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'''Read the lecture.'''
  
You can substitute in a question from honors into your regular assignment, if you are not in honors.  You can also substitute in a question raised from class or the lecture.
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Answer the first question, and then any five of the remaining six questions:
  
1. Which do you like better, classical India or China, and why?
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1. List the major ancient empires of [[India]] '''''or''''' [[China]], including the time periods and major leaders.
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2. What advantage did Buddhism have over Hinduism in converting people outside of India?
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2. Pick an intellectual breakthrough or discovery mentioned in this week's letter, and describe where it originated and why you think it was so significant.
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3. Explain what this is:   
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3. How does Hinduism differ from Christianity?
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4. Write an essay of 150 words or more on the rise of Christianity.
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5. Write an essay of 150 words or more on any topic related to this week's lecture, or pick three key terms from the lecture and provide good, but concise, descriptions of each for use in studying for an exam.
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6. Explain what this is:   
 
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4. What aspect or aspects of Hinduism have enabled it to survive for so long?
 
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5. Describe and explain one or more of your favorite insights by Sun Tzu.
 
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6. Take your pick, classical India or China, and list in chronological order the major empires along with their time periods.
 
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7.  '''Current events question''' (choose "a" or "b"): 
 
  
:(a) Suppose you just heard about plans to build a mosque in Nazareth next to where the angel visited Mary, the mother of Jesus. What would your view be?
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7. Where does Christianity rank compared with other major religions (or belief systems) in terms of the number of adherents, and where do you think Christianity will rank 100 years from now?  Explain your answer briefly.
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'''Honors Questions (answer any two of the following):'''
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8. Write an essay as requested in question 5, but make it 500 or more words (with 500 or more words, this would count both for questions 5 and 8).
  
:(b) The Silk Road established and developed during the Han dynasty was similar in some ways to the internet today.
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9. Discuss a difference between a belief system and a religion, and give some examples from this week's lecture.
  
== Honors Questions (answer '''any 3''' in addition to the above questions) ==
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10. The lecture raises the possibility that Mark, the author of one of the Gospels, was being homeschooled by his mother as she followed Jesus, and that John, the author of another Gospel, was a teenager when he was an ApostleWhat is your view? Discuss.
H1. The lecture mentions that the acceptance of Arabic as a liturgical language by the Pope of Alexandria may have aided the rise to dominance of Islam in Egypt.  Your thoughts?
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H2. Some question whether Confucianism is really a religion.  What is your view?
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H3. How do you think the major belief systems of today, as ranked in the lecture, will rank in 100 years?
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H4. Describe what you think was the greatest contribution to the world by classical India or China.
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H5. Comment on how important "zero" is to mathematics or thought in general.  You might speculate on why it took so long to discover and use it.
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H6. The lecture says that John the Apostle, the author of the Gospel of John, was a teenager.  How old do you think he was? Explain (thinking beyond the lecture and using the Bible may help).
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[[Category:World History lectures]]
 
[[Category:World History lectures]]

Latest revision as of 17:31, January 23, 2014

World History Homework Three
Instructor: Andy Schlafly

Read the lecture.

Answer the first question, and then any five of the remaining six questions:

1. List the major ancient empires of India or China, including the time periods and major leaders.

2. Pick an intellectual breakthrough or discovery mentioned in this week's letter, and describe where it originated and why you think it was so significant.

3. How does Hinduism differ from Christianity?

4. Write an essay of 150 words or more on the rise of Christianity.

5. Write an essay of 150 words or more on any topic related to this week's lecture, or pick three key terms from the lecture and provide good, but concise, descriptions of each for use in studying for an exam.

6. Explain what this is:
Yin yang.jpg

7. Where does Christianity rank compared with other major religions (or belief systems) in terms of the number of adherents, and where do you think Christianity will rank 100 years from now? Explain your answer briefly.

Honors Questions (answer any two of the following):

8. Write an essay as requested in question 5, but make it 500 or more words (with 500 or more words, this would count both for questions 5 and 8).

9. Discuss a difference between a belief system and a religion, and give some examples from this week's lecture.

10. The lecture raises the possibility that Mark, the author of one of the Gospels, was being homeschooled by his mother as she followed Jesus, and that John, the author of another Gospel, was a teenager when he was an Apostle. What is your view? Discuss.