Analyze the comparative-religions arc 200 BCE - 500 CE — Buddhism's spread via Ashoka and the Silk Road, Vedic-to-Hindu development (Bhagavad Gita), Jewish diaspora after 70 CE, Christianity emergence, Zoroastrianism as Sasanian state religion, indigenous Mesoamerican religion, African Traditional Religions
Exercise Difficulty 1 ~2 min hist.g6.s.ex_48

Multiple Choice

Prompt

Which of the following is NOT true about the 7 religions surveyed in this unit? (a) All 7 are LIVING traditions today; (b) Hinduism developed FROM Vedic religion across centuries; (c) Christianity emerged from Jewish messianic tradition; (d) All 7 originated in Europe.

How it's presented
mode text
Answer criteria
type multiple choice
correct
d
Hints
  1. Only one of the four statements is FALSE.
  2. Where do the 7 religions originate?
Misconceptions to watch
  • Eurocentric default assumption