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All except which of the following is true of the religious and philosophical traditions that developed in Eurasia in the centuries surrounding 500 BCE?

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All elevated the value of humankind

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Which was primarily a philosophical movement, rather than a religion focusing on the supernatural?

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Confucianism

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which of the following cultural traditions did not develop in china during the age of warring states

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Buddhism

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which of the following is the best definition of the Chinese philosophy known as legalism?

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legalisms believed that social harmony could be created and maintained by clearly spelling out laws and strictly enforcing them through rewards and punishments.

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Confucius believed that it was possible to restore social harmony in all except which of the following ways?

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people should meditate on nature as the key means to restore their sense of balance with the world

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which best expresses Confucian sentiments about women

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women should maintain modesty and always yield to others

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which is not an effect that Confucianism had on Chinese culture?

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encouraged individualistic and natural behavior among the elite

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belief in an underlying and unchanging principle that governs all natural phenomena is central to which of the following cultural traditions

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daoism

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which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Daoism and Confucianism, as understood by Chinese elites?

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daoism and Confucianism were regarded as complementary rather than contradictory

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what is true about Upanishads?

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they put a priority on introspection instead of external ritual, form a body of works that seek to probe the inner meaning of the earlier Vedas & were a response to discontent as Brahmins claimed too much wealth and privilege thought their control of Vedic rituals

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which of the following cultural traditions is most concerned with the imperfection and impermanence of human life

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Buddhism

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Buddhism shares all except which of the following teachings with Hinduism

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the need for individuals to take responsibility for their own spiritual development

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position of women as classical Buddhist nuns?

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better than most women in Hinduism, but they were still restricted and subordinated to men

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not a difference between Mahayana and Thervavada Buddhism?

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unlike Theravada, Mahayana Buddhism instituted a formal priesthood whose rituals were meant to help people reach nirvana

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which of the following was never an important element in Hinduism?

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retreat from the world to an organized, communal religious life

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which does not foretell a savior figure who will restore either individuals or the world itself to purity and peace

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daoism

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not a part of the distinctively Jewish conception of the divine?

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belief tht god is part of the forces of nature and that he expresses himself through them

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which cultural tradition is particularly noted for emphasis on logic and relentless questioning of relieved wisdom without giving much of a role to the gods

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Greek philosophy

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which comparison between teachings of Jesus and Buddha isn’t true

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only Jesus stressed love of others as a central teaching

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all except which helped Christianity spread in the Roman Empire

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the widespread popularity of monotheism as a religious concept in the Roman Empire

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belief that the ruler of china holds special divinely granted authority as long as he rules well

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mandate of heaven

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long period of chaos in china before a unified empire is called

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age of warring states

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who was the first emperor that unified china

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shihuangdi

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what Chinese philosophy advocated following the moral example of superiors as the way to restore social harmony

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Confucianism

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the Chinese teaching that eventually became the official ideology of the Chinese state was

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Confucianism

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what legendary figure is credited with founding daoism, a religious philosophy that encourages withdrawal from the world

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laozi

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what ancient Chinese concept expresses a belief in the unity of opposites

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yin and yang

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what describes the many varieties of Indian religion

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Hinduism

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poems prayers and rituals that are the earliest extant sacred texts of India

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Vedas

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“world soul”, the ultimate reality

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Brahman

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what holds a person who acts appropriately to his or her station in life will be born in a higher caste

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law of karma

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founder of Buddhism, Indian prince, known after enlightenment as Buddha

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Siddhartha Gautama

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what is a modified version of Buddhism that transformed Buddhism into a popular religion in the early centuries of common era

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Mahayana

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worship movement in Hinduism that focused on particular devotion to a single deity, such as Vishnu or shiva, chosen by the worshipper

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bhakti

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Persian religion known as Zoroastrianism that teaches a single benevolent god _________ is engaged in a cosmic struggle with the forces of evil

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Ahura Mazda

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first religion to develop the notion of a single transcendent god who acts within human history was

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Judaism

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what cultural tradition was defined by its emphasis on logic and the questioning of relieved wisdom

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Greek

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the first exemplar of Greek rationalism was the Athenian philosopher

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Socrates

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what historian applied Greek rationalism on his account of the Greco Persian wars, focusing on why the two side fought

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Herodotus

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what saint began the transformation of Christianity from a small Jewish sect to a world religion

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Paul

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