6th grade/Social Studies
CPMS/Schenectady City Schools
Instructions
You must complete the following questions using the links provided. The Treasure hunt will be an introduction to Asian religions and philosophies.
Use the following site to look up the answers to questions 1-3. http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Chinalife.html#TEACHINGS
1. Which three philosophies are known as the Three Doctrines, or the Three Teachings?
2. When was Confucius born & what was his real name?
3. True or False. Confucianism is not a religion, but a way of behaving, so you will do the right thing.
Use this website for question #4 http://religion-cults.com/Eastern/Confucianism/confuci.htm
4. Confucius said society was based on 5 relationships. Summarize those 5 relationships below.
Use this website for question 5 & 6. http://religion-cults.com/Eastern/Taoism/taoism.htm
5. When was Taoism established and who established it?
6. Explain what Ying and Yang means?
Use this site for questions 7-11. http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Chinalife.html#TEACHINGS
7. What does Tao mean?
8. Explain how Tao is compared to Winnie the Pooh?
9. What was Buddha’s original name and when was he born?
10. What are the 4 Noble Truths?
11. Explain what the 8-fold path was designed to do?
Use the following website to answer questions 12-14. http://www.geocities.com/tokyo/springs/6339/Legalism.html
12. Which two people helped to create the idea of Legalism in Ancient China?
13. Define Legalism:
14. Explain what Supreme Authority means, according to Legalism?
Use the following website to answer questions 15-19. http://www.religioustolerance.org/hinduism.htm
15. What is the world’s 3rd largest religion?
16. In what three countries is it most dominant?
17. When was Hinduism established?
18. When was the Vedas written?
19. Define Henotheistic?
Use this website to answer questions 20-22. http://religion-cults.com/Eastern/Shintoism/shinto.htm
20. Where and when was Shintoism founded?
21. Describe what Shinto means.
22. Shintoism was the official religion of Japan until what year?