Ancient China Review Quiz

Line of rulers from the same family

• Legalism

• long Chinese line

• filial piety

• dynasty

What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?

• Shang

• Zhou

• Hanfeizi

• Huang He

What is the central idea of Daoism

• Duty to community

• Living in harmony with nature

• Enforcing laws with harsh punishments

• Humans are naturally evil

The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?

• The Mandate of Heaven

• The Dynastic Cycle

• The Heavenly Commandments

• The Oracle Bones

A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior.

• Confucianism

• Civil Servant

• Daoism

• Legalism

A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws.

• Confucianism

• Civil Servant

• Daoism

• Legalism

Confucianism affected China most by

• giving the peasants a belief in the afterlife

• allowing the powerful to take what they wanted

• teaching that all people are equal in gods eyes

• providing a system of behavior and responsibilities

The word _______means the "way of nature and is used to describe a belief system in China

• Animism

• Dao

• Islam

• Shinto

He taught a philosophy based on the teaching that one must focus on duties and responsibilities pertaining to one’s relationships.

• Confucius

• Dao

• Coach Lightsey

• Leonidas

Who was Confucius?

• He was a man who lived in China from 551 to 479 BCE. Confucianism is a system of beliefs based on his teachings

• He was a sage, or wise person, who many scholars believe was born in the sixth century BCE. He is credited with developing Daoism.

• He was a man who lived during the Zhou Dynasty around 280-233 B.C.E. He is the founder fo Legalism.

• He was the last king of the Zhou dynasty. He created Confucianism to end the Era of Warring States.