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AP World Chapter 4 Reading Quiz

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Which of the following classical religions and philosophies focused more on affairs of this world than the realm of the divine and its relationship to human life?
Confucianism
Zoroastrianism most probably influenced which of the following philosophical or religious traditions?
Judaism
Buddhism and Hinduism are similar in that they both
offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth
Which of the following systems of thought provided inspiration for the harsh reunification of China under Qin Shihuanngdi?
Legalism
A follower of Daoism would
withdraw from politics
Which of the following reflects a Zoroastrian idea that can be found in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
The concepts of Heaven and Hell
Which cultural tradition is particularly noted for its emphasis on logic and relentless questioning of received wisdom, without giving much role to the gods?
Greek philosophy
Which of the following was a distinctive feature of the Greek way of thinking in the Classical era?
Confidence in human reason
Which of the following statements is true of the religious and philosophical traditions that developed in Eurasia in the centuries surrounding 500 BCE?
All sought to define a single source of order and meaning in the universe.
Which of the following described how Confucianism affected Chinese society?
The civil service examination system was based on Confucian texts
Which of the following may have played a role in the decline if Buddhism in China?
Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism
In the four centuries following Jesus's death, Christianity
excluded women from leadership roles in the church
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Daoism and Confucianism, as understood by Chinese elites?
Daoism and Confucianism were regarded as complementary rather than contradictory
Which of the following is considered a sacred text of Hinduism?
Upanishads
Which of the following is a central feature of the Hindu notion of Karma
Samsara (rebirth)
Which element of Hinduism did Buddhism reject?
The religious authority of the Brahmins
In contrast to the Theravada Buddhism, the Mahayana version portrayed the Buddha as a
god
Which of the following refers to a feature of the conception of the divine found in Judaism?
An understanding of God as engaged in history and demanding social justice
What did Confucianism and Greek rationalism share in common?
A secular approach to understanding the world
Which one of the following represents a war that Greek scholarship influenced the world?
Greek texts were translated into Arabic and stimulated Muslim intellectuals
What did Confucius, Zarathustra, and Siddhartha Gautama share in common?
They were all historical founders of philosophical or religious traditions
Which of the following statements reflects the state of Christianity by 500 CE?
Christianity was endorsed by states in Europe and North Africa
Disagreements over the meaning of the Buddha's teachings lead to
a proliferation of different sects, practices, and, meditation techniques
How did Christianity change in the first 500 years since its emergence?
The egalitarian small house churches during Jesus's lifetime evolved into a male-dominated hierarchical Christian church
Which of the following included a distinctively supernatural dimension?
Mahayana Buddhism
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were associated with
Greek rationalism
Which school of thought contended that the best way to govern was to lead the people by virtue and the rules of propriety?
Confucianism
What did Jesus and Socrates share in common?
Both were sentenced to death by states which felt threatened by their teachings
All were true of the Roman and Chinese empires in the Classical Period except
both were ruled by democratic ruling councils that helped the Emperor make decisions
All were groups that were put into service in China's lower ranked armed forces on a regular basis except
third born sons
In China, this group's social status did not depend on the status of their birth
officials in the civil service
Marcus Aurelis was
A Roman emperor and philosopher
Which of the following empires began as a republic?
Roman
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