Unit 3 Lesson 14.2 Spread of Buddhism

What was the Silk Road?

• A type of Buddhist temple
• A form of Chinese Buddhism
• A network of trade routes
• A type of Buddhist text

Who used the Silk Road to spread their beliefs to the people in the East?

• Confucian scholar-officials
• Daoist priests
• Christians and Muslims
• Buddhist missionaries

What did Buddhist merchants sometimes build along the Silk Road?

• Farms and fields
• Shrines and temples
• Schools and hospitals
• Houses and markets

What was the appeal of the ideas of equality taught in Buddhism?

• They were not taught in Buddhism
• No one found them appealing
• Only a few people found them appealing
• Many people found them appealing

What philosophies did Buddhism come in contact with in China?

• Christianity and Islam
• Buddhism and Shintoism
• Daoism and Confucianism
• Hinduism and Jainism

What happened to the concept of nirvana in Chinese Buddhism?

• It remained the same as in Indian Buddhism
• It changed to become a sudden and spontaneous realization
• It became a type of Buddhist temple
• It was rejected by Chinese Buddhists

What is Mahayana Buddhism?

• A type of Confucianism
• A type of Chinese Buddhism
• A form of Buddhism that teaches about bodhisattvas and salvation
• A type of Daoism

What are bodhisattvas?

• Divine beings that help people on Earth
• Buddhist monks
• Sacred Buddhist texts
• Buddhist temples

What did some forms of Mahayana Buddhism teach about salvation?

• Salvation could only be attained through meditation
• People could attain salvation through faith in Amita or Amida
• Salvation could only be attained through good deeds
• Salvation was not possible in Buddhism

How many monasteries were built in China during Buddhism's height in the 9th century?

• Nearly 50,000
• Nearly 1,000
• Nearly 10,000
• Nearly 100,000