Deck 4: Eurasian Empires, 500 Bce-500 Ce

Question 1

What similarities did Buddhism and Christianity share?

Answer 1

Answer would ideally include:
•Both religions started out as movements to reform existing religions (Hinduism in the case of Buddhism, Judaism in the case of Christianity).
•The founders of each (Jesus for Christianity, Siddhartha Gautama for Buddhism) were given divine qualities by their followers.
•Both religions spread well beyond their place of birth.
•Different sects emerged, and they reflected a variety of doctrines and practices.
•Both drew converts from the lower classes and women, who found appealing the egalitarian messages preached.

Question 2

What were some of the most important legacies of Greek thought?

Answer 2

Answer would ideally include:
•Roman culture was profoundly shaped by Greek thought.
•Christian theology was expressed in terms of Greek philosophical concepts, especially those of Plato.
•Greek texts remained important in the Byzantine Empire after the western portion of the Roman Empire collapsed.
•From the twelfth century C.E. on, Greek thought became a central element of an emerging Western civilization.
•Islamic culture was shaped by Greek thought, along with Indian and Persian learning.

Question 3

The emergence of the Bodhisattva of Compassion (depicted in Source 4.3) and other bodhisattva figures as objects of worship and sources of comfort was associated with

A) Hinduism.
B) Christianity.
C) Mahayana Buddhism.
D) the Gandhara style.

Answer 3

Mahayana Buddhism.

Question 4

Which of the following reflects a Zoroastrian idea that can be found in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

A) The concepts of heaven and hell
B) The idea of Brahman (World Soul)
C) The notion of reincarnation
D) The unity of opposites

Question 5

Depictions of the Maitreya Buddha in China often portrayed the Buddha

A) under the Bodhi tree.
B) with multiple heads.
C) as a set of footprints.
D) as a laughing figure.

Question 6

What three cultural traditions came out of the warring states period, and how do they differ from one another?

Question 7

How have representations of the Buddha changed from the second century to the fourteenth century?

A) The earliest depictions showed the Buddha as a god, while later representations relied on symbols.
B) The earliest depictions of the Buddha relied on symbols, while later representations showed the Buddha in various human forms.
C) The earliest depictions showed the Buddha in various human forms, while later representations shunned any depiction of him in human form.
D) The earliest depictions showed the Buddha with animal-like features, while later representations resembled the Roman gods.

Question 8

Some elements of Zoroastrianism found expression in which of the following philosophical or religious traditions?

A) Daoism
B) Confucianism
C) Judaism
D) Hinduism

Question 9

In what ways were the various religious and philosophical traditions that emerged from 500 B·C·E·. to 500 C·E·. gendered?

Question 10

Which of the following actions would a follower of Daoism take?

A) Engage in public life
B) Withdraw from politics
C) Pursue higher education
D) Work for social change

Question 11

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Terms
In Source 4.1, the three-pronged emblem known as a triratna symbolizes the

A) three Indian female earth spirits linked to fertility.
B) religions of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism.
C) bodhisattvas who guided believers to nirvana.
D) Buddha, his teaching, and the Buddhist community.

Question 12

As a result of contact between the Gandhara region of South Asia and the Roman Empire, artists began to portray the Buddha by the first century C·E·.

A) in human form.
B) as an empty throne.
C) as a horse with no rider.
D) with numerous heads.

Question 13

Which of the following belief systems focused more on affairs of this world than on the realm of the divine and its relationship to human life?

A) Confucianism
B) Buddhism
C) Zoroastrianism
D) Christianity

Question 14

Buddhism and Hinduism are similar because they both

A) rejected the religious authority of the Brahmins.
B) rejected the concept of karma.
C) offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth.
D) promoted monotheism.

Question 15

Which of the following groups emphasized argument, logic, reason, and questioning of received wisdom?

A) Confucian scholars
B) Greek thinkers
C) Daoist philosophers
D) Zoroastrian rulers

Question 16

In what respects were Zoroastrianism and Judaism a departure from religious traditions of the time?

