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Answer the following question briefly:
Describe the religion of the people of the Chinese civilisation.
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Solution
Like in other contemporary civilisations, the Chinese also worshiped various forces of nature. They worshiped a god called Shang Ti or the ‘ruler above’. They believed in ancestor worship, Taoism and Confucianism’ were the two most popular religions and philosophical systems founded by Lao-tze and Confucius respectively.
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