World History: Chapter 10, Lesson 2

In early China, which of the following was something done mostly by women?

• raising children

• overseeing the education of their children

• managing household finances

• all of these

Followers of Legalism wanted to increase freedom for Chinese people by doing away with all laws.

• True

• False

Merchants were not well respected in early Chinese society because ______.

• they were uneducated

• they did not respect the elderly

• their positions were hereditary and others were not able to become merchants

• most people thought they were only interested in making money

According to Laozi, the Dao is the spiritual force that guides all things.

• True

• False

Confucius believed that peace would come to China if people would ______.

• follow the beliefs of their ancestors

• turn away from worldly affairs

• adopt a strict code of laws

• put individual rights first

Which philosophy was supported by aristocrats because it did not require rulers to consider the wishes of their people?

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

• none of these

Most women in early China had the opportunity to become well educated.

• True

• False

What was the goal of each of the major Chinese philosophies?

• individual freedom

• a peaceful society

• equal rights for all citizens

• an expanded empire

The followers of Confucius wrote down his sayings and collected them in a book called the Analects.

• True

• False

In early China there were more farmers than there were aristocrats.

• True

• False