Ancient China - Important People Review, #Educreator12

Which Chinese philosopher best fits this description: taught that people should respect authority, his teachings were used by the Han Dynasty, taught that children should respect their parents, and taught that people should be polite?

• Confucius
• Han Fei-tzu
• Lao Tzu
• Sun Tzu

Which Chinese philosopher best fits this description: founder of Taoism, did not believe that the government should make a lot of rules, taught that people should be one with nature and that all living things have a universal force flowing through them?

• Confucius
• Han Fei-tzu
• Lao Tzu
• Sun Tzu

Which Chinese philosopher best fits this description: founder of Legalism, taught that laws should punish those who do wrong, and taught that strict rules should force people to do the right thing?

• Confucius
• Han Fei-tzu
• Lao Tzu
• Sun Tzu

According to Legalism, ________.

• laws must punish those who do wrong
• rulers shouldn't have secrets from the people
• the ruler himself is more important than his title
• people should voice their opposition to their ruler

Which of the following lines come from the writings of Han Fei-tzu?

• "When a sage governs a state, he does not rely on the people to do good out of their own will."
• "[W]hen we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near."
• "All warfare is to be avoided."
• "The wisdom of the people is powerful."

Legalism can be described as a ________.

• merciful system of rule practiced in China since the Song Dynasty
• military strategy that describes ways to deceive the enemy
• strict, totalitarian policy designed to have one single ruler controlling all people

How does Fei-tzu describe the minds of the people?

• "They have the minds of little infants!"
• supreme excellence
• valuable wisdom
• it can be counted on to do good

Why was Zheng He important?

• He established the Qin Dynasty
• He conquered China and began the Yuan Dynasty
• He united the Mongols and conquered China
• He went on several major expeditions to explore the world and to establish Chinese trade

Which ruler best fits this description: he was the first Emperor of China, he established the Qin Dynasty, he made sure everyone in China used the same writing system, money, weights, and measures, he had roads built to connect his kingdom, he began the construction of the Great Wall of China, and is known for his terracotta army?

• Qin Shi Huangdi
• Zheng He
• Genghis Khan
• Kublai Khan

Which ruler best fits this description: founder of the Mongol Empire, united the Mongol people and conquered much of China as well as a huge empire to the west, known for being a strong leader that was ruthless to his enemies?

• Qin Shi Huangdi
• Zheng He
• Genghis Khan
• Kublai Khan