Buddhism came in two waves, first in India 300 years BCE then in China second century CE The Buddha was born a prince in Nepal n 560 B.C. he left his family and became a monk, and then became a Buddha. the core of Buddhist teaching is the four noble truths. FIRST NOBLE TRUTH, life means suffering, because the human life isn't perfect.
Anismism: This is probably the oldest belief system. They believed that a soul or a spirit existed in every object, even if it was immaterial soul. Animists believed that there was an order to nature that had to be kept in balance. Even the smallest action can disturbed the spirits and make them angry. Taoism:
Is believed to have originated in China with a man named Lao Tzu around 500 B.C. There is no good or evil. Every action you make has some yin which is negative and some yang which is good. might happen right away but won’t last long. When people interfere with the natural balance by trying to impose their own plans, they will not succeed. Communicating with spirits is part of Taoism. Taoism includes magic French plantation owners: They got really rich because they wouldn't pay us often, but when they did it was very low wages, They wouldn't let us benefit ourselves, everything that we did was for the french, so they can be well off taking care of their families when we are struggling to feed and raise our children. we had to feed our families as well, it was a very hard life when the french took over. For the owners on the other hand was a dream come true, they didn't have to work for a thing that they received, and all they got out of it was money. We finally got our independence and the french finally left and went back home and finally had to work for their own things, no more getting free supplies and free money! Essential questions A.) The us should've learned that the vietnemes won't come out unless they know that they will win. We also should've learned that they hid a lot in the forest, you wouldn't be able to see them just standing around. B.) They could've stayed on the down low and capture Ho Chi Minh, and put a stop to trying to get viet nams independence. C.) After becoming a communist country they were able to get their own independence, become their own country, the french left and the vietnames people were finally able to provide for themselves and their families, they are actually able to put money in their pockets.