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History chapter 3
Question | Answer |
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Belief in this distinguishes Hebrew scriptures from the religions of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece: | a covenant with God |
Monotheism is belief in | only one god. |
According to Hebrew scriptures, the migration of Hebrews from Ur in Babylonia to Palestine was led by | Abraham |
After about 1200 B.C.E., Palestine was invaded by | Philistines |
King David established his royal capital at | Jerusalem |
The united kingdom of Israel under King Solomon was about the size of | New Jersey. |
The "First Temple" period ended with the | destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E. |
Tanakh is known to Christians as the | Old Testament. |
Which of the following statements about Hebrew monotheism is false? | It had no influence from the religious beliefs of the Hebrews' Near Eastern neighbors. |
The official books of Tanakh were assembled | between 400 and c. 150 B.C.E. |
The Phoenicians were located to the ____ of the Kingdom of Judah. | north |
Which of the following destinations was not reached by ancient Phoenician sailors? | none of these choices |
The Phoenician alphabet | had no vowel signs. |
The Archaic period in Greek history extended from | c. 800 to c. 500 B.C.E. |
Which of the following was NOT a target of the colonization movement of the Archaic period? | |
The practice of coining money in Greece was adopted from | Lydia. |
"Metics" were | resident aliens at Athens. |
Attica is about the size of | Rhode Island. |
Which of the following was not a measure instituted by Solon? | redistribution of land |
The word "Ostracism" is derived from "ostraca," | which were fragments of pottery used in a voting process. |
Citizen women were valued in Greek society chiefly because | they were necessary to produce citizen children. |
In 483, Themistocles persuaded his fellow citizens to use funds from a large silver strike to | build triremes. |
This was not a category of the ancient Olympics | swimming |
The pentathlon of the ancient Olympics did not include | horse racing. |
The decisive naval battle of the Persian Wars was fought at | Salamis. |
The principal cause of the Peloponnesian War was | Sparta's fear of the growing power of Athens. |
Which statement about Mahavira is false? | He began to pursue a life of asceticism at age fifteen. |
Among the benefits of Jainism to Indian culture or society is | the maintaining of beautiful temples. the establishment of charitable institutions. scholarship (religious and secular).their code of non-violence. |
The Tripitaka were | the completed Buddhist scriptures. literally, three baskets. written in Pali. none of these choices |
Gautama believed that | sorrow always outweighs joy in life. |
According to Mahayana Buddhism, Amitabha | is an aspect of the Buddha that rules the "Happy Land." |
Buddhist monks | engaged in a religious exercise known as "the Four SublimeMoods."begged for food from door to door. were vegetarians. |
In Mahayana Buddhism, | Buddha was thought of as still in some way present after his death. |
The Third Jewel of Buddhism, besides dharma and sangha was the following proclamation: | "I go for refuge in the Buddha." |
Which statement is true? | Mahayana Buddhism is more socially oriented than Theravada. |
Confucius and Mencius were similar in believing that | rulers and educated men had an obligation to rule by persuasion rather than threats of punishment. |
Confucius's principal concerns were | morals and good government. |
Which statement about Confucius's early life is false? | His family was of the highest aristocratic level. |
According to Confucius, superior men | are superior by virtue of their moral worth. |
Three of the five basic relationships taught by Confucius involve | the family. |
Mencius believed that | the people had the right to rise up and overthrow a tyrannical ruler. |
Which of the following best conveys the meaning of the Confucian term jen? | humanity, benevolence, and love. |
The stories told about Lao Tzu claim that he | was an elder contemporary of Confucius. once worked as an archivist in the royal Chou court. converted the Buddha to Taoism. |
The Lao Tzu is all of the following except | fifty thousand lines long. |
Regarding government, the ancient Taoists felt that | less government was better than more government. |
The philosophy that had the greatest influence on the Chinese political life of its time was | Legalism. |
According to Legalism, | officials should receive job assignments on the basis of talent and not birth. |
Of the following, which best describes Legalism? | realist |
Under the rule of Shih Huang-ti and his chief minister Li Ssu, | feudalism was abolished. all offices became non-hereditary and officials ultimately responsible to the emperor. massive public works projects, especially roads and canals, were undertaken. |
Which of the following statements about life in China under the first Ch'in emperor is false? | All books on agriculture, medicine, and divination were confiscated and burned. |