Ancient China

Line of rulers from the same family

• cultural diffusion

• dynasty

• polytheism

• montheism

A symbol in a writing system based on pictures

• ideograph

• bureaucracy

• pictograph

• currency

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

• Gods

• Kings

• Heaven

• Man

Chinese philosopy developed by Hanfeizi: taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws.

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Mandate of Heaven

A philosophy based on respect for elders and authority.

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Buddhism

What were oracle bones used for?

• cooking

• building of the Great Wall

• telling stories

• asking for advice from the gods

What is the central idea of Daosim?

• duty of community

• enforcing laws with harsh punishments

• living in harmony with nature

• humans are naturally

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

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Zhou

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

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Hanfeizi

Why did Qin Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China?

• for shelter

• for protection from invaders from the north

• for fun

• to give people jobs