1. Traditional China Dynastic Rule Updated 2010 COMBINE NEXT YEAR WITH PARTIALNOTES AND DELETE THOSE NOTES

2. Common Threads of East Asia (Discussed earlier) In the 7th & 8th centuries A.D., China’s beliefs, writing system, philosophies, religions and technology spread to Japan, Korea, and Vietnam defining the area known as East Asia.

3. Spread of Religions The three main philosophies/religions in China are Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism These philosophies originated during Dynastic Rule in China.

4. Buddhism Birth of SiddharthaSiddhartha & Buddha

5. Buddhism 8- Fold PathFour Noble Truths

6. Buddhism & Symbols

7. Mandala & Buddhism

8. Buddhism

9. Confucianism

10. Confucius’ Relationships

11. Filial Piety Festival in Vietnam Respect for one's parents, filial piety, is considered the most fundamental of the Confucian values, the root of all others.

12. Ancestor Worship Ancestor worship in China was obviously related to the basic Confucian idea that children are obligated to respect their parents in life and to remember them after they have died.

14. Founder of Daoism

15. Today- blended religions..