Ancient China Vocab Quiz

What was the main emphasis of Confucianism?

• The Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path

• Moral conduct and family values

• Strict laws and harsh punishment

• Living in harmony with the Dao

What was the purpose of the silk road?

• To maintain social order

• To respect elders and ancestors

• To advocate for living in harmony with the Dao

• Trade between China and the west, as far as Europe

What is the meaning of filial piety?

• Respect for elders and ancestors

• Structured government administration

• The rise and fall of ruling families

• The lowest class who worked in the fields

What did Legalism advocate for?

• Living in harmony with the Dao

• Moral conduct and family values

• Strict laws and harsh punishment

• Respect for elders and ancestors

What is the role of a bureaucracy?

• Structured government administration

• To maintain social order

• To foster cultural exchange and economic growth

• To advocate for living in harmony with the Dao

What is the main philosophy of Daoism?

• Respect for elders and ancestors

• The rise and fall of ruling families

• Living in harmony with the Dao

• The lowest class, farms the land

Who were the emperors?

• The lowest class who worked in the fields

• Structured government administration

• The rise and fall of ruling families

• The supreme rulers of ancient China

What was the role of peasants in ancient China?

• To maintain social order

• To advocate for living in harmony with the Dao

• To foster cultural exchange and economic growth

• The lowest class who worked in the fields

What were caravans in ancient China?

• The rise and fall of ruling families

• Groups of traders that traversed vast landscapes

• Respect for elders and ancestors

• Structured government administration

What is the dynastic cycle in ancient China?

• Respect for elders and ancestors

• Living in harmony with the Dao

• Moral conduct and family values

• The rise and fall of ruling families