What changes did Buddhism go through after the death of Ashoka?
a. A person did not have to join the Buddhist order to attain enlightenment.
b. Theravada was considered the most important element of Buddhist teachings.
c. Indians began to worship statues of the Buddha.
d. New interpretations of Buddhism were introduced.
e. Many chose not to attain nirvana.
a
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a. It was composed of a central town or city, and the countryside surrounding it. b. It was a communal environment of individuals, some who were citizens with rights, others who were citizens without rights, and others who were not citizens. c. It played a significant role in unifying all Greeks throughout the entire region under a single government. d. It developed simultaneously with the creation of the new system of Greek military organization. e. It could vary in size from a few square miles to hundreds of square miles.
One of the first American colleges to have no theological faculty was
A) Harvard B) William and Mary C) King's College (Columbia) D) Yale
The following was TRUE about the owners, captains, and crews of the whaling ships EXCEPT
A) owners and captains of the majority of American whaling ships were mostly men of New English stock, many of them Quakers. B) the crews came from almost every corner of the globeâ€"Pacific Islanders, West Indians, South Americans, or Portuguese. C) blacks were uniformly prohibited from serving as crew members or captains of whaling ships. D) very few women served on whaling ships, although there were a few stories of women who hid their gender and embarked with crew.
Lincoln was angry with General McClellan after the battle at Antietam because McClellan __________
a. retreated while he still had a chance to win the battle b. killed Robert E. Lee rather than taking him prisoner c. lost the battle, despite having a clear advantage in the field d. lost too many men in the battle, which weakened the Union army e. was slow to pursue Robert E. Lee after the battle and let Lee escape