Question 1

The Greek mathematician Pythagoras is famous for his theorem and for the idea

Accepted Answer

A)  of zero. 
B)  that musical harmonies can be expressed mathematically. 
C)  of pi. 
D)  of a system of notation that enabled the calculation of extremely large numbers. 
A)  of zero. 
B)  that musical harmonies can be expressed mathematically. 
C)  of pi. 
D)  of a system of notation that enabled the calculation of extremely large numbers.

Question 2

Which of the following relationships between royal patron and sage is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mozi and Chu 
B)  Buddha and Kosala 
C)  Mahavira and Mosala 
D)  Zoroaster and Persia 
A)  Mozi and Chu 
B)  Buddha and Kosala 
C)  Mahavira and Mosala 
D)  Zoroaster and Persia

Question 3

Stoicism had an enormous effect on

Accepted Answer

A)  Christianity. 
B)  Skepticism. 
C)  Platonism. 
D)  Aristotelianism. 
A)  Christianity. 
B)  Skepticism. 
C)  Platonism. 
D)  Aristotelianism.

Question 4

What is the primary reason that the Americas and sub-Saharan Africa only shared in axial age thinking much later?

Accepted Answer

A)  isolating geography 
B)  no sizable political states 
C)  failure to develop mathematical thinking 
D)  no written languages 
A)  isolating geography 
B)  no sizable political states 
C)  failure to develop mathematical thinking 
D)  no written languages

Question 5

Confucius believed that human beings were essentially

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A)  evil. 
B)  good. 
C)  morally neutral. 
D)  sinful. 
A)  evil. 
B)  good. 
C)  morally neutral. 
D)  sinful.

Question 6

Alexander the Great's tutor was

Accepted Answer

A)  Plato. 
B)  Epicurus. 
C)  Aristotle. 
D)  Zeno. 
A)  Plato. 
B)  Epicurus. 
C)  Aristotle. 
D)  Zeno.

Question 7

Approximately where and when did Zoroastrianism begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  in China during the seventh century B.C.E. 
B)  in Greece during the fifth century B.C.E. 
C)  in Iran during the early sixth century B.C.E. 
D)  in India during the eighth century B.C.E. 
A)  in China during the seventh century B.C.E. 
B)  in Greece during the fifth century B.C.E. 
C)  in Iran during the early sixth century B.C.E. 
D)  in India during the eighth century B.C.E.

Question 8

Rationalism is a doctrine that holds that

Accepted Answer

A)  reason accompanied by faith in higher powers leads to enlightenment. 
B)  knowledge may only be gained through meditation. 
C)  unaided reason can elicit truth. 
D)  an excuse can be made up for any occasion. 
A)  reason accompanied by faith in higher powers leads to enlightenment. 
B)  knowledge may only be gained through meditation. 
C)  unaided reason can elicit truth. 
D)  an excuse can be made up for any occasion.

Question 9

Which of the following lists of philosophers and religious leaders is correctly ordered from the oldest to most recent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Confucius, Nyaya School, Zoroaster, Epicurus 
B)  Pythagoras, Mahavira, Zeno, Jesus 
C)  Zoroaster, Confucius, Nyaya School, Han Feizi 
D)  Jewish sages, Plato, Confucius, Epicurus 
A)  Confucius, Nyaya School, Zoroaster, Epicurus 
B)  Pythagoras, Mahavira, Zeno, Jesus 
C)  Zoroaster, Confucius, Nyaya School, Han Feizi 
D)  Jewish sages, Plato, Confucius, Epicurus

Question 10

Confucian philosophy emphasized

Accepted Answer

A)  religious morality to guide human behavior, but little interest in science. 
B)  knowledge through scientific practice, but little interest in religion. 
C)  knowledge through science, but also focused on religion. 
D)  interest in human affairs, but little in science or religion. 
A)  religious morality to guide human behavior, but little interest in science. 
B)  knowledge through scientific practice, but little interest in religion. 
C)  knowledge through science, but also focused on religion. 
D)  interest in human affairs, but little in science or religion.

Question 11

According to the Greek medical writer Hippocrates, disease could be explained

Accepted Answer

A)  by some natural causes and by oaths sworn by doctors. 
B)  by natural causes alone. 
C)  as a result of atoms swerving about. 
D)  as a result of acts of the gods. 
A)  by some natural causes and by oaths sworn by doctors. 
B)  by natural causes alone. 
C)  as a result of atoms swerving about. 
D)  as a result of acts of the gods.

Question 12

A good example of a dualist religion is

Accepted Answer

A)  Christianity. 
B)  Buddhism. 
C)  Zoroastrianism. 
D)  Islam. 
A)  Christianity. 
B)  Buddhism. 
C)  Zoroastrianism. 
D)  Islam.

The Greek mathematician Pythagoras is famous for his theorem and for the idea

Which of the following relationships between royal patron and sage is incorrect?

Stoicism had an enormous effect on

What is the primary reason that the Americas and sub-Saharan Africa only shared in axial age thinking much later?

Confucius believed that human beings were essentially

Alexander the Great's tutor was

Approximately where and when did Zoroastrianism begin?

Rationalism is a doctrine that holds that

Which of the following lists of philosophers and religious leaders is correctly ordered from the oldest to most recent?

Confucian philosophy emphasized

According to the Greek medical writer Hippocrates, disease could be explained

A good example of a dualist religion is

Out of the Ice: Peopling the Earth

Out of the Mud: Farming and Herding After the Ice Age

The Great River Valleys: Accelerating Change and Developing States

A Succession of Civilizations: Ambition and Instability

Rebuilding the World: Recoveries, New Initiatives, and Their Limits

The Great Empires

Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, Ca 200 to 700 Ce

The Rise of World Religions: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism

Remaking the World: Innovation and Renewal on Environmental Frontiers in the Late First Millenium

Contending With Isolation: Ca 1000-1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: the Islamic World, Byzantium, and China, Ca 1000-1200

The World the Mongols Made

The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century

Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

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Exam 6: The Great Schools

The Greek mathematician Pythagoras is famous for his theorem and for the idea

Which of the following relationships between royal patron and sage is incorrect?

Stoicism had an enormous effect on

What is the primary reason that the Americas and sub-Saharan Africa only shared in axial age thinking much later?

Confucius believed that human beings were essentially

Alexander the Great's tutor was

Approximately where and when did Zoroastrianism begin?

Rationalism is a doctrine that holds that

Which of the following lists of philosophers and religious leaders is correctly ordered from the oldest to most recent?

Confucian philosophy emphasized

According to the Greek medical writer Hippocrates, disease could be explained

A good example of a dualist religion is

Out of the Ice: Peopling the Earth

Out of the Mud: Farming and Herding After the Ice Age

The Great River Valleys: Accelerating Change and Developing States

A Succession of Civilizations: Ambition and Instability

Rebuilding the World: Recoveries, New Initiatives, and Their Limits

The Great Empires

Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, Ca 200 to 700 Ce

The Rise of World Religions: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism

Remaking the World: Innovation and Renewal on Environmental Frontiers in the Late First Millenium

Contending With Isolation: Ca 1000-1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: the Islamic World, Byzantium, and China, Ca 1000-1200

The World the Mongols Made

The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century

Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

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