Ancient China Quiz

the pattern of the rise and fall of dynasties in China

• cultural diffusion

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• dynastic cycle

study of basic truths and ideas about the universe

• filial piety

• bureaucracy

• Trans-Eurasian

• philosophy

the explanation of the dynastic cycle. When a ruler was bad or foolish, the people believed the approval of the gods would be taken away and replaced by a new ruler

• Mandate of Heaven

• cultural diffusion

• Legalism

• Silk Roads

the belief system based on the teachings of Confucius and the books of Analects

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Mandate of Heaven

• Daoism

animal bones or turtle shells on which Shang royal priests scratched questions to the gods

• philosophy

• pictographs

• Qin

• oracle bones

the ancient system of writing developed by the Shang people

• pictographs

• philosophy

• Daoism

• filial piety

a belief system of China whereby rulers should use the legal system to force people to obey laws

• Daoism

• Taoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

a shortlived Dynasty following the Zhou and led by Shi Huangdi

• Qin

• Shang

• Han

• Tang

the teachings of Laozi, who taught that a universal force guides all things

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

a long lasting dynasty following the Qin and started by military general Liu Bang

• Han

• Qin

• Zhou

• Shang