Which of the following statements about the gospels is true?
they are about the life of jesus before he began to preach.
they were written by the apostles stephen, jacob, philip, and thomas.
they are a part of the new testament of the christian bible.
they are a part of the old testaments hebrew scriptures.
3.
which of the following best describes how the buddha spread his religious teaching?
buddha spent half his time in one place teaching people who came from far and wide and he travelled the other half of the time.
the buddha left it to his disciples to teach his religious philosophy.
he stayed in a royal palace and people came and visited him so that he could instruct them.
he travelled far and wide teaching his religious philosophy.
4.
which of the following is true about the great wall of china?
along with the great pyramids and the colossus of rhoades, the great wall was considered by europeans to be one of the “seven wonders” of the ancient world.
the wall saw its greatest expansion during the xia and shang dynasties.
the wall was built to keep european invaders out during china’s feudal times.
while it was actually built over many dynasties, to keep out invaders, the greatest construction began during the qin dynasty.
5.
which of the following is the most plausible explanation of why abraham, who was a nomad, was more willing to observe and accept the existence of a single, all-powerful god, than the people of the agricultural communities he visited on his travels?
abraham was not permitted in any of the local churches and thus had to develop his own beliefs.
abraham saw that there must be a power above the petty and local deities that each local society worshipped.
while roaming the deserts between the cities he met 3 wise men on camels who were bringing gifts to a newborn king.
abraham was better educated and could read many languages and thus learn more than others of his day.
6.
which of the following reasons best explains why ancient religions tended to have multiple gods?
different gods revealed themselves to different people in dreams.
there were many things that ancient people did not understand about the world in which they lived.
none of the above
different groups within the same society had different gods.