T5 L3 Chinese Belief Systems

What is the basic teaching of Daoism?

• All things should follow the flow of nature

• All things should follow the flow of your heart

• To follow in the footsteps of your parents

• To follow in the footsteps of your ancestors

Why might Buddhism have gained strength during the period between the Han and the Tang dynasties?

• This time period was troubled, and Buddhism offered opportunity to become rich

• This time period was troubled, and Buddhism offered eternity in heaven

• This time period was troubled, and Buddhism offered to end suffering

• This time period was troubled, and Buddhism offered peace with nature

Whose teachings form the basis of Buddhism?

• Confucius

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Lao Tzu

• Muhammad

Where did Buddhism originate?

• Japan

• China

• India

• Korea

How did Buddhism suffer under Emperor Wuzong?

• Thousands of monasteries were destroyed and monks and nuns were forced to give up religious life

• Buddhist monks and nuns were forced to pay the emperor heavy taxes

• Buddhists did not suffer under Emperor Wuzong. This was a time of peace for Buddhists

• Emperor Wuzong forced all Chinese people to convert to Buddhism

Why did some Chinese object to Buddhism?

• They considered it to be overly silly and not worth their time

• They considered it to be too similar to Confucianism

• They considered it a path to enlightenment

• They considered it to be a foreign religion

According to Confucius, how does a wise ruler govern?

• Through exploration and not force

• Through force and not moral example

• Through moral example and not force

• Through exploration and not moral example

In which country besides China was Confucian influence especially strong?

• Japan

• Korea

• Vietnam

• India

In what order did Buddhism spread from China to other East Asian countries?

• China to Korea to Japan

• China to Korea to Vietnam

• China to Vietnam to Japan

• China to India to Korea

What does Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism have in common?

• They all have an emphasis on respecting family and the importance of virtue

• They all have an emphasis on finding and promoting peace

• They all have an emphasis on ending suffering and reaching enlightenment

• They all have an emphasis on becoming one with nature