China Quiz: Geo., Xia, Shang, Zhou, and Philosophies

Line of rulers from the same family is a 

• cultural diffusion
• dyansty

A symbol in a writing system based on pictures

• ideograph
• pictograph
• bureaucracy
• currency

The Shang and Zhou kings used the Mandate of ______ to prove that God had chosen them to rule.

• Gods
• Heaven
• Kings
• Men

Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws

• Confucianism
• Daoism
• Legalism
• Mandate of Heaven

What were oracle bones used for?

• Cooking
• Telling stories
• Building the Great Wall of China
• Asking for advice from the gods

What is the central idea of Daoism

• Duty to community
• Living in harmony with nature
• Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
• Humans are naturally evil

Chinese philosophy based on the teachings of Laozi; taught that people should turn to nature and give up their worldly concerns

• Daoism
• Legalism
• Confucianism
• Zhou

This belief stressed that people were bad by nature, and needed to be controlled and punished.

• Confucianism
• Daoism
• Legalism

The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods

• Confucianism
• Mandate of Heaven
• dynasty
• Daoism

How was Chinese civilization affected by mountains and deserts?

• They became wealthy.
• They were isolated from other civilizations.
• They made it easier to travel.
• They made China easy to be attacked.