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The Spread and Transformation of Religions from 600 BCE to 600 CE
The Spread and Transformation of Religions from 600 BCE to 600 CE
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1
These two symbols were essential to Ashoka's promotion of Buddhism.
spice, relics
cross, stupas
relics, stupas
cross, Buddha statues
2
Which was NOT a reason Buddhism declined in India?
Brahmins resisted Ashoka's efforts to promote Buddhism.
The Upanishads were written.
The invading Kushan kings converted to Buddhism.
The rise in a popular, devotional form of Hinduism.
3
True or False: All three religions absorbed influences from its host culture.
False
True
4
This meeting was called to outline the "official" beliefs of Christianity.
Constantine's Inquiry
the Meeting of Rulers
the Council of Nicea
Bhagavad Gita
5
Buddhism was not easily accepted in India because
Buddha allowed followers to have a fun life.
the growing hatred of filial piety.
it moved to Southeast Asia.
Buddha told followers to renounce family and belongings.
6
What privileges did the Brahmin priests have in society in South Asia?
They could chose another religion.
They collected large fees for services.
They had many wives.
They paid no taxes.
7
Christianity appealed to average Romans for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
people are promised eternal rewards for ethical behavior.
all people were equal before God.
you must ask the Pope for forgiveness.
8
True or False: Missionaries were instrumental in the diffusion of Christianity.
False
True
9
Christianity was spread to all of the following places EXCEPT:
Axum
British Isles
Egypt
China
10
Mahayana Buddhism became identified with what trading route?
Trans-Saharan
Silk Roads
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
11
This event caused Christianity to be more widely accepted.
The writing of the Bible.
The birth of Jesus.
The invention of the devil.
The conversion of Constantine to Christianity.
12
As Hinduism spread to Southeast Asia, what form of Buddhism was it closely related to?
Mahayana Buddhism
Theravada Buddhism
13
Who were Bodhisattvas?
Poeple who loved God.
People who fulfilled their dharma.
People who left Buddhism and converted to Christianity.
People who shared their surplus karma with others.
14
Buddhism experienced all of the following changes in China EXCEPT:
Buddhist word for dharma was translated as the Dao.
Monastic life became a way to create karma for family.
filial piety was forgotten in place of praising the Buddha.
15
The union of political and religious authority under one ruler is known as
dharma
orthodoxy
caesaropapism
heresy
