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45 Cards in this Set
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What are the 3 pillars of Asian Religions?
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confucianism
tasoism buddhism |
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who is the founder of confucianism
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Confusious (Kung Fu-tzu)
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what are confuscist holy books called
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analects (confucian canon)
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Who do confuscists believe are synonomus
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heaven and god
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what religion believes that prayer cannot alter heaven's will
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confucianism
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what are the 5 basic valus of confucianism
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good conduct
practical wisdom proper social relationships obedience order in society |
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what are the types of obedience required for confucists
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parent/child
husband/wife older/younger siblings older/younger friends ruler/subject |
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What is a confucist ruler in charge of and who is he chosen by
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welfare of his people; heaven
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What religion is family first and they focus on peace and harmony
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confucianism
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Filial Peity
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family is important
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What is Jen and who practices it?
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humanheartness, emparthy, etc.; confucianism
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Who practices the golden rule
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confucianism
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what are the 4 principals of harmony for confucists
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righteousness in heart leades to beauty in character leads to harmony in home leads to order in nation leads to world peace
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what are other basic principals for confucists
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personal responibility
empathy family loyalty education respect for authority courtesy |
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who was the founder of taoism
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lao tzu
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what does tao mean
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the road or the way
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what religion focuses on nature
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taoism
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What ideas does I-Ching include
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Yin (moon) and Yang (sun)
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For taoists, what is the fundamental law of the universe
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all things exist in pairs
(good/bad, beauty/ugly, birth/death, male/female) |
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Where and when did shintoism begin
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500 bc in japan
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what is the second religion that focuses on religion
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shintoism
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what is kami and what religion recognizes it?
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spirits animism; shintoism
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what are the four afirmations of shintoism
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tradition and family
love of nature physical cleanliness matson (festival that honors the spirits) |
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Who was the founder of buddhism
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siddartha guatama
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who was siddartha guatama
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a hindu prince in 500 bc
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what is another name for buddha
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the enlightened one
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what does buddha mean
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to wake
denotes a person who has supreme wisdom |
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what caste was guatama a member of
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warrior
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buddhism does not involve a ___
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god
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buddhists believe that a ____ soul is a _____ soul
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pure; happy
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according to buddhists, what is the only thing that stops hatred
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love
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what do followers of buddhism seek
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moderation
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what religion tries to become close/achieve nirvana
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buddhism
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what are the four noble truths of buddhism
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universal suffering
sufferings come from desire overcome disires allow one to reach nirvana moderation is the way to overcome deire |
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what is nirvana
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total peace of soul and escape from reincarnation
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what religion follows the eight fold path
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buddhism
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what are the steps of the 8 fold path
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knowledge
pupose speech action living effort mindfulness meditation |
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what is karma
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a system of beliefs in which all action committed by a person affect next life
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where do buddhists worship
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temples, pagodas, wats
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the is the primary cimate of se asia and what natural disaster is common as a result
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humid tropical; monsoons
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most of the land is ______
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arable
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__% of people farm for a living
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50%
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what are the cash crops of se asia
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rice
oil rubber |
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the economy of se asia ranges from ____ to ____
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poor to very rich
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many se asian nations are still recovering from what
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civil wars
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