1. Must Know Classical Religion Info.

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

3. 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

4. Judaism Key person Big Idea Spread Abraham Monotheism Diaspora
not universalizing

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Daoism (Taoism)
Lao Zi
Fundamentals
NATURE