Origins of World Belief Systems h 93- Both Hinduism and Buddhism
(A) supported the caste system
(B) revered women
(C) became increasingly popular in India
(D) all of the above
(E) none of the above - Christianity
(A) remained a religion of the Roman Empire
(B) taught the forgiveness of sins through faith
in Jesus
(C) was not a missionary religion
(D) failed to utilize the public works of the
Roman Empire
(E) gained an early popularity among Roman
rulers - Confucianism and early Buddhism
(A) became the dominant philosophy of their
respective regions
(B) emphasized the importance of effective
government
(C) included a belief in nirvana
(D) did not believe that their founders were
gods
(E) elevated the status of women - Daoism and Confucianism
(A) agreed on the importance of education
(B) disagreed on the need for personal
reflection
(C) taught that active political involvement was
essential to a stable society
(D) agreed on how to address the turmoil after
the fall of the Zhou dynasty
(E) based their teachings on Chinese traditions
5. The Silk Roads were especially instrumental in
the spread of
(A) polytheism
(B) Confucianism
(C) Daoism
(D) Buddhism
(E) Judaism
6. During the period of the late Roman Empire,
Christianity
(A) experienced a change in its official status
(B) declined in numbers because of
persecutions
(C) became less organized as the empire fell
(D) appealed primarily to elite classes
(E) denied the equality of women in matters of
faith
7. Hinduism
(A) was based on traditions of the Harappan
civilization
(B) addressed the consequences of one’s
behavior
(C) offered no hope for members of lower
castes
(D) became secondary to Buddhism among the
religions of India
(E) gained little acceptance outside India
8. Buddhism
(A) became the most popular faith in India
(B) was the adopted faith of Gupta rulers
(C) opposed Confucian ideals of patriarchal
families
(D) changed over time from transmission by
traders to its spread through the services of
monasteries
(E) changed over time to teach that common
people could reach nirvana
❯ Rapid Review
Although polytheism was the most common religious belief among early agricultural and
nomadic peoples, a number of major belief systems arose before 600 c.e. Monotheism was
the gift of Judaism, which, in turn, became the source of the Christian religion. In India,
two faiths—Hinduism and Buddhism—emerged from the diverse social structure of
South Asia. In China, Confucianism and Daoism blended family and political order with
the balance of nature to defi ne Chinese philosophical thought.❯ Review Questions
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