Development of Religion and Axial Age Quiz 2

• Asha and Druj
• Yahweh and the Messiah
• Torah and Talmud
• Reincarnation and samsara

• Reincarnation
• The covenant with Yahweh
• Social justice and the rule of law
• The worship of natural spirits

• By claiming divine favor could only be granted to one dynasty.
• By stating that Heaven granted the right to rule based on moral behavior and governance.
• By emphasizing that rulers were gods on earth.
• By rejecting the influence of religion on politics.

• The 'Hymn to the Nile' promotes monotheism, while the Zend Avesta promotes polytheism.
• The 'Hymn to the Nile' reflects animistic or polytheistic tendencies, while the Zend Avesta represents a monotheistic worldview.
• Both focus exclusively on natural elements as divine forces.
• Both completely reject the idea of divine forces in nature.

• Christianity and Islam
• Buddhism and Jainism
• Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism
• Sikhism and Confucianism

• Buddhism follows the Vedas
• Hinduism accepts the caste system, while Buddhism rejects it
• Hindus believe in reincarnation, while Buddhists do not
• Buddhism promotes the idea of a personal god, while Hinduism does not

• Strong military control
• Individual virtue and proper social relationships
• The accumulation of wealth
• Isolation from the world outside China

• A rigid set of rules for living
• The natural way or pattern of the universe
• A personal god who controls all events
• The same as the Confucian concept of virtue

• Strong involvement in political life
• Withdrawal from worldly concerns
• Strict adherence to societal rules
• The importance of rituals and sacrifices

• "Virtue is knowledge"
• "The unexamined life is worth living"
• "All people are created equal"
• "Rhetoric is the art of persuasion"

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