Martin's AP Human Geography

Universal or Ethnic?

Monotheistic or Polytheistic

Prophet or Founding Thinker

Major Beliefs and Sacred Text

Calendar & Symbol

Diffusion

• Started in China
• Extened to Korea, Japan, and Vietnam
• The common people were influenced by the religion
• They followed the examples of rulers, officals, and public events
• Folk songs, popular drama, literature and arts were all ways of spreading the religion.
• These objects got scolarly attention
• The values of confucianism were diffused across China and into scattered peasent villages and rural culture

Holy Place

• Temple in Qufu was used for sacrifices to confucius for over 2,500 years
• The Temple is in Shangdong Provience
• Qufu – is where the religion began

Architecture (include Illustration)

• Temples play a huge part in the structure of confucianism
• They have an old very traditional architecture style