“Hundred Schools of Thought” Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046 BC to 256 BC) Chinese philosophy and schools …

Confucius Concerned about social order & harmony … Famous quote: "Let the ruler be a ruler and the subject a subject."

Five Key Relationships [1] Ruler and Subject [2] Father and Son [3] Husband and Wife [4] Older Brother and Younger Brother [5] Friend and Friend Codes of conduct … “Filial piety” …

What ideas are emphasized … Water is … Who was Laozi? The Tao explains … Ying & Yang … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNSCgQDYke4

“Dao” … Yin … Yang …

Islam Muhammad, 570 A.D. … 610 A.D. … 630 A.D. …

Five Pillars Ka’aba [1] Faith – [2] Prayer – [3] Alms – [4] Fasting / Ramadan – [5] Pilgrimage / Hajj Ka’aba

Islam Qur’an (Koran) … Sunna … Shari’a …

Handout: from “Multiple Identities of the Middle East” by Bernard Lewis ** Be sure to look for these answers while you read, but you do not have to write these down: - (1) Why does the religion of Islam command a more important political role in Islamic countries compared to the role of religion in European and Asian countries, as well as the United States? - (2) What are Muslims commanded to do often in the Qur’an (Koran) that is different from the Bible or the Jewish Scriptures? - (3) How was the founding of Islam and Christianity different?

Salman Rushdie

Handout: What was the focus of the Renaissance? Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374) – “Father of the Renaissance”

Plato and Aristotle Plato – “Theory of Forms,” imperfect reality Aristotle – Empiricism, knowledge from sensory experiences

School of Athens, by Raphael

Italian Renaissance “Renaissance men” … Humanism An intellectual movement studying classical Greek and Roman cultures … Grammar, rhetoric, history, and poetry Original sources Individuality