Ancient China

Confucius is a very famous, ____________ in Ancient China.

• emperor

• philosopher

• army leader

• god

Line of rulers from the same family is a .....

• cultural diffusion

• dynasty

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

• gods

• kings

• Heaven

• men

Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and there fore need to be ruled by harsh laws.

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Mandate of Heaven

What were oracles bones used for?

• cooking

• Building the Great Wall of China

• Telling Stories

• Asking advice from the gods

What is the central idea of Daoism?

• Duty to community

• Enforcing laws with harsh punishments

• living in harmony with nature

• humans are naturally evil

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

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Zhou

The belief stressed that people were bad by nature, and needed to be controlled and punished.

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius.

• Buddhism

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Confuciamism

The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods.

• Confuciamism

• Mandate of Heaven

• Dynasty

• Daoism