Asia Belief Systems

What religion/philosophy teaches the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Confucianism
• Legalism

Respect for elders, good government and social order represent the basic beliefs of

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Confucianism
• Shintoism

What country did Buddhism start in?

• India
• China
• Japan
• Sri Lanka

This traditional Japanese gate can be found at the entrance to -

• Shinto shrine
• Synagogue 
• Monastery
• City

This philosophy is the foundation of modern Chinese culture

• Shintoism
• Hinduism
• Confucianism
• Buddhism

This religion is unique to Japan

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Shintoism
• Islam

The caste system is part of which religion?

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Confucianism
• Islam

Followers build shrines to worship kami (spirits) in which religion?

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Shintoism
• Islam

What statement is best supported by the information in the diagram?

• The Gupta Emperors did not support the caste system.

• Buddhists followed the caste system to provide order in their community

• The caste system enabled Hindus to choose where they lived.

• The caste system determined what occupations one could have.

In classical India, during the rule of the Gupta Dynasty

• Vaisyas were more respected than Brahmins.

• Hinduism spread to regions throughout Asia.

• Someone born into the Sudra caste could not marry someone born to the Kshatriya caste

• The caste system was abolished