🐲 8 Beliefs, Values & Practices

Ancient Chinese religious and spiritual beliefs are found in what THREE very influential philosophical and religious ways?

• Confucianism.

• Daoism.

• Zhouism.

• Shangism.

• Buddhism.

Who do people honour as the founder and first teacher of Daoism?

• Siddartha.

• Confucius.

• Dao.

• Laozi.

True or False

Laozi was born nearly 50 years before Confucius and died while Confucius was still a young man.

• True.

• False.

Daoism teaches the idea of yin and yang: the two forces that, when together, symbolise balance and harmony. What else does Daoism teach?

• That people should live simply and in harmony with nature.

• That people should avoid ambition, wealth and possessions.

• That people should seek to find balance their world.

• That people should be self-sacrificing and loving.

• That people should practise silence, stillness and meditation.

True or False

Daoism teaches that: The idea of yin and yang: the two forces that, when together, symbolise balance and harmony.

• True.

• False.

True or False

Daoism teaches: That people should aspire to gaining education to become worthy people in society.

• True.

• False.

True or False

People believed that those who followed ‘the way’ of Daoism could live forever.

• True.

• False.

What were people who followed ‘the way’ and lived forever called?

• Eternal.

• Way-lights.

• Masters.

• Immortal.

Confucius (c.551 BCE-479 BCE) lived during which dynasty?

• Qin dynasty.

• Zhou dynasty.

• Sui dynasty.

• Shang dynasty.

What was Confucius job?

• Teacher.

• Philosopher.

• Poet.

• Merchant.

• Government official.