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E.O. 2 Review

The oldest religion still in practice is:

Buddhism

Hinduism

Christianity

Judaism

What is the evidence that Neanderthals expressed

religious beliefs?

Carved ivory statues in gravesites

Glass beads in gravesides

Flint tools and prepared food in gravesites

All of the above

Hinduism historically gained the most new

converts outside the Indian subcontinent where?

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southeast Asia

Arabia

China

In the Bhagaadgita

Arjuna learns that he should follow his dharma

Krishna is the commander of Arjuna

Krishna tells Arjuna that Arjuna is not truly a warrior

Arjuna leanrs that pacifism is the proper way of Hindu

The dance of this god symbolizes the cycle of creation and destruction

Shiva

Krishna

Brahma

Vishnu

According to the Upanishads, the time for “forest wandering”, or

reflection, is the First stage of life

Second stage of life

Third stage of life

Fourth stage of life

Regarding Hinduism, it is most true that

Temples were usually directed by the peasants

Brahmin priests often donated their land to the king

Brahmin priests often supported local rulers

Religion and politics were strictly separated

Which of the following is NOT an original caste?

Vaishya

Sudra

Jatis

Brahmin

Kshatriya

For the Buddha, unhappiness was caused

by

Desire

The wish to reach enlightenment

The inaccurate teachings of the brahmins

The inability for souls to be reincarnated

Buddhism in China

Conflicted sharply with Daoism

Enjoyed immediate and lasting favor in the ruling classes

Came from India via sea trading routes

Developed a sect called Chan, which later became Zen in Japan

The Buddhist center furthest from the site of

Buddha’s enlightenment is

Bamiyan

Edo

Kandy

Kotabangun

According to Jewish beliefs, God

Has always maintained the same outlook toward the Jews

Is accessible only through rabbis

Would sometimes dialogue with humans

Would be invoked by repeatedly chanting his name out loud

The Torah

Is notable for its absence of miracles

Has changed little since it was written

Was written just before the birth of Christ

Begins with the exodus of the Jews from Egypt

Regarding gender relations, the Torah

Gave women more religious rights than men

Hold that men and women are equal

Advocate polygamy

Gave women fewer civil rights than men

Before the death of Solomon, the Jewish state

controlled from the Euphrates to

The Sea of Galilee

The Mediterranean Sea

The Red Sea

The Dead Sea

Which of the following Jewish groups stayed aloof from

politics and preached the end of the world?

Pharisees

Zealots

Sadducees

Essenes

Which diaspora caused the most fundamental and

lasting change for Jews?

Babylonian diaspora

Diaspora at the hands of the Romans

Diaspora in Egypt

Diaspora at the hands of the Assyrians

The four Christian gospels were written

Between about 70 CE and 100 CE

By the apostle Paul

With the strict guidance of Roman censors

Just after the crucifixion of Jesus

By 250 CE, most of Rome’s Christians were members

of the

Military

Lower class

Middle class

Upper class

Which of the following locations was NOT visited

by Paul on his fourth journey?

Italy

Crete

Macedonia

Malta

Emperor Theodosius

Was overthrown by Constantine

Made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire

Practiced religious tolerance

Gave special privileges to Jews

Augustine

Supported the separation of church and state

Taught that the path to salvation was through human reason

Was a bishop in Rome who eventually became the first pope

Held that the spiritual cannot be separated from the political

Charlemagne

Was a great friend of the Eastern emperor in Constantinople

Was the major reason why Europe entered the Dark Ages

Suffered several defeats which cut the size of his empire by half

Was crowned Roman Emperor by the Pope

Name the Five Pillars of Islam

Faith

Alms

Hajj

Fasting

Prayer

Abu Bakr

Was a direct descendent of Muhammad

Was the first caliph

Refused to use force to keep converts faithful to Islam

Ruled for nearly 30 years

The Shi’as

Wanted the caliph to focus on imperial aspirations

Are currently the majority of the Islamic world

Thought that descendants of Ali should be imam

Were most numerous in Egypt

Many of the major agricultural exchanges that

helped the Islamic world came from

Sub-Saharan Africa

India

Coastal eastern Africa

The Fertile Crescent

Which of the following religious advocates a complete

separation of spiritual and commercial matters?

Islam

Judaism

Hinduism

Christianity