretics || Persecute Judaism- (later Nazi) ** à ** Increasing beliefs in deism and Atheism – due to Enlightenment and affects of Bubonic Plague Protestant (counter-reformation) Strong revival in Roman Catholicism (counter-reformation) || Christianity Influx of Muslim Freedom of religion || || Animism Christianity- monotheism Judaism- monotheism || Some influence of Islam – due to Mongol influence Christianity (Tsar) Orthodox Christianity || Orthodox Christianity Tsar supported by Church Ortho- right correct dox- thinking, Third Rome Women- dressed like Western Persecute Jews- pogroms || 1917-1991- Atheism Christian revival More freedom in religions Still strong belief in Orthodox Christianity Existing influence of Islam || || Animism Spirits of nature Caste system- through Hinduism Codified laws || Ashoka-Buddhism, classical- religion flourished Subverted caste system- Brahmans angry || Gupta-caste system, Hinduism Classical-religion flourished Islam-major force Out law sati, female aristocrats || Islam continues to grow British colonization affects religion, Christianity || Second largest Muslim nation Hinduism main India split, Pakistan and India || || Animism Polytheism || Native American religious Sun god- sacrifice Losers of the battle sacrificed to the Gods. || Missionary dominant force to conversion African belief systems (due to slave trade) Christianity- dominant || Christianity dominant Less of traditional gods. Restricted religion || Christianity- limited role (however, strong legacy of Christianity behind) || || Polytheistic || Greater women’s right (Muhammad’s wife higher) Islam- submission Acceptance of people of the book (Christianity, Judaism) Allow converts (Malawi) Ulama- fundamentalist Sharia- Islamic laws, veiling || Conservative movements Gunpowder nations - Ottoman Empire- tolerant of non-Muslims. Govern variety – Orthodox, Nestorian, Coptic, Catholic, Protestant, Sunnis, Shiites Harems || Ottoman Empire Islam Secularized- scientific knowledge instead of clergy complaints Tanzimat reforms- religious tolerance, schools for women || Persecution of Jews Majority Islam – Sunnis vs. Shiites || || Nation-states- need for organized religion Something to hold them together. Islam- Arabs held by religion || Spanish-Christianity Mohammed Spread of trade Persian Ulama- conservative back lash Spread of trade (Mongol, silk road) || Schism- great split Orthodox and Catholic Reformation-protestant and Catholic Against catholic abuse- intellectual movements Atlantic trade || Colonization Missionaries Secular Industrialization More trade || Globalization Flat world Technology- internet ||
 * __Religion__**
 * || 8000 – 600 CE || 600 – 1450 CE || 1450-1750 CE || 1750 – 1914 CE || 1914 - Present ||
 * East Asia
 * Western Europe
 * Eastern Europe
 * à ** || Continued strong belief in Orthodox Christianity
 * South Asia
 * Latin America
 * Middle East
 * **Major Themes/Turning Points**