new+religion

** 1. **** The Religious map of the world began by taking dramatic new convoys, meaning that while civilizations in many ways were declining they were also changing in many ways. ** ** 2. **** All these major religions emphasized intense devotion and piety and a better existence of life after death while responding to political instability and the increase of poverty in many parts of the civilized world. ** ** 3. **** Thousands of people underwent a conversion process as the classical period came to an end and many people blended their new beliefs with the their old ones which is called __syncretism.__  **
 * __ The New Religious Map. __**

· // Hinduism is a belief in the reincarnation and its combination of spiritual interest in union with the divine essence and extensive rituals and ceremonies. It became popular once the Hun princes were converted from worshipping the goddess and had overthrown Gupta rule. //  · // Buddhism was a religion that remained a minority in India due to the fact that you had to abandon earthly life in favor of spiritual dedication. //  · // When Buddhism spread to China it had a big impact on people’s lives although it was altered to fit into people’s lives and Buddha turned into a god which helped people practice the religion on a daily basis. //  · // Buddhism was altered in China also to avoid conflict with the patriarchy society because originally Buddhism believed that women had souls just like men did and this made them happy because there was a meaning to life. //  · // Confucian leaders didn’t approve of Buddhism because they believed it put too much emphasis on life after death and would distract people’s loyalty from the emperor and would be incompatible with the proper family obligations. //  · // Daoism reacted to Buddhism by improving its organization and putting more emphasis on the practical benefits that were attainable only through magic which had a great appeal on the peasants. //  · // Buddhism had a great lasting influence in its spread to east Asia however, it was better in Southeast Asia since there concept was the similar to the original concept of the religion. //

· // Second major religion in the world that emphasized the salvation and the guidance of the saints. //  · // Began in reaction to rigidities that had developed two centuries before the birth of Jesus Christ who is believed to be the son of God and the religion spread after his crucifixion when the disciples came to a conclusion that the end of the World wasn’t happening and they spread out and preached the word of the Lord. //  · // The main message of the religion was that there was one Supreme Being namely God who loved humans and wanted them to repent in order to get into heaven. Also that life of poverty equaled to holiness. //  · // The beauty of a simple of a simple life that was advertised through the religion appealed to the poor and during the collapse of the Roman Empire. It was relatively easy to travel for the missionaries and they became more organized they elected people to govern and when they wrote the New Testament. //  · // When the religion was adopted by Constantine, this caused a lot of controversy mainly about whether man should be punished if God was powerful and man didn’t have free will. In the Western Mediterranean the imperial rule was under Constantinople whereas in the east the pope had a freer hand. //  · // The birth of Jesus Christ was moved to coincide with the winter solstice and the Benedictine rule came along due to the people worshipping Apollo the god sun and the monk Benedictine wanted them to worship God. //  · // It emphasized the importance of equality between men and women and worked against classical institutions that promoted slavery. It fostered a great respect for disciplined work that wasn’t dictated by the aristocrats. //  · // Was established as a significant religion that was number one until Islam came along and surpassed it. //  · // Trade played a big role in the spread of religions and religious institutions and values were integrated into established civilizations. //