1. Early Religions & Cultural Diffusion through Europe & Asia
Chapters 5 & 6
1500 B.C.E. – 600 C.E.

2. Christianity Holy Site Origin Belief Structure Holy Book
_______________ circa 30 C.E.
Belief Structure
____ God
____ Commandments
______ was the son of God
Holy Book
______ (Old Testament/New Testament)
Holy Site
_____________, capital of Israel

3. Hinduism Origin Ancient ___________ Belief Structure
One god, ________, who comes in many forms
_______- escaping reincarnation
_______ - actions taken by a person
_______ - moral duty
_________ - nonviolence
caste system: One is stuck in the same _______ from birth to death.
Holy Books
The ________, Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata, and  ____________ _______.
General Information
Hinduism was challenged by new religions ____________ & Buddhism.

4. Buddhism Origin India circa 500 BCE then spreading into _______.
Belief Structure
Founded by ________ ________, the Buddha or "Enlightened One"
Followed: ___ Noble Truths and the _____fold Path.
____________ was the release from the cycle of rebirth.
If you do your __________ you get good ____________.
Holy Book
The ___________ or the Three Baskets of Wisdom
Split
Buddhism split into _________ & ___________ forms. The first remained close to the ideals of Buddha, but the second developed gods, saints, monasteries & shrines,

5. India & Southeast Asia 1500 B.C.E. – 600 C.E.
Early Indian Civilization
The inhabitants of the Indus River Valley and Ganges Plains were warriors known as the ________.
The Formation of Empires
The Maurya Empire was founded in by _____________ Maurya.
Later King ___________ converted to ______ and called for ___-__________ and religious ____________.

6. India & Southeast Asia 1500 B.C.E. – 600 C.E.
The Formation of Empires
Even with the fall of the Maurya Empire in 184 B.C.E. ____________ and ____________ still thrived.
Southern India experienced achievements in _____ and ___________ under the ________ Kingdoms.
The next empire to form on the Ganges Plaines was the _________, who were renowned for their __________ and _______.

7. India & Southeast Asia 1500 B.C.E. – 600 C.E.
Located on the ______ and __________ routes between India & China, Southeast Asia saw much ____________ ____________.
This region was influenced by the ________ and ___________ religions and had the climate and resources to support large ____________.
Early leaders borrowed governmental ideals from ________ to enhance their power and prestige.
One such society that flourished in Southeast Asia was _______ in present day ____________ due to their control of strategic ________ routes.