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Module 2: World Religions and Postclassical Empires

6 dot points across 6 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How did Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism shape Chinese government and society?

How did Hinduism and Buddhism originate in India, what do they teach, and how did Buddhism spread across Asia?

What were the cultural and scientific achievements of Islamic civilization, and how did they reach the rest of the world?

How did Judaism and Christianity originate, what do they teach, and how did Christianity spread through and beyond the Roman Empire?

How did the Byzantine Empire preserve Roman and Greek heritage, and how did it influence Russia and Eastern Europe?

How did Islam originate on the Arabian Peninsula, what does it teach, and how did it spread so rapidly across three continents?