Classical+Period+Directions,+Diversities,+and++Declines+by+500C.E.

1.Fall of Roman, Indian, and Chinese Empires

2.Class Notes **Mediteranean Civilization **: Visible difference but untimately developed same strutuct Social schism merchants importance in jati mean, untouchable and slaves Intellectual life culture aboted roman culture Greece China in confucianism promoted intellectual life Little alliable Rome was a republic and help government India hinduism promote after life role in society China confu cianism keep people order and subseviant. Wealth meant power artistotics Barbrarian Civilizated separate rural tribes Race and color demenision **Civilized: **Form of government <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0px;">Culture <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0px;">Stable economy <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0px;">Currency, binding set of laws, English, and writing <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0px;">America: Uncivilized democracy **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Nomad **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">: Key agents of contract. people carried new ideas, inventions, dieases, and then culutre of population center <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0px;">Industralization <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0px;">Nomad warriors: Food crops tranmited techologies, Great of China. The hun <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0px;">India to China budhism <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0px;">The spread of ideals and are mobile <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0px;">Partriarchal Different levels of Patriarchal, but all were had it. Men dominance and weomen inferior arranged mariages and could not own properties <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0px;">Marriage and family, head. Not say outside/ house right <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0px;">Basic life laws, power behind the scene. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0px;">India Men “gods” Eygpt & American are unequal, less money <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0px;">Womren brought up to believe limited rights

3.Spread of Major religions (Disregard the title) Synecretism: The blend of old and new beliefs, changing based on the regions. Like Buddhism in southeastern Asia, Korea and Japan, Zen Buddhism.


 * 5 Pillars of Islam**


 * 1st Witnessing-Shahadah** "I bear witness that there is no God other than Allah, and bear witness that Muhammed is his messanger. It means that someone should be genuine to their beliefs from ones heart.


 * 2nd Prayer-Salat** In Prayer, every muscle and bone of the body joins the soul and the mind in the worship and glory of Allah. Prayers offering are obligatory toevery sane, mature Muslim and women confinement from birth. it is required at least five times a day. Delayed obligatory prayers are to be made up. (Required)


 * 3rd Charity-Zakah** Charity is obligated as an act of worship and spiritual investment, purifies one's heart from greed/selfishness, envy/jealous, hatred and a society's welfare, distrust and corruption. It should be done after personal finances. A person should not intend pride or fame. (To the recipients)


 * 4th Fasting-Sawm** Fasting is completely abstained from eating, drinking, and sexual contracts from the break of dawn to sunset. A person are obligated to fast one day, Ramadan. Men who are mentally and physical fit and are not on a journey can fast. Women can skip fasting due to the nursing a baby.


 * 5th Pilgrimage-Hajj** At least once in a lifetime, Muslims are obligated to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. Muslims from all walks of life, worldwide. It is to glorify Allah, not worship a man.


 * Website: Themodernreligion.com/basic/islam_pillars.htm**