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Jews went to synagogues and read the Torah. They believed in the ten commandments and god.

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The major belief structures of Buddhism

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The Legalists believed that political institutions should be modeled in response to the realities of human behavior and that human beings are inherently selfish and short-sighted.

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One of the major philosophical points of Legalism was keeping everyone in order by using harsh punishments for crimes.

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The major beliefs of Judaism is that there is a single God, and they followed his righteous words throughout the Torah and the 10 Commandments. The monotheism in the middle east caused a conflict with the Roman/Catholics, who then made them live on a constant move, creating diasporic communities in the middle east.

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The major beliefs of Judaism is that there is a single God, and they followed his righteous words throughout the Torah and the 10 Commandments. The monotheism in the middle east caused a conflict with the Roman/Catholics, who then made them live on a constant move, creating diasporic communities in the middle east.

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India and Nepal people of South Asia entered the historical period by presenting there inscriptions in 1st to 5th century.

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India and Nepal people of South Asia entered the historical period by presenting there inscriptions in 1st to 5th century.

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The major belief structures of Buddhism is that there are Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, and Enlightenment. Their faith affected South Asia by rejecting the Caste system meaning that the people in lower castes were happy and spread Buddhism.

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One major belief structure is truth. There is the 4 noble truths along with enlightenment which all talk about truth. This caused people to become monks because they wanted to be enlightened which is finding out the truth about life. Buddhism brought new ideas to South Asia that they didn't have before such as the enlightenment.

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One major belief structure is truth. There is the 4 noble truths along with enlightenment which all talk about truth. This caused people to become monks because they wanted to be enlightened which is finding out the truth about life. Buddhism brought new ideas to South Asia that they didn't have before such as the enlightenment.

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Daoism focused on how people can live in harmony with nature, opposite of confucianism. This affected Chinese medicine, science, and martial arts. 

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Daoism focused on how people can live in harmony with nature, opposite of confucianism. This affected Chinese medicine, science, and martial arts. 

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The major philosophical points of legalism are that human beings are inclined to do wrong because we are driven by self-interests. Therefore, we need strict laws to control us.

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Hinduism believed in the Caste system, reincarnation, and karma. The faith affected South Asia by dividing their society into strict social groups based off of the caste system introduced by Hinduism. The religion also gave rise to Buddhism and Sikhism, which also majorly influenced the region.

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The main philosophical point of Confucianism is to achieve harmony and that any human can be good, teachable, and can improve.

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Daoism was focused on keeping the people in check by using the repeating cycles of nature.

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Legalism was a philosophical belief that human beings are more inclined to do wrong rather than right because they're motivated by self-interest, so they require strict laws to control their impulses. Legalism was abandoned after the Qin were overthrown in favor of Confucianism. During the Qin Dynasty, Legalism resulted in a huge loss of life and culture.

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One major philosophical points of Legalism is they stressed the direction of all human activity toward the goal of increasing the power of ruler and state.

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Due to the severe punishments and acceptance of legalism forced upon the people by the Qin Dynasty, it was very unpopular among the people. After the Qin Dynasty was overthrown, people took up Confucianism and abandoned legalism. This affected East Asia, especially China, because it fueled the popularity and spread of Confucianism. However, traces of legalism can still be found in modern philosophies that developed in East Asia.

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The major belief structures of Christianity are that Jesus is the messiah, he is the son of God, and resurrection and ascension

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The Romans at first didn’t accept this new religion and prosecuted those that did because they saw it as a different power trying to take control. Since the Romans made the Mediterranean such a peaceful land for trading and such the religion was quick to spread throughout the Mediterranean. At first because the Romans didn’t believe in it this led up to the events of the Crucifixion since again the Romans saw Christianity as just another power trying to take control. The Romans made Christianity a legal religion in 313 CE when Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan but this still not a total replacement of Roman beliefs.

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The major belief structure of Christianity are  that Jesus of Nazareth, son of God,  came here with the purpose to set God's people from bondage

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Someone by the name of Laozi was credited as a founder but, their existence is unknown.

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Jews spread out from Israel and through the Middle East after being persecuted by the Romans for not being Christians. They searched for places where they could worship freely.

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Jews spread out from Israel and through the Middle East after being persecuted by the Romans for not being Christians. They searched for places where they could worship freely.

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One way Confucianism affected East Asia was later on these teachings helped the region have a well trained government.

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Hinduism is a Indian religion.It is the third largest religion in the world.The goal of life in Hinduism is to attain salvation.Hindus believe  that all gods are manifestations of one god. It is a major religion in South Asia.

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Daoism has many gods and they are each subject to the Tao. Lao Tsu was known as the first god of Daosim and the personification of the Tao.

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Confucianism influenced Japanese, Korean, and Chinese culture. In their education system, this philosophy greatly influenced their schooling techniques.

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A Daoist way of life focused on being care free, accepting, and joyful which influenced a lot of Chinese culture and traditions.

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The major belief structures of Christianity are that there is only one god and the divine godhead consists of the father, the son, and the holy spirit. It affected the Mediterranean because

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Confucianism didnt focus on any dieties, they focused on education, benevolence, virtue, and to respect those with authority and the patriarchal system. they affected East asia by improving teaching techniques and helped the region have a well trained gov't.

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In Daoism religion, The Tao is considered to be the source of everything living/existing.

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The major belief structures of Hinduism are it is an Indian religion and dharma, it is polytheistic, and they believe that all gods are a manifestation of one god.

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Hindus believed in doctrine, practice, society, story, and devotion. They believed that all the gods they worshipped were one God. Hinduism made the caste system, which kept South Asia's society unified.

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The major tenets of legalism are the fear of punishment, the promise of reward and the firm action that the state could bring.

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The founder of Buddhism was Siddhartha Gautama

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It affected the mediterranean because Christianity suddenly became the dominant religion of the mediterranean when Christianity started as just a small religion.

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It affected the mediterranean because Christianity suddenly became the dominant religion of the mediterranean when Christianity started as just a small religion.

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The major belief structures of Buddhism is that Buddha is the founder, the sacred text is the tripitaka, and it is non-theistic.

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The major belief structures of Buddhism is that Buddha is the founder, the sacred text is the tripitaka, and it is non-theistic.

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The major belief structure of Buddhism is the eightfold path, four noble truths and enlightenment. The end goal was to break the cycle of reincarnation by reaching enlightenment, or nirvana. This faith could have affected South Asia in many different ways. One way I can think of is the rejection of the caste system making people equal. I also think there would be a sense of unity amongst believers.

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Buddhists rejected the caste system which was appealing to people of lower classes.

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Daoism focused on how people can live in harmony with nature, opposite of Confucianism. Practices of Daoism emphasizes on internal reflection rather than external behavior. Today, a more degraded form of Daoism exists throughout East Asia in the forms of superstitious rituals and beliefs

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the 5 principles confucianism is to be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.