Development of Religion and Axial Age Quiz 1

• An agreement between kings and their subjects.
• A sacred agreement between Yahweh and the Jewish people.
• The legal code of Hammurabi.
• A treaty between Egypt and Israel.

• Chaos and destruction.
• Truth, order, and righteousness.
• Immortality and eternal life.
• The afterlife and resurrection.

• Declaring Hammurabi a god.
• Stating that Hammurabi was chosen by the god Shamash to bring justice.
• Rejecting religious influence in legal matters.
• Praising the Nile for its life-giving properties.

• Yahweh
• Anu
• Ahura Mazda
• Ra

• The Mandate of Heaven was conditional on a ruler's behavior, while divine kingship in Egypt was absolute.
• The Mandate of Heaven was based on polytheism, while Egyptian kings were monotheists.
• The Mandate of Heaven rejected the idea of moral governance.
• Divine kingship in Egypt was conditional while the Mandate of Heaven was absolute.

• They saw nature as hostile and destructive.
• They believed nature had no spiritual significance.
• They viewed natural forces, like the Nile, as divine and crucial to their survival.
• They rejected the idea of nature having any role in their religious beliefs.

• Karma
• Ahimsa, or non-violence
• Dharma
• The worship of gods and goddesses

• A source of conflict
• The fundamental component of society
• A place where rules are irrelevant
• A temporary institution not deserving of much attention

• The ultimate goal of enlightenment
• The cycle of death and rebirth
• The destruction of the universe
• The process of achieving nirvana

• The idea of reincarnation
• The caste system
• Non-violence as a principle
• The practice of meditation

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