Must Know Classical Religion Info.

Zoroastrianism Doesn’t really spread It’s NOT a universalizing religion No real impact on gender relationships (Melvin and Codega could locate any either!)

Christianity From a historical perspective: Spread via: St. Paul is the one who really masterminded the spread of Christianity (not Jesus) Spread via: Trade Missionaries

Judaism Key person Big Idea Spread Abraham Monotheism Diaspora not universalizing

Buddhism Key Person Fundamental Ideas Spread Impact on gender Siddhartha Gautama Fundamental Ideas Elimination of suffering & desire How? 4 Nobel Truths 8 Fold Path Spread Trade and its universalizing Impact on gender Women could become part of the monastic life

Confucianism NOT a religion Text Transmission Fundamentals The Analects of Confucius Transmission Moves to places that China directly influences (East Asia) Fundamentals 5 Relationships (father-son, etc) If the family is in harmony society is in harmony Filial Piety UNQUESTIONING obedience to parents and elders

Hinduism Lots of Gods Texts Transmission Fundamentals Brahma (the Creator) Vishnu (the Preserver) Shiva (the Destroyer) Texts The Vedas Transmission Doesn’t really leave India Not universal Fundamentals The caste system

Greek Rationalism People (lots but here are the heavy hitters) Socrates Plato Aristotle Fundamental Idea HUMANISM – prime importance of man over the gods (through reason) Athens was not a great place for women Left out of Democracy

Daoism (Taoism) Lao Zi Fundamentals NATURE