SAT II World History : Buddhism and Confucianism
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Example Question #741 : Sat Subject Test In World History
Confucianism was a powerful ideology for Chinese Emperors to promote because it encouraged
the apocalypse.
social equality.
democratic representation.
adherence to authority.
religious piety.
adherence to authority.
Confucianism, originated by the Chinese philosopher Kung Fu Tzu in the sixth century BCE, is largely an ethical teaching that preaches devotion to family, order, and authority. While immensely popular on its own, it became the state philosophy and quasi-religion under the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). Confucianism's devotion to order and authority became important teaching tools for the Emperor.
Example Question #742 : Sat Subject Test In World History
The four noble truths are components of which of the following religions?
Buddhism
Daoism
Confucianism
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
The four noble truths were taught by Buddha and are an important part of Buddhism. None of the religions listed in the other answer choices includes the four noble truths.
Example Question #743 : Sat Subject Test In World History
Filial piety is an important tenet of which of the following religions?
Confucianism
Jainism
Buddhism
Sikhism
Judaism
Confucianism
Filial piety is the complete obedience to one's parents, ancestors, and elders in society. It was a central tenet of the Chinese religion/philosophy of Confucianism.
Example Question #744 : Sat Subject Test In World History
Siddhartha Gautama __________.
is credited with founding modern Buddhism
settled the island of Sri Lanka
fought against the Emperor Asoka
established the first extensive trading system between the Middle East and India
was defeated by Alexander the Great in the Indo-Gangetic Plain
is credited with founding modern Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Buddha Gautama, or just the Buddha, was a spiritual and somewhat legendary figure on whose teachings the religion of Buddhism was founded. Siddhartha preached a Middle Way between sensory indulgence and the harsh asceticism common in the religions of the time; in doing so, he founded modern Buddhism.
Example Question #745 : Sat Subject Test In World History
Confucianism developed __________.
as a response to the political turmoil under the Zhou dynasty
after the prophet Confucius began receiving messages from God
as a way to limit bureaucracy within China
None of the answers are correct.
out of the belief that good (light) and evil (dark) were fighting throughout history
as a response to the political turmoil under the Zhou dynasty
Although Confucian values were part of a Chinese bureaucrat's training, it wasn't developed to limit bureaucracy. It was, however, a response to the political turmoil of the Zhou dynasty that Confucius lived through.
Confucius was a philosopher, not a prophet, and the battle between good and evil has more in common with Manichaeism than with Confucianism.
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