Ch 4

It was very interesting to read about how all these religions spread across the world. Several religions such as: Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, Greek rationalism,  and Christianity all spread around the world very quickly. This chapter taught me new things about some religions. I learned that even though confucianism and Daoism both originated in China, they have very different perspectives towards the concept of gender. Confucianism teaches that women are inferior and they should serve their husbands until death. Education for women was stressed in this religion, but only so that women could be prepared to serve their husbands. On the other hand, Daoism teaches that women and men are both equal. It also emphasizes the concept of yin and yang which encourages the unity of opposites. When looking at these two religions, it is odd to see how they are completely different in terms of gender. Overall this chapter was very interesting and it taught me some new facts about certain religions.

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