GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD HISTORY

Please wait while the activity loads.
If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page requires javascript. Please visit using a browser with javascript enabled.

If loading fails, click here to try again

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which foreign religious tradition was absorbed into China during the classical period?

A	Hinduism
B	Buddhism
C	Buddhism d. Christianity
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Which foreign religious tradition was absorbed into China during the classical period? Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the most popular belief systems was Buddhism. There are many reasons why Buddhism became popular in China. Buddhism united the Chinese people into a community of believers. This unification helped the Chinese overcome a period of war and unrest during the Warring States period.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most historians of ancient China agree that Buddhism arrived in the 1st century AD during the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD), brought by missionaries from neighbouring India travelling along trade routes into China.

There is 1 question to complete.