Global 1 Interm 1 Review

A belief system is best described as

• a religion

• a religion where followers only believe in one deity

• a god, supreme being, or other higher power

• a set of principles or beliefs which together form a religion, philosophy, or moral code.

From what part of the world does Judaism come from?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The Caste System, Dharma, Karma and Samsara are core beliefs of what religion?

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

Jews were often persecuted. Jews fled this persecution and spread around the world This was called _________.

• The Jewish Persecution

• The Jewish Covenant

• The Jewish Diaspora

• The Jewish Apostles

“Just as a man, having cast off old garments, puts on others, even so does the embodied one, having cast off old bodies, take on other, new ones.”

Which belief or practice is expressed in this quotation?

• Caste System

• Reincarnation

• Monotheism

• Fasting and Prayer

What statement is best supported by the information in the diagram?

• The Gupta Emperors did not support the caste system.

• Buddhists followed the caste system to provide order in their community

• The caste system enabled Hindus to choose where they lived.

• The caste system determined what occupations one could have.

In classical India, during the rule of the Gupta Dynasty

• Vaisyas were more respected than Brahmins.

• Hinduism spread to regions throughout Asia.

• Someone born into the Sudra caste could not marry someone born to the Kshatriya caste.

• The caste system was abolished.

Identify one effect the caste system had on Hindus during the Gupta Empire.

• Hindus followed their caste-duty to be reincarnated in a higher caste.

• Hindu missionaries were sent throughout Asia and the Middle East to spread the religion.

• Hindus followed Siddhartha Gautama's teaching to guide their lives.

• Hindus believed that no matter what they did, they would be reborn in the same caste in the next life.

Speaker A: “The Eightfold Noble Path and Four Noble Truths as expressed by Siddhartha Gautama are the foundations of our faith.”

Speaker B: “There is one God and His name is Allah and his truth has been revealed to us through his prophet Mohammed.”

Speaker C: “The Ten Commandments and the teachings of the Gospels guide us in our quest for a fulfilling spiritual life.”

Speaker D: “To achieve union with atman, we must pass through many births and acquire good karma by being obedient to moral laws and societal regulations.”

Which of the following claims is supported by the quotes above?

• Speaker A believes in reincarnation.

• Speaker B believes in reincarnation.

• Speaker C believes in reincarnation.

• Speaker D believes in reincarnation.

Speaker A: “The Eightfold Noble Path and Four Noble Truths as expressed by Siddhartha Gautama are the foundations of our faith.”

Speaker B: “There is one God and His name is Allah and his truth has been revealed to us through his prophet Mohammed.”

Speaker C: “The Ten Commandments and the teachings of the Gospels guide us in our quest for a fulfilling spiritual life.”

Speaker D: “To achieve union with atman, we must pass through many births and acquire good karma by being obedient to moral laws and societal regulations.”

Which of the following claims is supported by the quotes above?

• Speaker A is Buddhist

• Speaker B is Buddhist

• Speaker B is Buddhist

• Speaker D is Buddhist