Question 17

How did some of the religious and philosophical traditions that emerged from 500 B·C·E·. to 500 C·E·. reflect or perpetuate class differences?

Question 18

Which of the following systems of thought proclaimed that a system of rewards and punishment was the most effective way to govern people?

A) Confucianism
B) Daoism
C) Buddhism
D) Legalism

Question 19

What phases did the South Asian religious tradition go through between 1000 B·C·E·. and 1000 C·E·.?

Question 20

What are the key differences between the Theravada and Mahayana expressions of Buddhism?

Question 21

Which one of the following represents a way that Greek scholarship influenced the world?

A) Greek learning was incorporated into Confucianism, creating a hybrid philosophy.
B) Greek knowledge became a central element in an emerging "Eastern" civilization.
C) Greek texts were translated into Arabic and stimulated Muslim intellectuals.
D) Greek ideas entered India and were absorbed into Hinduism.

Question 22

What did Confucianism and Greek rationalism have in common?

A) A fervent belief in the supernatural
B) A diverse pantheon of gods
C) A monotheistic perspective on religion
D) A secular approach to understanding the world

Question 23

How did Christianity change in the first 500 years since its emergence?

A) The egalitarian small house churches during Jesus's lifetime evolved into a male-dominated hierarchical Christian church.
B) Christianity changed from a religion of ritual and sacrifice to one of devotion and worship of many gods.
C) Christianity evolved from philosophical reflections on the meaning of life to a fascination with the supernatural.
D) Reason replaced faith as the means of discovering the truth about the universe, resulting in the emergence of Protestantism.

Question 24

Which element of Hinduism did Buddhism reject?

A) The idea that ordinary life is an illusion
B) The practice of meditation and prayer
C) The religious authority of the Brahmins
D) The goal of overcoming the demands of the ego

Question 25

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

A) Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism.
B) India failed to establish Buddhist monasteries.
C) Buddhism was suppressed by Emperor Ashoka.
D) There was too much competition from Confucianism.

Question 26

Which of the following is a text associated with Hinduism?

A) Daodejing
B) Lessons for Women
C) Analects
D) Bhagavad Gita

Question 27

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

A) clear-cut distinctions between "right" and "wrong" ideas.
B) a series of councils that resulted in the standardization of Buddhism.
C) a proliferation of different sects, practices, and meditation techniques.
D) the development of a religious hierarchy headed by the orthodox church.

Question 28

Which of the following reflects a view of women found in Confucianism, Hinduism, and Christianity?

A) Women should obey men.
B) Women are better rulers.
C) Women are a source of goodness.
D) Women should be enslaved.

Question 29

Which of the following experiences did both the Buddha and Jesus share?

A) They were transformed by their followers into gods.
B) They were persecuted by Zoroastrian rulers.
C) They traveled to Africa to spread their religion.
D) They allied themselves with religious authorities.

Question 30

Which of the following is a central feature of the Hindu notion of karma?

A) Moksha (liberation)
B) Atman (soul)
C) Nirvana (enlightenment)
D) Samsara (rebirth)

Question 31

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

A) A view of heaven as a state in which individual identity is extinguished
B) An understanding of God as engaged in history and demanding social justice
C) A notion that primal unitary energy creates divine reality
D) A principle of the way of nature underlies everything and never changes

Question 32

The cosmic struggle between Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu lies at the heart of which religion?

A) Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) Judaism
D) Zoroastrianism

Question 33

Which of the following statements is true of the religious and philosophical traditions that developed in Eurasia in the centuries surrounding 500 B·C·E·.?

A) All sought to define a single source of order and meaning in the universe.
B) All played down the value of humankind and glorified the natural world.
C) All drew on rational and secular explanations of the universe.
D) All favored communal ritual as the means to organize human society.

Question 34

Which of the following describes how Confucianism affected Chinese society?

A) Confucianism was adopted as the state religion of China.
B) Confucianism placed a high value on education and ritual.
C) Confucianism encouraged individualistic values.
D) Confucianism challenged social and gender hierarchies.

