Study Guide for Test

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Study Guide for Test

• Religions of Southern and Eastern Asia

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• GPS SS7G12b. Compare and contrast the prominent
  religions in Southern and Eastern Asia Buddhism,
  Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism and the philosophy of
  Confucianism.

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• Which of these religions is considered one of the
  oldest in the world? Hinduism
• 2. What is the name of the Hindu sacred text?
  Vedas
• 3. What is the Hindu belief in reincarnation? The
  belief that a soul returns to life in another
  body after death
• 4. What is the Hindu belief in Karma? That ones
  actions determine ones fate

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• 5. How long do Hindus believe a soul will be
  reincarnated? It will be reincarnated until the
  soul lives a life good enough to be united with
  Brahman.
• 6. What is the caste system? The belief that
  social class is hereditary (inherited)
• 7. Where was the religion of Buddhism founded?
  India
• 8. Who was the founder of Buddhism? Siddharta
  Gautama

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• 9. What does Buddha mean? Enlightened One
• 10. What do Buddhists believe people need to do
  to be happy and find peace? They are to give up
  greed and greedy desires.
• 11. What Buddhist teaching shows its followers
  the correct way to live their lives? The Middle
  Way
• 12. How did the first Muslims come to Southern
  and Eastern Asia? Muslim invaders entered India
  in the 1500s AD.

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• 13. What are the Five Pillars? Basic beliefs of
  Islam
• 14. What is the name of the Muslim holy book?
  Quran
• 15. Islam is considered a monotheistic religion
  because its followers believe in only one god
• 16. In which country was Shintoism founded? Japan

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• 17. What are the kami that are so important in
  Shinto belief? They are spirits that followers of
  Shinto believe exist in all things around them.
• 18. How do believers of Shinto practice their
  religion? They pray at small altars in their
  homes.
• 19. In which country was Confucianism founded?
  China
• 20. What did Confucius believe were the keys to
  social order and peace? Good character and virtue
  in the people

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• 21. Which is Confucius Golden Rule? What you do
  not like when done to you, do not to others.
• 22. How did Confucianism come to play an
  important role in Chinese society? A Chinese
  emperor hired Confucian scholars in 121 BC to
  help organize his government.
• 23. Why is Confucianism considered a philosophy
  instead of a religion? His teachings are more
  about ethics and behavior than about religious
  ideas.