HIST103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Sasanian Empire, Sogdia, Animal Sacrifice
21 Feb 2018
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Appeal to diversity, adaptability, accessibility, rules/principles to guide behavior, conversion of new believers (proselytizing), sense of community, support by powerful empires. Sense of an afterlife gave their life more meaning. Large churches were built in every city. The fall of rome in the west. Continuity of rome in the east: byzantium. Spread of religious ideas from china to the mediterranean. The sogdians as lords of the silk roads. Nomads made the roads safe to travel; spread buddhism. Political and religious change in south asia. The heroes and deeds that poets praised served as models for kings. Culture and ideology instead of an empire. Political and religious change in east asia. Supported buddhist temples and honoring confucian ideals. Middle way buddhism: discipline, self control, meditation. Faith and cultures in the worlds apart. Migration out of nigeria into southern tip of africa and bantu culture developed, looking for new land and life.
