Early China

How the Chinese explain the rise and fall of dynasties, the divine right to rule.

• Legalism

• filial piety

• The Mandate of Heaven

• Oracle bones

The system of government in which the ruler grants land to trusted nobles in exchange for military service.

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Feudalism

The last several hundred years of the Zhou Dynasty was called

• a golden age

• The Warring States Period

• The Pax Mongolica

• The Kingdom of Heavenly Peace

Daoism taught that

• If the families were in order, the country would be in order.

• People must be controlled by harsh punishments and generous rewards.

• If the ruler set a strong moral example, the people will follow his example.

• The best government governs in the least noticeable way.

To order society, Confucius did NOT teach that

• Good behavior must be rewarded and bad behavior punished.

• A ruler should set a moral example for his subjects.

• Society should organize itself based on the 5 relationships.

• If the families in the country are in order, society will be in order.

Legalism taught that

• The best government governs the least.

• Human nature is evil and greedy. It must be controlled by rewards and punishments.

• Human nature is good. Given a positive moral example by the ruler, the people will want to behave well.

• If families are in order, then they will follow the law.

This dynasty used Confucianism as its form of government.

• Han

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

This dynasty used Daoism as its form of government.

• Han

• Zhou

• Qin

• None of these

This dynasty used Legalism as its form of government.

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

This dynasty used Feudalism as its form of government.

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han