Legalism
Confucianism
Symbol of Confucianism
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A belief system that advocates social harmony through example, secular outlook, importance of education, family as a model for the state, respect for elders and ancestors, and looking to the past for a structure for a better society. This philosophical belief system was developed by Confucius in the 6th century B.C.E and was enforced as the official state religion during the Han Dynasty.
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Ban Zhou
Daoism
Vedas
Upanishads
Siddhartha Gautama
Theravada/Mahayana
The comparison of Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism
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These are the two major categories of Buddhism; Theravada is the group of the original teachings of Buddhism which portrays Buddhism as a philosophy rather than a religion, and Mahayana is the modern version of Buddhism that says that nirvana can be reached with someone else’s help and that Buddha was a divine figure.
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Bhagavad Gita
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Greek Rationalism
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Busts of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
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Three of the greatest Greek rationalism philosophers that are considered to have donated many ideas to the world through their commentary, thought, and questioning on all things. Socrates was an Athenian philosopher who would go around and asked people about what was good; he did not write many things down. Plato wrote a book on the perfect society called The Republic. Aristotle, a student of Plato, commentated on practically everything and is considered the epitome of Greek Rationalsm.
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Jesus of Nazareth
Saint Paul
Saint Paul's travels
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Saint Paul was an early Christian missionary that changed Christianity from a small Jewish sect to a world religion. He often travelled to the eastern part of the Roman Empire and established many Christian communities. The belief eventually spread into the heart of the Roman Empire a few centuries following the death of Saint Paul.
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