Which of the following describes how Confucianism affected Chinese society?

Confucianism placed a high value on education and ritual

Buddhism and Hinduism are similar because they both:

offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth

Which of the following is a distinctive feature of Sufism?

The pursuit of interior life in order to attain spiritual union with Allah

Which of the following statements expresses a view of women found in the Quran?

Women were spiritually equal to men

Which of the following describes a feature of chiefdoms?

The collection of tribute from commoners

Which of the following was a force that helped bind the Islamic world together?

The system of Islamic education created by the ulama

Disagreements over the meaning of the Buddha's teachings led to

a proliferation of different sects, practices, and meditation techniques.

Which element of Hinduism did Buddhism reject?

The religious authority of the Brahmins

Which of the following describes both pastoral and agricultural village societies?

Both had egalitarian-ish social structures with few social distinctions

Which of the following contributed to the decline of Buddhism in India?

Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism

Which of the following refers to a conception of the divine found in Judaism?

An understanding of God as engaged in history & demanding social justice

What did Confucius and Siddhartha Gautama have in common?

They were historical founders of philosophical or religious traditions

What common feature did pastoral and agricultural societies share?

Organization of society based on kinship

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1
Which of the following is a central feature of the Hindu notion of karma?
Nirvana (enlightenment)
Samsara (rebirth)
Atman (soul)
Moksha (liberation)
2
Which of the following included a distinctively supernatural dimension?
Confucianism
Greek rationalism
Mahayana Buddhism
Legalism
3
Which of the following describes how Confucianism affected Chinese society?
Confucianism was adopted as the state religion of China
Confucianism encouraged individualistic values
Confucianism challenged social and gender hierarchies
Confucianism placed a high value on education and ritual
4
Membership in the Islamic community known as the umma was based on a common:
language
tribe
territory
belief
5
Which of the following is an example of a role assumed by the ulama?
Warrior
Ruler
Judge
Doctor
6
The rulers of which First Civilization based their authority on the Mandate of Heaven?
China
Egypt
Olmec
Japan
7
Islam had roots in which set of religious or philosophical traditions? #Abrahamic
Sufisim and Greek rationalism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Judaism and Christianity
Daoism and Confucianism
8
Buddhism and Hinduism are similar because they both:
rejected the concept of karma.
promoted monotheism
rejected the religious authority of the Brahmins
offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth
9
Which of the following is a distinctive feature of Sufism?
The pursuit of interior life in order to attain spiritual union with Allah
An exclusively male movement with no place for women
Rejection of the idea that one can have direct/personal contact with Allah
A trend toward secularism, materialism, and republicanism
10
Which of the following statements expresses a view of women found in the Quran?
Women were socially equal to men
Women were spiritually equal to men
Women were to blame for the evil in the world
Women were to remain veiled and secluded
11
Which of the following describes a feature of chiefdoms?
The absence of centralized authority
The use of force to ensure obedience from subjects
The separation of religious and secular power
The collection of tribute from commoners
12
Which of the following provided the primary economic foundation for civilization?
Agriculture
Warfare
Slavery
Writing
13
Which form of society during the age of agriculture is considered to have a distinct element of inequality?
Pastoral societies
Chiefdoms
Paleolithic societies
Gathering and hunting societies
14
The territory of ancient Mesopotamia is presently occupied by which country?
Iran
Afghanistan
Iraq
India
15
Which of the following actions would a follower of Daoism take?
Pursue higher education
Withdraw from politics
Engage in public life
Work for social change
16
This term refers to the pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims should try to make at least once in their lifetime?
Umma
Jihad
Hijra
Hajj
17
Which of the following was a force that helped bind the Islamic world together?
The system of Islamic education created by the ulama
The successful suppression of competing religious orders
The expulsion of all nonbelievers from Islamic territories
Political leadership over the Islamic world by Arab caliphs
18
Disagreements over the meaning of the Buddha's teachings led to
clear-cut distinctions between "right" and "wrong" ideas.
a proliferation of different sects, practices, and meditation techniques.
the development of a religious hierarchy headed by the orthodox church
a series of councils that resulted in the standardization of Buddhism
19
In contrast to Theravada Buddhism, the Mahayana version portrayed the Buddha as a
teacher
bodhisattva
god
priest
20
Which of the following is a text associated with Hinduism?
Lessons for Women
Analects
Daodejing
Bhagavad Gita
21
Which element of Hinduism did Buddhism reject?
The practice of meditation and prayer
The goal of overcoming the demands of the ego
The religious authority of the Brahmins
The idea that ordinary life is an illusion
22
Which of the following describes both pastoral and agricultural village societies?
Both were made up of bands of twenty-five to fifty people
Both had egalitarian-ish social structures with few social distinctions
Both possessed permanent settlements near the sea.
Both were made up of mobile populations that moved frequently.
23
Which of the following describes a feature of pastoral societies?
Oppression of women
Animal Husbandry
Village-based horticulture
Intensification of land use
24
Which of the following contributed to the decline of Buddhism in India?
Buddhism was suppressed by Emperor Ashoka
Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism
There was too much competition from Confucianism
India failed to establish Buddhist monasteries.
25
Which of the following refers to a conception of the divine found in Judaism?
An understanding of God as engaged in history & demanding social justice
A view of heaven as a state in which individual identity is extinguished
A notion that primal unitary energy creates divine reality
A principle of the way of nature that underlies everything & never changes
26
What did Confucius and Siddhartha Gautama have in common?
They spoke on behalf of the poor and oppressed
They were historical founders of philosophical or religious traditions
Their teachings had a sharp social and political edge
They criticized the hypocrisies of the powerful
27
What was a feature of society during the Paleolithic era?
Widespread slavery
High population density
Class conflict
Relative egalitarianism
28
The Agricultural Revolution occurred independently in various parts of the world between
300,000 and 250,000 years ago
100,000 and 60,000 years ago
12,000 and 4,000 years ago
45,000 and 30,000 years ago
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What common feature did pastoral and agricultural societies share?
Systems of labor based on slavery
Preference for male children
Organization of society based on kinship
Inherited positions of power and privilege

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