HIST 125 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Four Noble Truths, Gautama Buddha, Iranian Plateau
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Buddhism a universal religion, an offshoot of hinduism, started with the birth of siddhartha gautama in northern india in 563-483 bce. His disciples provided many details of his life and teachings in the four gospels that make up the new testament of the bible, the christian"s holy book. Jesus about the power of love and compassion, the greatest commandment was to love your neighbor as yourself. He proclaimed the poor as the salt of the earth. Socrates (470-399 bce) one of the leading greek philosophers, studied human behavior, ethics, and the field of logic. He was famous for his ability to argue and challenge ideas through questioning that became known as the socratic method. Song dynasty (960-1279), dynasty lost control of tibet and the nomadic people continued to pester the borders, forcing the song to move the capital from chang"an to hangzhou. together with the sui and.