Question 35

What did Confucius, Zarathustra, and Siddhartha Gautama have in common?

A) They were all historical founders of philosophical or religious traditions.
B) Their teachings had a sharp social and political edge.
C) They criticized the hypocrisies of the powerful.
D) They all spoke on behalf of the poor and oppressed.

Question 36

Which of the following statements reflects the state of Christianity by 500 C·E·.?

A) It was clear to all that the future of Christianity would be in Europe.
B) States questioned the political loyalty of Christian converts and adopted a policy of religious persecution.
C) Christianity became more unified as it spread, with Rome as its undisputed center.
D) Christianity was endorsed by states in Europe and North Africa.

Question 37

What did Buddhism and Christianity have in common?

A) They both ultimately died out in the land of their birth as their ideas were absorbed into other religious traditions.
B) They both started out as an effort to reform the religions from they which they had come but soon emerged as separate religions.
C) They were both associated with a particular people and territory, and denied salvation to outsiders.
D) Neither ever became an active missionary religion and did not spread widely beyond the region of their birth.

Question 38

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

A) Daoism is an offshoot of Confucianism that develops the mystical elements inherent in Confucius's teachings.
B) Daoism and Confucianism were regarded as complementary rather than contradictory.
C) Most Confucians dismissed Daoism as meaningless superstition.
D) Most Daoists despised Confucians because their policies fostered cosmic chaos.

Question 39

In contrast to Theravada Buddhism, the Mahayana version portrayed the Buddha as a

A) god.
B) teacher.
C) priest.
D) bodhisattva.

Question 40

Which of the following was a distinctive feature of the Greek way of thinking in the classical era?

A) Reverence for organized religion
B) Confidence in human reason
C) Respect for received wisdom
D) Deference to established authority

Question 41

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Terms

Indian mystical and philosophical works, written between 800 and 400 B·C·E·.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 42

Which of the following included a distinctively supernatural dimension?

A) Greek rationalism
B) Mahayana Buddhism
C) Legalism
D) Judaism

Question 43

Which of the following inferences can be made based on Map 4.1 in the textbook?

A) The spread of Buddhism and Christianity occurred rapidly and in a short period of time.
B) The spread of Buddhism and Christianity sparked religious wars.
C) Christianity established a presence in Asia, but Buddhism did not take hold in Europe.
D) Buddhism and Christianity spread only where the state provided protection.

Question 44

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The prophet/god of Christianity (ca. 4 B·C·E·.-ca. 30 C·E·.).

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 45

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The first great popularizer of Christianity (10-65 C·E·.)

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 46

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The monotheistic religion developed by the Hebrews, emphasizing a sole personal god (Yahweh) with concerns for social justice.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 47

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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 Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 48

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were associated with

A) the Vedas.
B) Zoroastrianism.
C) Legalism.
D) Greek rationalism.

Question 49

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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 Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 50

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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 Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 51

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The Indian prince turned ascetic (ca. 566-ca. 486 B·C·E·.) who founded Buddhism.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 52

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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 Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 53

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"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 Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 54

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A Chinese philosophy distinguished by an adherence to clear laws with vigorous punishments.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 55

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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 Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 56

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Persian monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Zarathustra.

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 57

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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 Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 58

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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 Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 59

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"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 Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 60

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The first great Greek philosopher to turn rationalism toward questions of human existence (469-399 B·C·E·.).

A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Ban Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 61

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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 Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 62

Comparative Analysis: Compare and contrast Greek rationalism with the Chinese philosophies that emerged in the warring states period.

Question 63

Historical Analysis: Could Zoroastrianism have become a world religion?

Question 64

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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 Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 65

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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 Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 66

Comparative Analysis: Could Buddhism have developed in the West? Why or why not?

Question 67

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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 Zha
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)Plat
Q)Aristotle
R)Jesus of Nazareth
S)Saint Paul
T)Church of the East
U)Perpetua

Question 68

Personal Reflection: Excluding Christianity, which of the belief systems that emerged between 500 B·C·E·. and 500 C·E·. most appeals to you? Why?