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WorksheetsChinese Philosophies/Religions
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are the 3 Chinese religions/philosophies we've learned about? (Check all that are correct)
Buddhism
Taoism
Confucianism
Christianity
What is reincarnation?
The belief that one goes to heaven after they die.
The belief that you are born again after you die.
The belief that life is suffering.
The belief that you should be buried after you die.
Who started Buddhism?
Lao Tzu
Confucius
Siddhartha Gautama
Muhammad
In Confucianism it is very important to
Respect your elders
Find balance in the Yin and Yang
Believe that life is suffering
Believe that the end is near
In Buddhism it is very important to
Respect your elders
Find balance in the Yin and Yang
Believe that life is suffering
Believe that the end is near
In Taoism it is very important to
Respect your elders
Find balance in the Yin and Yang
Believe that life is suffering
Believe that the end is near
What is this symbol?
Yin and Yang
Yan and Ying
Confucianism
The holy trinity
The Four Noble Truths in Buddhism can be summarized as:
Life is suffering, but there is a cure
There is no suffering in this life, enjoy it
Desire causes suffering, and there is no cure
Balance is the key to a healthy life.
In Ancient China, Confucianism believed in a strict ranking system and strong government. You should respect those with more power than you. It also taught that if you worked hard in school and in life, you could become rich and powerful. In reality, the people who were already rich and powerful stayed at the top, and the hopeless, poor Chinese stayed poor.
Based on the paragraph above, explain how Confucianism influenced Ancient China.
It gave the poor hope that they could be rich and powerful
It made the government strong and the rich powerful
It made the government strong and the poor powerful
It made the government weak and the rich powerful
The poor grew to hate Confucianism because they did not believe they could move up in society. Confucianism unfairly benefited the rich. Buddhism’s beliefs taught something very different, based on the life you live, you are either born into a better or a worse body. This was very attractive to the poor people of China.
Based on the paragraph above, explain how Buddhism influenced China.
Many poor people in China changed from Confucianism to Buddhism
Many poor people in China stayed Confucianists
Buddhism did not influence China
Many rich people in China changed from Confucianism to Buddhism
Once Siddhartha reached enlightenment he became known as...
The Buddha
The Master
The Lao Tzu
The Chosen One
What are the steps called that Buddhists believe will end suffering in life?
The sixfold path
The sevenfold path
The eightfold path
The trifold path
Most Buddhists believe in reincarnation, but they also believe that life is suffering. This meant that Buddhist's goal was to end the cycle of life and reach Nirvana so they did not suffer anymore. You could only reach Nirvana if you were truly a good person, this encouraged many Chinese followers to...
Act badly on Earth so they could be reincarnated and live again.
Act extremely well on Earth so they could end the cycle of reincarnation.
Not care about reincarnation and act in a selfish way.
Leave China in search of a different religion.
Who is this?
Lao Tzu
Siddhartha Gautama
Spongebob Squarepants
Spoongeborb Cuadradapantalones
Who is the assistant principal for 6th grade?
Mr. Artis
Ms. Taylor
Ms. Howard
Mr. Marcin
