Deck 4: D: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

Question 1

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
"The Teaching of the Elders," the early form of Buddhism according to which the Buddha was a wise teacher but not divine;it emphasizes practices rather than beliefs.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Answer 1

Theraveda

Question 2

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
The Greek philosopher (384-322 B.C.E. )who was a student of Plato and a teacher of Alexander the Great and who was famous for his reflections on ethics.He argued that virtue was a product of rational training and cultivated habit,and could be learned.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Answer 2

Aristotle

Question 3

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
The prophet/god of Christianity (ca.4 B.C.E.-ca.30 C.E. ).

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Answer 3

Jesus of Nazareth

Question 4

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
A village in the Bihar region of northeastern India that came to prominence during the fifth century C.E.when a huge monastic complex dedicated to Buddhist learning,often viewed as the world's first university,began to take shape.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 5

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
The Greek philosopher (429-348 B.C.E. )who argued that a good society would be ruled by a class of highly educated guardians led by a philosopher-king.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 6

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
The Indian prince turned ascetic (ca.566-ca.486 B.C.E. )who founded Buddhism.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 7

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
The earliest religious texts of India,a collection of ancient poems,hymns,and rituals that were transmitted orally before being written down ca.600 B.C.E.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 8

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
A Chinese philosophy/popular religion that advocates simplicity and understanding of the world of nature,founded by the legendary figure Laozi.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 9

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
The first great Greek philosopher to turn rationalism toward questions of human existence (469-399 B.C.E. ).

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 10

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
Persian monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Zarathustra.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 11

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
"Great Vehicle," the popular development of Buddhism in the early centuries of the Common Era;it gives a much greater role to supernatural beings and proved to be more popular than original Buddhism.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 12

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
A major female Confucian author of Han dynasty China (45-116 C.E. )whose works give insight into the implication of Confucian thinking for women.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 13

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
The monotheistic religion developed by the Hebrews,emphasizing a sole personal god (Yahweh)with concerns for social justice.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 14

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
The Chinese philosophy,first enunciated by Confucius,that advocated the moral example of superiors as the key element of social order.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 15

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
A Chinese philosophy distinguished by an adherence to clear laws with vigorous punishments.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 16

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
A theologically and organizationally distinct Christian church based in Syria and Persia but with followers in southern India and Central Asia.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 17

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
Indian mystical and philosophical works,written between 800 and 400 B.C.E.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 18

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
A great Hindu epic text,part of the much larger Mahabharata,which affirms the performance of caste duties as a path to religious liberation.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 19

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
A secularizing system of scientific and philosophic thought that developed in classical Greece in the period 600 to 300 B.C.E. ;it emphasized the power of education and human reason to understand the world in nonreligious terms.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 20

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
The first great popularizer of Christianity (10-65 C.E. )

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 21

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example
A young,female Christian convert from an affluent Roman family who was arrested and tried during the persecutions of new converts ordered by Roman emperor Septimus Severus.She left behind a highly personal account of her arrest and trial in her diary.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zhao
D)Daoism
E)Vedas
F)Upanishads
G)Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
H)Theraveda
I)Mahayana
J)Nalanda
K)Bhagavad Gita
L)Zoroastrianism
M)Judaism
N)Greek rationalism
O)Socrates
P)Plato
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua