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1 Rel 101Review Guideline on the 2 nd Exam (To be held Friday, Oct. 25, 2013) I. Scope: Daoism and Confucianism. II. Format: (1) TEN multiple choices (3 points) (2) SIX identifications (3 points) (3) TWO short answer questions (4 points) (4) Bonus questions: 1. Two bonus identifications (0.5 point each) 2. One bonus question (2 points) III. Review both the textbooks the power point lecture slides Terms for Review 1. The Oraclebone Inscriptions 2. "Hundred Schools of Thought (1) Daoism 1. Laozi 2. The Laozi or Daodejing 3. Zhuangzi 4. The Zhuangzi 5. Wangbi 6. Guoxiang 7. The Guodian Bamboo Scripts 8. The Mawangdui silk texts 9. The HuangLao Daoism 10. The Celestial Master School 11. Inner Alchemy 12. The Numinous Treasure ( Lingbao ) school 13. The Highest Clarity ( Shangqing ) School (2) Confucianism 1. Kongzi (Kongfuzi, Confucius) 2. Mengzi (Mencius) 3. Xunzi 4. Zhu Xi 5. The Six Arts 2 6. The Four Books 7. The Five Classics 8. The Four Beginnings 9. The parable of the kid on the verge of falling into a well 10. The parable of the ox mountain 11. Ren (humanness; humanity) 12. Ren, yi, li, and zhi (humanity, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom) 13. Xiao (filial piety) 14. wulun (the Five human relationships) 15. junzi (nobleman, gentleman) Some possible questions to think about 1. The Ru tradition, its historical origins and relevance to Confucianism. 2. The Confucian notion of learning within the textual context of the Analects of Confucius , the Mencius , and/or the Xunzi (the Hsun Tzu ) . 3. The Confucian discourse on human nature particularly with reference to the writings of the Mencius and the Xunzi (the Hsun Tzu ) and its relevance to the Confucian project of selfcultivation. 4. The Daoist concepts of “ Dao ” (way), “ wuwei ” (nonaction), and “ ziran ” (spontaneity; spontaneous, natural). 5. The Confucian ideal personhood “ junzi ” (nobleman) 6. In Chinese history, why the time of the Spring and Autumn (722479 B.C.E.) and Warring States era (479221 B.C.E) is known as a period of the "Hundred Schools of Thought”?

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Oxford Mosque Religious Site Visit Hardeep Uppal, Hannah Michael, Nick Nagy, Byron Vaughan, Bradley Blaylock and Peyton Klatt The Mosque is located on McElroy Dr in Oxford, MS, near the Post Oﬃce. The Community meets on Fridays at 12:30-1:30 for Friday Prayers. Distinctions of Islam in a Mosque  Men and Women sit separately out of modesty and to avoid distractions.  Cleanse yourself before prayer with water, washing face,ears,forearms,feet,hands,no se,and mouth.  Imams lead Islamic worship services, serve as community leaders, and provide religious guidance.  Pray facing Mecca  The Qur’an does not explicity forbid images of Muhammad, but there are a few hadith (supplemental teachings) which have explicitly prohibited Muslims from creating visual depictions of ﬁgures. Jamu’ah Friday Prayers  congregational prayer ( ṣalāt ) that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon in the place of dhuhr  “O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday (the Day of Assembly, hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and leave oﬀ business (and traﬃc): That is best for you if ye but knew! And when the Prayer is ﬁnished, then may ye disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah.” – Qur’an sura 62, ayat 9-10. The Five Pillars of Islam  SHAHADAH  Creed  SALAT  Prayers  SAWM  Fasting during Ramadan  ZAKAT  Charity  HAJJ  Pilgrimage to Mecca Ṣalāt (Prayer) • One of the Five Pillars of Islam • Ritual prayers are called Ṣalāt are performed ﬁve times a day in the Muslim community and the point of them is to focus one’s mind on God which expresses gratitude and worship to Him. • The prayer consists of performing a repetition of motions and words called Rakat. Zakat Charity  Giving zakat is a way of purifying one’s soul and wealth  Zakat is not a tax, it is required for salvation and those who give it can expect to receive awards from God in the afterlife Shahadah Creed  Consists of two declarations  “There is no god but God”  “Muhammad is the messenger of God” Sawm  Arabic word for fasting regulated byIslamic jurisprudence. In the terminology of Islamic law, Sawm means to abstain from eating and drinking (including water) during daylight hours.  The observance of sawm during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam Hajj  Islamic Pilgrimage to Mecca  It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, and a religious duty which must be carried out by every able-bodied Muslim who can aﬀord to do so at least once in his or her lifetime  The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people, and their submission to God

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