GASA01H3 : study guide
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more than one nation: religion as a cohesive force across various nations. Murphy, islam or death convert or die. christianity (bible), judaism (tanakh), zoroastrianism: people of the book ( dhimmi ) christianity and judaism monotheistic (one god) Judaism kaballah mystical sort of judaism. hinduism and buddhism representing god in islam is forbidden. no buddhism in i ndia because of the invasion. vietnam is most influenced by china (sinicized to become chinese like)(sinic sphere chinese sphere of influence) (sinophile fan of all things chinese: vietnamese buddhism is mostly mahayana. vietnam was independent, china would constantly take control over, but always lost control. burma, thailand, and laos were more influenced by india in terms of religion. polymath someone who is extraordinary skilled at a variety of disciplines. synthesis of islam with the pre-existing pre-philosophical systems .