the warring states period caused widespread destruction, but it also pushed people to develop new ideas about how society should be organized and ruled. the people who wrote these ideas are called philosophers, and their ideas are called philosophy. look at the timeline. use it to answer the question below.
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timeline with events: ca. 470 bce chinese philosopher mozi is born; 551 bce chinese philosopher confucius is born; 372 bce chinese philosopher mencius is born; ca. 570 bce greek philosopher pythagoras is born; ca. 428 bce greek philosopher plato is born; ca. 470 bce greek philosopher socrates is born
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based on the timeline, which of the following statements is true? select all that apply.
- plato was born before confucius.
- socrates and mozi were born around the same year.
- people in ancient china werent interested in philosophy.
- many famous greek and chinese philosophers were born between 600 bce and 350 bce.

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1. For "Plato was born before Confucius": Confucius was born in 551 BCE, Plato around 428 BCE. 428 BCE is later than 551 BCE, so this is false. But wait, the original checkmark might be incorrect. Wait, no—wait, BCE years: lower number is later (closer to present). So 551 BCE is earlier than 428 BCE? Wait, no: 551 BCE is 551 years before common era, 428 BCE is 428 years before. So 551 BCE is earlier (more in the past) than 428 BCE. So Plato (428 BCE) was born after Confucius (551 BCE). So the statement "Plato was born before Confucius" is false. But the checkmark here—maybe a mistake in the original, but let's check each:

2. "Socrates and Mozi were born around the same year": Socrates ca. 470 BCE, Mozi ca. 470 BCE. So this is true.

3. "People in ancient China weren't interested in philosophy": The timeline shows Chinese philosophers (Confucius, Mozi, Mencius) were born, so they were interested. So this is false.

4. "Many famous Greek and Chinese philosophers were born between 600 BCE and 350 BCE": Confucius (551), Mozi (470), Mencius (372); Greek: Pythagoras (570), Socrates (470), Plato (428). All these years are between 600 BCE (570, 551, 470, 470, 428, 372) and 350 BCE (372 is above 350? 372 is 372 BCE, which is above 350 BCE (closer to present). Wait, 600 BCE to 350 BCE: 570, 551, 470, 470, 428 are between 600 and 350? 372 is 372, which is above 350? Wait, 350 BCE is later than 372 BCE? No, 372 BCE is 372 years before, 350 BCE is 350 years before—so 372 BCE is earlier (more in the past) than 350 BCE. So 372 is between 600 and 350? 600 BCE to 350 BCE: 600, 550, 500, 450, 400, 350. So 570, 551, 470, 470, 428, 372—all are between 600 and 350 BCE (since 372 is above 350? Wait, 350 BCE is later (closer to present) than 372 BCE. So 372 BCE is within 600-350 BCE? Yes, because 350 is later (higher number? No, BCE: lower number is later. So 600 BCE (earliest) to 350 BCE (latest in the range). So 372 BCE is 372, which is less than 350? No, 372 is greater than 350? Wait, no: 350 BCE is 350 years before, 372 BCE is 372 years before—so 372 BCE is earlier (more in the past) than 350 BCE. So 372 is within 600-350 BCE (since 600 > 551 > 470 > 428 > 372 > 350? Wait, no: 600 BCE is earlier (more past) than 551, which is earlier than 470, etc. So the range 600 BCE (earliest) to 350 BCE (latest) includes years from 600 down to 350 (closer to present). So 570, 551, 470, 470, 428, 372—all are between 600 and 350 BCE (since 372 is above 350? No, 350 is later, so 372 is within 600-350. So this statement is true.

Wait, but the original checkmarks—maybe the correct true statements are "Socrates and Mozi were born around the same year" and "Many famous Greek and Chinese philosophers were born between 600 BCE and 350 BCE". But let's re-express:

Wait, the question is "Select all that apply" (true statements):

- Plato was born before Confucius: False (Confucius 551 BCE, Plato 428 BCE—Plato born after).
- Socrates and Mozi were born around the same year: True (both ca. 470 BCE).
- People in ancient China weren't interested in philosophy: False (Chinese philosophers existed).
- Many famous Greek and Chinese philosophers were born between 600 BCE and 350 BCE: True (Confucius 551, Mozi 470, Mencius 372; Greek: Pythagoras 570, Socrates 470, Plato 428—all between 600 and 350 BCE).

So the true statements are "Socrates and Mozi were born around the same year" and "Many famous Greek and Chinese philosophers were born between 600 BCE and 350 BCE". But let's check the options again. Wait, the options as per the image:

1. Plato was born before Confucius – checkmark (but it's false)
2. Socrates and Mozi were born around the same year – checkmark (true)
3. People in ancient China weren't interested in philosophy – checkmark (false)
4. Many famous Greek and Chinese philosophers were born between 600 BCE and 350 BCE – checkmark (true)

But according to the timeline, the correct true ones are the second and fourth. Wait, maybe the original checkmarks are wrong, but we need to determine which are true.

Wait, let's re-express each:

1. Plato (ca. 428 BCE) vs Confucius (551 BCE). Since 428 BCE is later (closer to present) than 551 BCE, Plato was born after Confucius. So "Plato was born before Confucius" is false.

2. Socrates (ca. 470 BCE) and Mozi (ca. 470 BCE) – same year, so true.

3. Ancient China had philosophers (Confucius, Mozi, Mencius), so they were interested. So "weren't interested" is false.

4. Philosophers born: Confucius (551), Mozi (470), Mencius (372); Greek: Pythagoras (570), Socrates (470), Plato (428). All these years are between 600 BCE (570, 551, 470, 470, 428, 372) and 350 BCE (372 is above 350? 350 BCE is later, so 372 is within 600-350). So this is true.

So the true statements are the second (Socrates and Mozi...) and fourth (Many famous...). But the options with checkmarks in the image might be incorrect, but we need to identify the correct ones.

Wait, the problem is to select all that apply (true). So:

- Socrates and Mozi were born around the same year: True.
- Many famous Greek and Chinese philosophers were born between 600 BCE and 350 BCE: True.

The other two are false.

But the options as per the image:

Option 2: Socrates and Mozi were born around the same year – true.

Option 4: Many famous Greek and Chinese philosophers were born between 600 BCE and 350 BCE – true.

So the correct answers are these two. But let's present them with their identifiers (assuming the options are labeled as, say, A, B, C, D:

Assuming:

A. Plato was born before Confucius

B. Socrates and Mozi were born around the same year

C. People in ancient China weren't interested in philosophy

D. Many famous Greek and Chinese philosophers were born between 600 BCE and 350 BCE

Then the correct answers are B and D.

But the original image has checkmarks on A, B, C, D—maybe a mistake, but we need to correct.

Wait, the user's image shows:

- First option (Plato...) with checkmark (wrong)

- Second (Socrates...) with checkmark (correct)

- Third (China not interested...) with checkmark (wrong)

- Fourth (Many...) with checkmark (correct)

But according to the timeline, only B and D are true.

So the correct options are B (Socrates and Mozi were born around the same year) and D (Many famous Greek and Chinese philosophers were born between 600 BCE and 350 BCE).

# Answer:
B. Socrates and Mozi were born around the same year, D. Many famous Greek and Chinese philosophers were born between 600 BCE and 350 BCE

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