Ancient Cosmologies

2. Creator of the Dao philosophy which implied the existence of qi
4. Originally a Chinese system for classifying the relationships between things.
7. Chinese philosopher who tied qi to inner strength.
9. The conservation law whose earliest form was proposed in the Vaisheshika Sutra.
10. Chinese philosopher whose work tied together the ideas of qi, wuxing, and yin-yang.
13. Chinese concept of eternal life force that existed long before written records.
15. Greek philosopher that first proposed ether and emphasized how matter changed from form to form.
18. African civilization which believed vibrations were essential to creation and maintenance of the universe.
20. Greek philosopher that proposed the theory of the four elements.
22. A substance in Indian cosmology which exists everywhere yet is separate from paramanussm
23. Stated that the when the universe began there were only atomos and the void.

1. The Zulu belief that one is only human through their relationship with other humans.
3. Chinese philosopher who expanded on the relationship between qi and Dao.
5. The African civilization which believed umoya was inherited at birth and maintained by one's ancestors.
6. A common theme in African cosmology which states every living thing is connect by the same life force.
8. The Mesoamerican idea that mountains, caves, and sources of water serve as portals to other layers of the universe.
11. The Mesoamerican idea that all living and nonliving things possess a spiritual essence.
12. Founder of the Vaisheshika Sutra that focused on matter, substance, and reality.
14. A West African civilization who believed rituals and morality were essential to maintaining cosmic balance.
16. An idea prevalent in African cosmology that the universe is divided into two, deeply interconnected realms.
17. The origin of everything and the smallest component of everything according to Dogon culture.
19. The absence of matter.
21. "Ultimate particles" which are the basis for everything in the universe.