Ancient China Religions

The Shang and Zhou kings used the Mandate of ______ to prove that God had chosen them to rule.

• Gods

• Heaven

• Kings

• Men

What is the central idea of Daoism

• Duty to community

• Living in harmony with nature

• Enforcing laws with harsh punishments

• Humans are naturally evil

What Chinese philosophy says people should live in harmony with nature?

• Legalism

• Buddhism

• Taoism

• Christianity

What famous teacher was the founder of Confucianism?

• Lu Bang

• Hanfeizi

• Confucius

Which of these religions is part of the traditional Chinese belief system?

• Shinto

• Catholicism

• Judaism

• Buddhism

What beliefs originated in and had the greatest impact on the ancient civilization China?

• Judaism and Buddhism

• Hinduism and Buddhism

• Confucianism and Taoism

• Buddhism and Taoism

What religion spread from India to China?

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

Which philosophy emphasizes harmony with the Tao, or the fundamental nature of the universe, in ancient China?

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Taoism

• Legalism

In ancient China, which religion focused on the balance of opposites, such as yin and yang?

• Confucianism

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Legalism

Who is considered the founder of Taoism, a major religious and philosophical tradition in ancient China?

• Confucius

• Laozi

• Buddha

• Hanfeizi