Images of the Classical World

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Images of the Classical World

• 1,000 BC to 600 Ad (ish)

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Epic Age in India

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Hindu Temples

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The River Ganges

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Persia (600 BC)
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Warring States China

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Confucianism

• Knowing what he knows and knowing what he
  doesnt know, is characteristics of the person
  who knows.
• Making a mistake and not correcting it, is
  making another mistake.
• The superior man blames himself the inferior
  man blames others.
• To go too far is as wrong as to fall short.

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Daoism

• To escape the social, political, cultural
  traps of life, one must escape by

1. Rejecting formal knowledge and learning.
2. Relying on the senses and instincts. 3.
Discovering the nature and rhythm of the
universe. 4. Ignoring political and social laws.
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The Universe of Opposites Find the Balance!
Yin

• Masculine
• Active
• Light
• Warmth
• Strong
• Heaven Sun

• Feminine
• Passive
• Darkness
• Cold
• Weak
• EarthMoon

Yang
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Theravada Buddhism

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Greece (500 BC)
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Greek Philosophy

• Socrates
• Know thyself!
• Question everything
• Only the pursuit of goodness brings happiness
• Plato
• The Academy and the Republic
• Aristotle
• Logic
• The Scientific Method

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Hellenic Empire of Alexander The Great
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Mauryan Empire in India

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Buddhism spreads

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Qin China

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Han China
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A new dynasty comes to power.
The emperorreforms the govt. makes it
moreefficient.
Start here?
Lives of common people improvedtaxes
reducedfarming encouraged.
Emperor isdefeated !!
TheDynasticCycle
Problems begin(extensive wars,invasions, etc.)
Rebel bands findstrong leader whounites
them.Attack the emperor.
Taxes increasemen forced towork for
army.Farming neglected.
Poor loserespect for govt.They join rebels
attack landlords.
Govt. increasesspending corruption.
Droughts,floods,famines occur.
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Rome
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The Roman Republic
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The Roman Empire
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The Roman Empire
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Jesus Mission
Agony in the Garden
Crucifixion
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Christianity
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The Apostle Paul
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Constantine (300ish)
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Christianity
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The Roman Legacy

• Republic Government
• Roman Law
• Latin Language
• Roman Catholic Church
• City Planning
• Romanesque Architectural Style
• Roman Engineering
• Aqueducts
• Sewage systems
• Dams
• Cement
• Arch

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The Huns and the Fall of Han China

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Mahayana Buddhism

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The Gupta Empire in India

• Knowledge is man's crowning mark,A treasure
  secretly buried,The source of luxury, fame, and
  bliss,A guru most venerable,A friend on foreign
  journeys,The pinnacle of divinity.Knowledge is
  valued by kings beyond wealth---When he
  lacks it, a man is a brute.

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Gupta Achievement
1000 diseasesclassified
500 healingplants identified
Printedmedicinal guides
Kalidasa
Literature
Medicine
PlasticSurgery
GuptaIndia
Inoculations
C-sectionsperformed
SolarCalendar
Astronomy
Mathematics
DecimalSystem
The earthis round
PI 3.1416
Conceptof Zero
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The Fall of the Roman Empire
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The Fall of the Roman Empire

• Military attacks
• Political turmoil
• Economic weakness
• Social decay
• 476 AD

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Barbarian invasions
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The Fall of Gupta India