These four synoptic gospels are part of the Christian canon, and depict the life and teachings of Jesus.
What is Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?
100
She was the first wife of Mohammad, and played a crucial role in helping him accept his role as messenger of God.
Who is Khadija?
100
Name one of the Native American stories or primary sources we read in this class.
What is “The Ways of the Spirit,” “The Vision Quest,” “Old Man Coyote Makes the World,” or “The Spirit Wife”
100
This ideal of daoism is often translated as no-action, or perhaps more accurately, the action of non-action.
What is Wuwei?
100
Daily double:
Guess one of Kyle’s two favorite animals. Hint - one of them is commonly featured in Native American Mythology as a trickster, the other was domesticated in the Arabian peninsula.
What is the Camel or Raven?
200
Following the death of Jesus, this Roman citizen is credited for his significant role in the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman empire.
Who is Paul?
200
This Meccan structure, one of the holiest places in Islam, traces its roots to pre-Islamic polytheism.
What is the Ka’aba?
200
The story of Gluscabi and the game animals represents the hunter-gatherer ethos by telling of his interactions with this character.
Who is Grandmother Woodchuck?
200
This important Daoist figure was a contemporary of Mencius, and taught the Dao of Spontaneity.
Who is Zhuangzi, or Chuang Tzu?
200
During the time of Jesus, many citizens of Jerusalem found solace in one of these types of religions/cults.
What are Religions of salvation or mystery cults?
300
This apocryphal gospel paints Jesus as a revolutionary.
What is the Gospel of Thomas?
300
These tenets of the Islamic community include the Kalima or Creed, Prayer five times a day, almsgiving, fasting during Ramadan, and Pilgrimage to Mecca.
What are The Five Pillars?
300
This sound is the sound of land and nature, but not of a well behaved discussion section.
What is Silence?
300
According to Laozi, this principle involves “the movement of the Way” and “knowing when to stop.”
What is The Principle of Reversal?
300
This group of Oligarchs, led by Critias in 404 BCE, were put in place after the Spartan general Lysander conquered Athens.
Bonus Question: Double points if you guess Kyle’s Age.
What is “The Thirty?” Kyle is 30.
400
In addition to Judaism, early Christianity was heavily influenced by one of these other religions/philosophical traditions.
What is Greek philosophy, Gnosticism, Zoroastrianism, or Polytheism?
400
Mohammad’s inclusion of gender equality in faith is best represented by his defense of this wife’s alleged adultery.
Who is A’isha?
400
The Sioux story of an overly zealous young man attempting to gain wisdom from nature, is an example of this kind of quest.
What is a Vision Quest?
400
“Life is evanescent like a dew-drop, and time passes without waiting for us” writes this humanist philosopher of Zen Buddhism.
Who is Dogen?
400
Among the preconditions for the spread of the Black Death were demographic changes and interlocking trade networks brought about by this Empire in the late 1200s
What is The Mongol Empire?
500
Among the Jewish sects during the time of the Jesus movement, this group is most well known for writing the Dead Sea scrolls found near their home at Qumran.
What is Essenes?
500
Mohammad’s message, known as this, was an attempt to revive the spirit of ethical monotheism and provide Arabs with a belated, yet decisive, contribution to the monotheistic tradition.
What is The Seal of the Prophets?
500
Though we have learned of the diversity of Native American cultures, a common thread is their reverence for nature, as expressed the word "eloheh," this tribes word for “land.”
Who are the Cherokee?
500
Zen’s emphasis on seizing the moment is described in this author’s writing “An account of my hut.”
Who is Kamo no Chomei?
500
This ancient site in Afganistan is one of the most important sites in Buddhist history in central Asia, and is in severe danger of being destroyed by modern mining companies.