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Q1 HISTORY ESSAY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Q1: Why did Buddhism initially grow in China? | Political and social instability made Buddhist comfort especially appealing. |
| Q1: How was a foreign religion successfully adapted to China? | Buddhist ideas were translated using concepts Chinese people could understand. |
| Q1: Which Buddhist traditions should I name? | Mahayana Buddhism and the Pure Land School. |
| Q1: Which ruler gave Buddhism major state support? | Sui emperor Wendi. |
| Q1: What rebellion weakened Buddhism's position? | An Lushan Rebellion, 755–763. |
| Q1: Who attacked Buddhism from a Confucian perspective? | Han Yu in 819. |
| Q1: Why did Chinese opposition to Buddhism increase? | Resentment of its wealth, withdrawal from society, and foreign origins. |
| Q1: When did major imperial persecution occur? | 841–845. |
| Q1: What proves Buddhism survived its political decline? | Chinese society continued combining Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions. |
| Q1: What is the strongest social evidence for Confucian patriarchy? | Song-era foot binding and reduced freedoms for women. |
| Q1: Best analysis sentence? | Buddhism became more Chinese culturally even as it became less favored politically. |