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WorksheetsThe Rise of Universal Religions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which two faiths in particular aspired to universality in the period between 300 and 600 ce?
Buddhism and Hinduism
Hinduism and Confucianism
Islam and Hinduism
Christianity and Hinduism
At the Council of Nicaea:
the primacy of the pope over matters of doctrine and faith was established.
the composition of the Christian scriptures was finalized.
the Christian faith was first summed up in a creed that captured the essence of Christian faith.
the importance of baptism was established.
By 400 ce, at the margins of the Roman Empire:
the boundary between the Roman and non-Roman world had become blurred.
the Romans settled themselves inside walled cities to protect themselves from the barbarian populations.
the non-Romans had fully embraced Christianity and adopted Roman dress and customs.
the boundary became fixed by thousands of miles of massive walls.
The “barbarian invasions” of the Roman Empire in the late fourth and fifth centuries ce:
were marked by the consolidation (Joining forces) of power among non-Roman tribes (barbarians) under kings
occurred primarily when Roman emperors sought to obtain greater numbers of slaves and tribute from fringe peoples
were provoked by Christian missionaries who tried to force the conversion of pagan peoples to Christianity.
was simply a more violent and chaotic form of the immigration that had occurred in the third and fourth centuries ce.
As the Bantu peoples began to migrate out of West Africa:
(What happened as the Bantu speaking people migrated across Sub-Sharan Africa from west to east?)
Bantu people themselves adopted traditions and rituals of other groups they encountered during the waves of migration.
they were forced further and further west as local populations prevented them from settling in their lands.
Bantu people migrated quickly, and they absorbed (assimilated) most other populations and cultures in the Bantu culture.
they eliminated (destroyed) local populations and seized their lands
The capital of the new Roman empire of the East was established at:
Carthage
Hagia
Ravenna
Constantinople
The city of Constantinople:
(Geography & Government question)
was financially ruined by the demands of the emperors to build large and elaborate palaces.
never achieved the large population and monumental buildings that Rome had
was a Greek city that proudly accepted Roman law
obtained most of its food supplies by confiscations made on local populations
The fall of the Roman Empire (in the west):
occurred when barbarian invasions surprised the Roman emperor and economically devastated the Italian peninsula.
was a rapid process caused by mismanagement and corruption among the Roman elite.
was a result of many things including overextension of the empire, as it could only be supported in its great distances by high taxes and constant supplies of manpower.
resulted from mass slave uprisings that occurred after Christian missionaries taught slaves the Christian ideal of brotherhood among all believers.
The magnificent new church built by Justinian in Constantinople was called:
Hagia Sophia
Hippodrome
Ravenna
St. Peter's Basilica
Brahmanism:
(Before it was Hinduism)
did not claim to be a universal faith.
did not claim to address theological problems.
sought to spread outside of China following the Silk Road.
rejected the Vedic religion in South Asia
The image of a model ruler (Justinian's rival) in the eastern half of Southwest Asia (Persia) was:
Nestorius
Dhu-Nuwas
Justinian
Khusro 1 Anoshirwan
The form of Buddhism that became a universalistic religion was:
(religious version of Buddhism)
Hinayana
Meghaduta
Vedic
Mahayana
For the Western Bantu, the decisive new crop introduced into the rain forests of central Africa was:
the yam
the manioc
the banana
the cola nut
In Mayan society, the people were defined by:
their connection to the capital city of Teotihuacán.
their shared religion, worldview, and sense of purpose (culture).
their submission to the authority of the king.
their payment of labor tribute to the elite class.
After the fall of the Han dynasty:
(what came next?)
local aristocrats asserted their authority as major states failed to develop
the Tuoba people from Inner Mongolia established the Wei dynasty.
China divided politically but remained culturally unified around Confucian thought.
peoples from the borderlands broke away from China and separated themselves from Chinese conflicts.
The Visigoth King Alaric II:
defeated Attila the Hun and sought to purge evidence of Attila’s murderous reign.
issued a simplified law code that condensed the essence of Roman law.
replaced Roman landowners with his own military commanders throughout southern Europe.
sought to force Visigothic customs and norms on local populations, thus eliminating the Roman way of life.
The Emperor Justinian achieved all of the following except:
he selected Byzantium as the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
he instituted a major reform of Roman law.
he captured Carthage in northern Africa from the Vandals
he reclaimed Rome from the Vandals.
The long reign of Khusro I Anoshirwan:
was strengthened by the long era of peace that he established, allowing trade and agriculture to develop.
was weakened by the superiority of the armies of Justinian, which raided Khusro’s lands frequently
was strengthened by his control of the Silk Road, which passed through the Iranian plateau.
was weakened by neighboring powers’ development of steel, which the Sasanians never mastered
The Nestorian Christians:
were strongly persecuted in the Sasanian Empire and forced to flee.
established religious communities across Asia, reaching all the way to China
believed that Jesus was of divine quality and lacked true human characteristics
merged Christian and Zoroastrian beliefs.
In addition to the Silk Road, the Sasanian Empire also sought to control trade:
between sub-Saharan Africa and the Mediterranean Sea
between northern Europe and the Mediterranean
in the Mediterranean Sea.
in the Indian Ocean
