Choose one of the following belief systems and describe its characteristics: buddhism confucianism daoism shinto consider the following questions while writing your response: where is this belief system practiced? is it a religion or a philosophy? what are some of its key ideas? how has it influenced the cultures who follow its teachings?

Taoism is both religion and a philosophy. Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto are religions mostly practiced in Japan and China

Explanation:

Taoism is both religion and a philosophy. It does not believe in any existence of God but it believes that a supernatural aspect in nature guides and gives strength for humans to exist.  Buddhism is a great religion which is said to be originated in India had been practiced in China. Buddhists believe in eight fold path and renunciation of all desires will lead a man to salvation.  

Confucianism is based to believe on the fatherly figure that is responsible for showering love and this love will make a human pure. This religion is based on teachings of a monk Confucius. Shinto can be referred to both philosophy and religion which originated and practiced in Japan. Japanese have a major love towards their land and Shinto believes that Japan was the first land of creation in the entire universe.

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the civil war started because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. when abraham lincoln won election in 1860 as the first republican president on a platform pledging to keep slavery out of the territories, seven slave states in the deep south seceded and formed a new nation, the confederate states of america. the incoming lincoln administration and most of the northern people refused to recognize the legitimacy of secession. they feared that it would discredit democracy and create a fatal precedent that would eventually fragment the no-longer united states into several small, squabbling countries.

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