Which religion/philosophy believes that the key to achieving peace is through eliminating desire?

Which religion/philosophy teaches people need harsh rules and punishments to keep law and order

Which is NOT a basic relationship of Confucianism?

"The act of ruling over others is highly unnatural. Great unbalance exists when one man imposes his will upon another"

This would most likely be agreed with by which religion/philosophy?

"By giving man a sense of pride, a good leader encourages actions through good morals and virtues. Eventually, his followers will want to continue to grow and seek out to be good"

This would most likely be agreed with by which religion/philosophy?

In Hinduism & Buddhism, the rebirth of the soul is known as what?

What do Buddhists call the state of perfect happiness and peace?

Which religion/philosophy came to China from India?

The Ying/Yang symbol represents the fact that opposites are not enemies or opposing forces, but instead are complementary ones. This derives from what philosophy/religion?

What is reincarnation?

Who started Buddhism?

In Confucianism it is very important to

In Buddhism it is very important to

In Taoism it is very important to

What is this symbol?

The Four Noble Truths in Buddhism can be summarized as:

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.

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.

Once Siddhartha reached enlightenment he became known as...

What are the steps called that Buddhists believe will end suffering in life?

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...

Teaches that people should be one with nature and that all living things have a universal force flowing through them.

Teaches that the cycle of rebirth is complete once a person lives a proper life.

Teaches its followers to focus on treating others with respect, politeness, and fairness.

Teaches that human beings are inherently selfish and the government should create strict laws and enforce those laws.

A Chinese philosopher and thinker whose teachings were recorded in the Analects. His teachings became the state philosophy of China during the Han Dynasty.

A religion that believes in one god...

A religion that believes in many gods is...

Who is the founder of Hinduism?

The sacred text of the Hindus...

Hinduism's country of origin is...

True or False : Hindus believe that you live only one lifetime.

The ultimate goal for a Hindu is to...

The accumulation of all of your good and bad deeds is called...

The social order that divides Hindus into social categories is known as...

This image most closely represents...

The bottom category of the Caste System in known as...

What determined which category of the Caste System you belonged to?

Atman is

Samsara is