TOPIC:Chapter 4,

Week 4

Sub topic #1 (left side of paper)

What are the basic beliefs of Buddhism?Notes (right side of paper)

•The Three Universal Truths•The Four Noble Truths•The Eightfold Path•Meditation•The Five Precepts•Wesak- celebrate Buddha’s birth•Worship in shrines or temples- a Buddhist religious building

Sub topic #1 (left side of paper)

What are the basic beliefs of Buddhism?Notes (right side of paper)

•Buddhism is the main religion of China•Monks- people who want to live a true Buddhist life•Monastery- place where monks live and worship•Missionary- people that travel to teach religion to others

Sub topic #2 (left side of paper)How was Buddhism spread to China?

Notes (right side of paper)

•Traders and missionaries from India brought Buddhism to China•People were looking for a way to escape suffering•Tang rulers allowed monasteries and temples to be built

Sub topic #3 (left side of paper)What is Confucianism?

Notes (right side of paper)

•Confucianism- set of ethical beliefs developed by a scholar named Confucius•Guidelines for living here on Earth•Originally aimed at kings and rulers, not normal people

Sub topic #4 (left side of paper)What are the main beliefs of Confucianism?

Notes (right side of paper)

•What you do on Earth is as important as the afterlife•The Golden Rule•Truth, loyalty, charity learning, virtue•Against war•Human relationships

Sub topic #5 (left side of paper)How did Confucianism change China?

Notes (right side of paper)

•Civil service exams•Merit system•Neo-Confucianism created to reduce people following Buddhism•Song dynasty adopted it as their official religion•Today Confucius’s writings are still studied

Sub topic #6 (left side of paper)Other Vocab

Notes (right side of paper)

•Auspicious: favorable or promising

•Autonomy: independence or freedom