Question 1

Xunzi,a Chinese medical specialist,wrote that if a person attempted to cure rheumatism by beating a drum and sacrificing a pig to the gods,then

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A)  the rheumatism would be cured. 
B)  the rheumatism would get better, but the person would not be happy. 
C)  the drum would be worn out, and the pig would be gone. 
D)  the rheumatism would not get better because the person should have played a flute and sacrificed a chicken instead. 
A)  the rheumatism would be cured. 
B)  the rheumatism would get better, but the person would not be happy. 
C)  the drum would be worn out, and the pig would be gone. 
D)  the rheumatism would not get better because the person should have played a flute and sacrificed a chicken instead.

Question 2

Write a focused essay that explains the central features that have led most historians to consider the 500 years before Christianity the axial age.Consider the importance of geography,religious and secular thought,as well as social and political developments that shaped this period.

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The 500 years before Christianity, also

Question 3

In addition to professional intellectuals,which of the following were categories of axial age sages?

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A)  military leaders, prophets, and charismatic leaders 
B)  political advisors, prophets, and wealthy aristocrats 
C)  wealthy patrons, prophets, and political leaders 
D)  political advisors, prophets, and charismatic leaders 
A)  military leaders, prophets, and charismatic leaders 
B)  political advisors, prophets, and wealthy aristocrats 
C)  wealthy patrons, prophets, and political leaders 
D)  political advisors, prophets, and charismatic leaders

Question 4

How did the existence of patronage by rulers affect the development of philosophy in at least two specific cases?

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The existence of patronage by rulers had

Question 5

By the eight or ninth century B.C.E.all of the following generally describe Jewish people and culture EXCEPT:

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A)  Jews had settled in and around the Jordan valley. 
B)  Year after year considerable attention was paid to raising and storing grain to prevent famine. 
C)  Women were valuable contributors to the agricultural economy, but had far fewer rights than Jewish men. 
D)  Jewish states refused to force war captives or royal subjects to collect and guard food supplies. 
A)  Jews had settled in and around the Jordan valley. 
B)  Year after year considerable attention was paid to raising and storing grain to prevent famine. 
C)  Women were valuable contributors to the agricultural economy, but had far fewer rights than Jewish men. 
D)  Jewish states refused to force war captives or royal subjects to collect and guard food supplies.

Question 6

In the fragments of dialogues between sages and rulers that appear in the Vedas,

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A)  rulers sometimes defeat the arguments of the sages. 
B)  sages always defeat the arguments of the rulers. 
C)  sages simply lecture to the rulers. 
D)  rulers merely explain to sages the correct way. 
A)  rulers sometimes defeat the arguments of the sages. 
B)  sages always defeat the arguments of the rulers. 
C)  sages simply lecture to the rulers. 
D)  rulers merely explain to sages the correct way.

Question 7

The historical figure known as Jesus was a teacher who came out of the

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A)  Zoroastrian tradition. 
B)  Greek tradition. 
C)  Roman tradition. 
D)  Jewish tradition. 
A)  Zoroastrian tradition. 
B)  Greek tradition. 
C)  Roman tradition. 
D)  Jewish tradition.

Question 8

In what ways were Greek,Chinese,and Indian science similar during this period?

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During this period, Greek, Chinese, and

Question 9

Early Buddhist texts describe the notion of reincarnation as:

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A)  based on the ethical behavior during the previous incarnation. 
B)  automatically recycling the soul to a "higher" state. 
C)  accessible only to elites in monasteries. 
D)  more likely to take place for women than for men. 
A)  based on the ethical behavior during the previous incarnation. 
B)  automatically recycling the soul to a "higher" state. 
C)  accessible only to elites in monasteries. 
D)  more likely to take place for women than for men.

Question 10

Buddha,Jesus,and Socrates were all teachers who were also similar because

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A)  they came from wealthy backgrounds. 
B)  they wrote nothing. 
C)  they taught that enlightenment comes from meditation. 
D)  they were rationalists. 
A)  they came from wealthy backgrounds. 
B)  they wrote nothing. 
C)  they taught that enlightenment comes from meditation. 
D)  they were rationalists.

Question 11

According to the creation story told in India,Brahman created the world

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A)  from chaos. 
B)  from the void. 
C)  from himself. 
D)  from atoms. 
A)  from chaos. 
B)  from the void. 
C)  from himself. 
D)  from atoms.

Question 12

Daoist philosophers believed that geometry and mathematics

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A)  were meaningless. 
B)  were important in understanding underlying realities. 
C)  were dangerous practices that could result in moral collapse. 
D)  were difficult but necessary parts of an education. 
A)  were meaningless. 
B)  were important in understanding underlying realities. 
C)  were dangerous practices that could result in moral collapse. 
D)  were difficult but necessary parts of an education.

Exam 6: The Great Schools

Xunzi,a Chinese medical specialist,wrote that if a person attempted to cure rheumatism by beating a drum and sacrificing a pig to the gods,then

Write a focused essay that explains the central features that have led most historians to consider the 500 years before Christianity the axial age.Consider the importance of geography,religious and secular thought,as well as social and political developments that shaped this period.

In addition to professional intellectuals,which of the following were categories of axial age sages?

How did the existence of patronage by rulers affect the development of philosophy in at least two specific cases?

By the eight or ninth century B.C.E.all of the following generally describe Jewish people and culture EXCEPT:

In the fragments of dialogues between sages and rulers that appear in the Vedas,

The historical figure known as Jesus was a teacher who came out of the

In what ways were Greek,Chinese,and Indian science similar during this period?

Early Buddhist texts describe the notion of reincarnation as:

Buddha,Jesus,and Socrates were all teachers who were also similar because

According to the creation story told in India,Brahman created the world

Daoist philosophers believed that geometry and mathematics

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