Chinese Religions Mr中国宗教先生. Kashs History Page.ppt

China Notes Take notes on the following slides. Buddhism Buddhism is a religion that began in India and is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. (Gow-tuh-muh) Siddhartha became known as the Buddha, or “Enlightened One.” Teachings of Buddhism Suffering is a part of life Suffering is caused by desires One can escape suffering through meditation and by living a wise moral life. Buddhism spreads to China During the first century A.D., Buddhist monks and traders carried Buddhist teachings to China along the Silk Road. Buddhist teachings helped people endure the suffering that followed the collapse of the Han Dynasty. Buddhism also spread to Korea and Japan. The Tang Dynasty Reunifies China Vocabulary – reunify: bring together a group of people that have been divided Under the Tang Dynasty, China became unified for the first time over 350 years after the collapse of the Han Dynasty. Confucianism Influences Chinese Life Under the Tang Dynasty, Confucianism ideas spread. Confucianism focuses on respect for family and older generation, education, and proper conduct. Imperial Rule in China The Tang emperors adopted the Confucian idea of how government should be run. Candidates for government jobs had to take civil service exams. A person who passed the exams could become a scholar-official, and educated person with a government position. Chinese Inventions The Chinese invented and discovered many important things: Tea, paper, wood-block printing, the compass, and gunpowder. Tea Tea was first used in China as a medicine. Eventually tea became a very important beverage traded all over the world. Paper The Chinese made paper out of bamboo, which grew all over China. Paper was used just as it is today, to write on. Wood-block printing The Chinese were the first to invent moveable type. It was very difficult in Chinese, because there are over 5,000 characters. English has only 26. Compass Chinese scientists had studied and learned much about magnetism. With t