China's Belief Systems

A set of beliefs about the world and how to live

• Lacquer
• Ancestor Worship
• Philosophy
• Censor

True/False - Confucianism has influenced modern Chinese society.

• True
• False

I'm a farmer who has been hoarding crops, so my family can eat, and my landowner wants to chop off my hand!  What philosophy does my landowner believe in?

• Confucianism
• Legalism
• Taoism

Which of the following philosophies DID NOT develop in China?

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

In China on Tomb-sweeping Day, families visit the graves of deceased relatives.  Why did Confucius say people should honor and respect their elders?

• Because children should sweep away all memory of their ancestors so they may rest in peace.
• So that their elders will fund their children's education.
• Because filial piety - respect of children for their parents - was critical to the social order.
• Because elders do not need to show the younger members of the family any respect or lead by example.

Confucius believed that for society to be strong, who must be the models?

• Parents
• Rulers
• rulers and fathers
• Peasants

Confucius and Laozi are examples of Chinese...

• Gods
• Philosophers
• Prophets
• Emperors

Confucianism believes in respect for elders, emphasis on education, a code of politeness, ancestor worship, and...

• Humans are naturally good.
• The Emperor of China is a god
• a God called Shén
• Nothing else

Go with the Flow

• Confucianism
• Daoism
• Legalism
• Judaism

Respect Parents and Elders

• Confucianism
• Daoism
• Legalism
• Zorastrianism