600-1450+-+Central+Asia+-+Theme+2

2. __**Belief Systems, Philosophies, Ideologies**__
 * 1) __**Religion**__
 * Turkish people took their beliefs from the Shamans
 * Shamans- had supernatural power and talked to gods and nature spirits and asked for divine help for their communities
 * They also adopted Islam, Lamaist Buddhism, and Christianity
 * Mahyana Buddhism was spread due to missionary campaigns
 * Adapted into polytheism
 * Confucianism was unaccepted and scholars were dismissed.
 * Mahyana Buddhism (less strict in teachings) was adapted to fit the culture, adapting to polytheism

3. __**Science and Technology**__ 4. __**Arts and Architecture**__