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  • Which of the following best defines "Filial Piety" in Confucianism?
    Living in harmony with nature.
    Paying respect to your family.
    Having strict rules and punishments.
  • Which of the following is the highest caste in Hinduism?
    Brahmin - Priests, Teachers
    Ksatriya - Soldiers, Kings
    Sudra - Workers, Farmers
  • Which of the following best describes Legalism?
    You must live your life according to the wishes of ancestors
    Harsh punishments and strict rules keep order in society.
    Personal cleanliness and ancestor worship.
  • What is a similarity between Confucianism and Legalism?
    They both have rules, they are both from China / Warring States period
  • When a religion has many gods, but most people worship only one, that is called...
    Polytheism
    Monotheism
    Henotheism
  • What are "Torii Gates" used for in Shintoism?
    To show where the shrine begins, to separate spirit world from our own.
  • Why was Buddhism created?
    As an alternative to Hinduism, help people escape life cycle
  • "The Analects" is an important book from which Chinese philosophy?
    Legalism
    Daoism
    Confucianism
  • Why are most Shinto shrines relatively new?
    Because they take them apart and rebuild them often.
  • How does someone perform their "Dharma" in Hinduism?
    Being kind to others.
    By donating to the temples.
    Doing the best at their duty to their caste.
  • Japan's indigenous religion is...?
    Daoism
    Shintoism
    Buddhism
  • Which religion was introduced to Japan through Korea and China?
    Buddhism
  • Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of which Asian religion?
    Daoism
    Buddhism
    Hinduism
  • What is one downside or negative impact of the Caste system?
    Unfair, no social mobility, untouchables
  • What other religions combined with Shintoism in Japan?
    Confucianism and Buddhism
  • Buddhism originated in which country?
    Japan
    India
    China
  • What is a difference between a Temple and a Shrine?
    Shrine = Home of God, Temple = Place for Monks to live and worship
  • Name a way that Buddhism and Hinduism are different:
    Hindu - Has Caste System, Buddhism - Can escape to enlightenment in one lifetime
  • Name 3 of the 5 relationships that are important to Confucianism:
    King -> Subject, Husband -> Wife, Father -> Son, Older Brother -> Younger Brother, Friend -> Friend
  • India's oldest religion is...?
    Jainism
    Hinduism
    Buddhism
  • Why were Daoism, Legalism, and Confucianism created?
    Because of the Warring states, people wanted peace.
  • The Dao De Jing was a holy book for which religion?
    Legalism
    Daoism
    Confucianism
  • What is something that you should do when you visit a shinto shrine?
    Wash your hands, wear appropriate clothes, make a prayer to the Kami
  • Which of the following best matches Confucianism?
    Being a strict ruler that has harsh punishments for others.
    Living in nature, not wanting to be a ruler.
    Being a kind ruler that sets a good example.
  • Name two of the three main Hindu gods:
    Vishnu, Brahma, Shiva
  • What is one positive benefit of the Caste system in Hinduism?
    Skilled population, social order
  • Which two religions believe in Karma?
    Buddhism and Hinduism