TN Ready Review: Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam

How did the Tang Dynasty impact the spread of Buddhism? (choose 2)

• They helped stabilize trade and movement on the Silk Road.

• They tolerated the spread of Buddhism into China.

• They mandated that all Chinese become Buddhist.

• The Tang forced Buddhist monks to flee to Japan.

• They forced Buddhists into Mongolia.

Muslim Arabs were great merchants, resulting in the spread of...

• Islam

• European goods

• the Arabic language & culture

• feudalism

• economic ideas (credit system, paper money)

Which two statements about the diffusion of Buddhism are correct?

• Buddhism diffused into East Asia, but began in Africa.

• Buddhism diffused into China from India.

• Buddhism first developed in China, then diffused outwards.

• Buddhism diffused into Japan from India.

• Buddhism diffused into Japan from Korea and China.

Islam spread primarily, at first, because of...

• merchant trade across the Trans-Saharan Trade Route

• military conquest of the Arabian Peninsula, southwest Asia, & North Africa

• expansion and exploration around east Africa

• missionaries traveling and teaching

What major event in China helped facilitate the spread of Buddhism?

• China created a new system of feudalism, run by the Shogun, who was Buddhist.

• China was united under the Tang Dynasty, bringing stability.

• China was united by the Mongolians under Kublai Khan.

• China constructed the Great Wall, keeping out the Mongolians.

Which statement best summarizes Confucianism?

• Philosophy that taught people to seek their own self-advancement and interests.

• A religion with devoted followers, who became the leaders of China.

• A system of ideas based on Buddhist teachings.

• Philosophy that influenced the social and political structure of China.

Buddhism was popular in China because...

• the Chinese people hated their Tang leaders.

• Buddhists were new and exotic.

• Buddhist monks were wealthy and powerful.

• Buddhism offered peace in a time of instability.

In Confucianism, what does the term 'filial' refer to?

• the religion

• the family

• warfare

• the economy

After diffusing into Japan, a new sect of Buddhism grew, called...

• Zen Buddhism

• Shinto-Buddhism

• Shintoism

• Sino Buddhism

Confucianism was influential in all of the following Chinese Dynasties except...

• Tang Dynasty, because they were Buddhist

• Song Dynasty, because they focused on trade

• Yuan Dynasty, because they were ruled by Mongolians

• Ming Dynasty, because they were isolationist