500 BCE to 500 CE

The first ruler to unite all of China was

• Liu Bang

• Prince Wu

• Shihuangdi

• Wang Mang

The Daoist thinkers spoke of wuwei, which stood for

• disengagement from the affairs of the world.

• the mandate of heaven.

• the notion of filial piety.

• a matriarchal world order.

The philosophy of Confucius

• formed a thoroughly practical and secular approach to life.

• called for a strict adherence to the will of the gods.

• addressed abstruse philosophical questions.

• was deeply religious.

In 325 C.E. the Council of Nicaea

• established the boundary line between the Eastern and Western Roman empires.

• accepted the Nestorian view of the solely divine nature of Jesus.

• decided that Jesus possessed both human and divine natures.

• adopted certain features of the Manichaean faith.

In 380 C.E., Christianity was proclaimed the official religion of the Roman empire by emperor

• Constantine.

• Marcus Aurelius.

• Theodosius.

• Tiberius.

Chaos threatened the western portion of the Roman empire in the mid-fifth century when Germanic tribes poured into the Roman empire for protection from the

• Huns

• Visigoths

• Mongols

• Vandals

The Roman empire was divided into two parts

• Diocletian.

• Constantine.

• Theodosius.

• Augustus.

Buddhism was spread to China by

• Indian holy men.

• the Mauryan emperor Ashoka.

• merchants and nomads.

• the Parthians.

The Buddha believed that salvation came from

• intense meditation.

• extreme asceticism.

• leading a balanced and moderate life.

• active hedonism.

The rock and pillar edicts were issued by

• Kautalya.

• Harsha.

• Chandragupta Maurya.

• Ashoka.