6.4b - Comparative World Religions - Practices A through E

Based on the document, which value is most clearly being promoted?

Use evidence from the excerpt to choose the best answer.

Which line of reasoning is best supported by the document?

Choose the claim that is most strongly backed by evidence in the excerpt.

What is the most likely purpose of carving messages like this in public places?

Use the reading stimulus and the document as evidence.

Using at least two specific details from the document, explain how the excerpt reflects the idea that belief systems are based on mutually held values.

Write one well-formed paragraph.

What can you infer about the challenges of ruling a diverse empire from this document?

Use evidence from the excerpt (and the reading stimulus, if helpful) to support your inference in one paragraph.

Which event on the timeline happened first?

Use the dates shown in the document as evidence.

Which pair of events shows the clearest shift in Roman government policy toward Christianity?

Choose the answer that best uses the timeline’s sequence as evidence.

According to the timeline, which event most directly relates to Christian communities defining shared beliefs?

Use the document’s wording and dates as evidence.

Using evidence from the timeline, explain how Christian communities’ mutually held values could have become more unified over time.

In your paragraph, reference at least two dated events in chronological order.

Choose one change over time shown on the timeline (for example, persecution to legalization).

Explain how that change might have affected the way Christian values were practiced or communicated.

Use at least two specific timeline entries as evidence.

Which comparison is best supported by evidence from the document?

Choose the option that most directly matches the excerpt’s message.

Which contextual detail from the reading stimulus best explains why Ashoka might publish this message?

Choose the answer that connects historical context to the document’s ideas.

Which statement best compares the document’s message to the idea in standard 6.4.b that belief systems are based on mutually held values?

Choose the option that uses the document as evidence.

Compare two values emphasized in the document.

Explain how each value could help different religious communities live together in Ashoka’s empire.

Use two specific phrases or details from the excerpt as evidence in one paragraph.

Contextualize this document by explaining one historical problem Ashoka might have been responding to.

Use the reading stimulus for context and the document for evidence. Write one well-formed paragraph.

Based on the map, what is the best geographic conclusion about Mecca’s role in the region?

Choose the answer most supported by the routes shown.

Which inference about movement and environment is most supported by the map and reading stimulus?

Select the best answer using evidence about routes and geography.

Which statement best connects the map to standard 6.4.b (mutually held values)?

Choose the option most supported by the evidence in the map and reading stimulus.

Using two pieces of evidence from the map (for example, where routes start and where they converge), explain how geography could support the spread of mutually held values.

Write one well-formed paragraph.

What can you infer about the relationship between place and belief from this document?

Use evidence from the reading stimulus and at least one specific feature of the map (a route, region, or the location of Mecca) in one paragraph.

Which economic idea is most clearly reflected by the laws in the document?

Choose the answer best supported by the excerpt.

Which detail from the document best supports the conclusion that Babylon used standardized economic rules?

Choose the evidence that most directly shows shared expectations.

How does the document best connect to standard 6.4.b (belief systems based on mutually held values)?

Choose the answer that best explains the link between values and economic behavior.

Using two specific details from the document, explain how economic rules could shape people’s choices in Babylon.

Write one well-formed paragraph that uses evidence.

Explain how the document suggests a society’s shared values can influence its economic system.

Use evidence from the excerpt and the reading stimulus in one paragraph.