Chinese Religion and Philosophy Review

Confucius was a philosopher of China who tried to ____.

• get rulers to have harsh punishments.

• teach people in China to live their lives with more morals and standards.

• increase trade relationships with other nearby nations.

• use oracle bones to communicate with ancestors.

Buddhism is a popular world religion that originated (began) in ___.

• Persia

• China

• India

• Taiwan

Buddhism taught that world is full of ____ caused by people wanting things.

• love

• kindness

• disease

• suffering

In Buddhism, the state of "enlightenment" and extreme peace and happiness is called ____.

• reincarnation

• the afterlife

• nirvana

• heaven

Buddhism teaches the idea of ___. This is the idea that our past actions can lead to future results. For example, if you do something good and kind for others, something good might happen to you!

• karma

• nirvana

• reincarnation

• The Four Pillars

____ is the philosophy that humans are naturally evil.

• Confucianism

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Legalism

A legalist believes that of a human is not taught how to behave with strict rules and harsh punishments they will make ____ decisions on their own.

• kind and moral

• cheap and frugal

• selfish and evil

• calm and tranquil

____ is a philosophy that teaches spending time in nature can help us find balance in the universe and within ourselves.

• Buddhism

• Taoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

What is this symbol (it is from Taoism)?

• yin and yang

• ankh

• karma

• sphinx

Which of the following IS NOT a practice of ancestor worship?

• Paying respect to anscestors and asking for advice.

• Giving offerings to ancestors.

• Lighting candles.

• Performing a family dance routine.