<p>I’ve never heard of the Athens Empire. I’ve heard of the Greek and Persian Empires. :)</p>
<p>I thought I remembered reading somewhere that Buddhism was favored by the elite, not the poor - am I completely wrong? hahah</p>
<p>yea but maybe it was a way for the sneaky collegeboard to hide the Greek Empire within Athens</p>
<p>…Except it was asking influence. </p>
<p>What were the other choices; blacks in the 1950’s, SA in 1910, Indian Independence Movement…</p>
<p>Haha that’s really vague! I had the same mindset as you, the Persian Empire spanned a huge deal of the middle east, and Alex the Great conquered until he reached India, so Persia made the most sense to me</p>
<p>@wynter, that was true in some countries. In China, Buddhism was favored by the lower class because it offered the peasantry relief from the hierarchical nature of things that Confucianism established…I"m pretty sure…</p>
<p>Can you explain how the Mau Mau rebellion was more influenced by principles of nonviolence than a movement led by Gandhi?</p>
<p>so Han Buddhism was poor people or combination into Chinese ideas. I thought neo-confucianism was in the Tang, later in Chinese history</p>
<p>CC makes me feel dumb and I hate CB</p>
<p>true, cause Gandhi was in SA from 1894-1914 conducting peaceful protests because of racial discrimination. I was about to put that but I knew it had some tie to Gandhi.
The Mau Mau choice was correct.</p>
<p>For the question which asked about the difference between the two types of Buddhism, I believe I put that one worships Buddha as a god and the other as more of a spiritual figure.</p>
<p>For the question with the qoute which talked about how Muslims were dissapointed after losing to the franks, I put the third crusade.</p>
<p>Overall, test was pretty hard cause the questions were vague, and so far I have missed 6 and left three blank. Hopefully the curve is a bit more generous.</p>
<p>Also here are my Q’s</p>
<p>What did you guys put for qoute about the Han and Buddhism?</p>
<p>The other qoute with talking about Dharma and social structure? I put caste system but I remember there were was one other good answer.</p>
<p>The one about the most militant/ anit-roman Jews in Roman empire or something. I completly guessed on that one and put followers of king herod.</p>
<p>Yes, Neo-Confucianism grew from the reality that Buddhism (a foreign religion) was taking holdings in China</p>
<p>so what was the Han Buddhism answer. The Franks threw me off I cant believe it</p>
<p>I’m not completely sure but I put that it appealed to the poor and the peasants…I was stuck between that and the persecution one</p>
<p>Found the answer to Mau Mau/Gandhi in my Barron’s book. Let me quote:</p>
<p>“Eventually, the most famous and influential member of Congress was Mohandas K. Gandhi. Trained as a lawyer in London, he lived in SA from 1893 to 1915, defending the rights of Indian workers living under the system of apartheid. <em>AFTER RETURNING TO INDIA IN 1915, HE STARTED TO PREACH NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE TO BRITISH RULE.</em>”</p>
<p>“For the most part, these were nonviolent movements led by intellectuals and labor activists. There were, however, exceptions. The Mau Mau <em>movement</em> (not rebellion) in Kenya departed from Kenyatta’s approach and killed almost 2,000 people in 1950.”</p>
<p>And thus, it was <em>INFLUENCED</em> by nonviolence. The Indians in South Africa wasn’t. I hope that people realize that just because Gandhi was somewhere in the world at one point doesn’t mean that nonviolence was preached. He was just a barrister there. Nonviolence movement started in India. I promise you. I don’t think people understand the difference between influence and actual result. </p>
<p>I can be influenced to take drugs, but I won’t take them. That doesn’t mean I wasn’t influenced. The sub-Saharan independence struggles were influenced by nonviolent beliefs (Josef Kenyatta), that doesn’t mean they were.</p>
<p>persecution was during the Tang I’m sure, it was also validated by the quote on Buddhism in China. I was stuck between the poor one and the fusion into Chinese customs</p>
<p>have u seen the movie Gandhi? In the movie, he burns the passes in a fire, which is nonviolent, and then the police proceed to beat him. If that isn’t nonviolent I do not know what is. I really think you are looking way too into it. The Mau Mau rebellion also started in 1952, and the answer choice said Kenya from 1953-1956. I’m sorry but I really think you’re looking way too deep into it.</p>
<p>[Han</a> Buddhism in China, Buddhist Temples, Caves, Reputed Monks](<a href=“http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/religion/buddhism/han.htm]Han”>http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/religion/buddhism/han.htm)
not exactly the most official source but i feel like the peasants wasn’t the answer…but what could’ve been?</p>
<p>I actually tought persecution was after the han ended and before the tang started. I remember reading that it was during the time of the six dynasty’s that it happened.</p>
<p>also was that chinese guy the monk was he looking for Buddhist texts in India the other choices really didnt make sense</p>
<p>yeah thats what I put. I think his name was XuaXong or something, haha! Looking for Buddhist texts was the only one that made sense.</p>