Hinduism
Hinduism was founded in this region of the world (country/civilization).
What is India?
Buddhism was founded in this place by this person.
BONUS: This is the modern-day country where Buddhism was founded.
Where is India and who is Siddhartha Guatama?BONUS: What is Nepal?
This founder of Confucianism came from this ancient civilization.
Who is Confucius and what is China?
This founder of Taoism is from this ancient civilization.
Who is Lao Tzu from China?
Shinto is this type of religion that is native to this civilization.
What is ethnic religion and what is Japan?
What are the Vedas and Upanishads?
These forms of Buddhism became popular in Japan as they mixed with Shinto beliefs. (2 forms)
What are Zen and Pure Land Buddhism?
The belief of Confucianism that all humans are essentially ______ at their core.
What is good?
This symbol of Taoism represents opposites and balance.
Bonus: What other religion uses this symbol?
What is yin and yang?
Bonus: What is Confucianism?
This is the sun goddess from Shintoism.
Who is Amaterasu?
This is the sum of one's actions and behaviors in one lifetime in Hinduism.
This is the belief of doing one's duty in this life (following their role) in Hinduism.
What is dharma?
This Mauryan ruler spread Buddhism throughout his empire by sending this type of person, whose role it was to travel and spread religion to new places.
Who is Ashoka and what are missionaries?
This belief in Confucianism is that your deceased ancestors can bring you good fortune.
Bonus: This other religious tradition holds the same belief.
What is ancestor worship?
What is Shintoism?
Taoism belief that describes how people should live with the natural world.
What is harmony or balance?
Shinto coexists with this religious tradition in Japan.
What is Buddhism?
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth in Hinduism.
BONUE: What is the Sanskrit term for this cycle?
What is reincarnation?
BONUS: What is Samsara?
This series of steps instructs people how to live their lives according to these core Buddhist principles.
What is the Eight-Fold Path and what are the Four Noble Truths?
These are the sacred texts of Confucianism, a collection of teachings and sayings by the founder.
What are The Analects?
Taoism belief for how people should act in their lives.
What is humility?
This is the term used for nature spirits in Shintoism. This is the term for the structure that marks the area of a Shinto shrine.
What are kami?
What is a Torii gate?
This is the ultimate goal of Hinduism- describe both the end goal and how a person can get there.
What is moksha?
What is accumulating karma in this life to move up to the next caste until you reach moksha?
This Chinese dynasty spread Buddhism through its foreign policy, which spread cultural influence along this major trade route.
What is the Tang Dynasty and what is the Silk Road?
Confucianism places an emphasis on relationships in society. There are several core beliefs that go along with this. Name two of them.
Bonus: name three or four!
What are:
1) Respect for elders
2) Code of Politeness/Harmony
3) Emphasis on learning/education (schools/teachers valued)
4) Ancestor worship
This is the sacred text of Taoism.
Bonus: The sacred text is made up of this type of writing.
What is the Tao Te Ching?
Bonus: What are poems?
Shinto is a state religion. This is the explanation of a state religion.
Bonus: This origin story details how and why Shinto is a state religion.
What is worship of an emperor?
Bonus: What is the divine emperor is descended from Amaterasu?