The other faiths
1.[3p] Match each religion to the event associated with it in this lesson.
Match each religion to the event associated with it in this lesson.
Manichaeism
Church of the East
Zoroastrianism
Islam
the Uighur khagan adopts it in 762
the Qarakhanid conversion in the tenth century
Sogdian tomb reliefs at Xi'an dated 579
the Xi'an stele of 781
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Manichaeism: the Uighur khagan adopts it in 762 Church of the East: the Xi'an stele of 781 Zoroastrianism: Sogdian tomb reliefs at Xi'an dated 579 Islam: the Qarakhanid conversion in the tenth century
2.[3p] Why did Zoroastrianism travel the whole route and convert almost nobody along it?
Why did Zoroastrianism travel the whole route and convert almost nobody along it?
The answer is: Priesthood was hereditary, purity rules were demanding, and there was no way for an outsider to buy standing
The answer is: Priesthood was hereditary, purity rules were demanding, and there was no way for an outsider to buy standing
The answer is: Priesthood was hereditary, purity rules were demanding, and there was no way for an outsider to buy standing
3.[2p] Mani wrote his own canon and intended it to be translated into other languages.
Mani wrote his own canon and intended it to be translated into other languages.
The answer is: True
4.[2p] The 845 edict gives 4,600 monasteries suppressed and 260,500 monks and nuns laicised. How many religious per monastery is that?
The 845 edict gives 4,600 monasteries suppressed and 260,500 monks and nuns laicised. How many religious per monastery is that?
5.[3p] What did Islam supply that the other faiths on these routes did not?
What did Islam supply that the other faiths on these routes did not?
The answer is: Portable commercial law, with contract forms and judges recognised across the whole Muslim world
The answer is: Portable commercial law, with contract forms and judges recognised across the whole Muslim world
The answer is: Portable commercial law, with contract forms and judges recognised across the whole Muslim world
6.[2p] What is the Islamic partnership in which one party supplies capital and the other labour? One word.
What is the Islamic partnership in which one party supplies capital and the other labour? One word.
7.[3p] What does the Xi'an stele of 781 not establish?
What does the Xi'an stele of 781 not establish?
The answer is: The size of the Christian following in China
The answer is: The size of the Christian following in China
The answer is: The size of the Christian following in China
8.[3p] On this lesson's account, what does a religion need to spread along a trade route?
On this lesson's account, what does a religion need to spread along a trade route?
Select all that apply
The answer is: Membership open to outsiders regardless of birth, A way for a donor to convert money into standing, An institution physically present along the route, A patron state
9.[3p] Why did Central Asia take three centuries to become substantially Muslim after the Arab conquest?
Why did Central Asia take three centuries to become substantially Muslim after the Arab conquest?
The answer is: Conquest changes who rules and taxes; conversion runs through intermarriage, urban élites and later the Sufi orders
The answer is: Conquest changes who rules and taxes; conversion runs through intermarriage, urban élites and later the Sufi orders
The answer is: Conquest changes who rules and taxes; conversion runs through intermarriage, urban élites and later the Sufi orders