Zhou Dynasty/China Philosophies Quiz

How did the Zhou Dynasty establish their rule throughout China?

• Sent people to the desert.

• Rationed out the rice.

• Granted land to nobles in exchange for taxes and soldiers.

• Broke all the canals.

Confucianism focused on

• Following the vedas of hinduism

• The yin and yang

• worshipping more than one god

• Respecting rulers and elders

Confucius a very famous ____________, in Ancient China

• emperor
• philosopher
• army leader
• god

What is the central idea of Daoism

• Duty to community
• Living in harmony with nature
• Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
• Humans are naturally evil

Pick the three main philosophies that developed in ancient China?

• Judaism, Meritism, Christianity

• Sikhism, Koellerism, Jainism

• Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism

• Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism

What did the Analects of Confucius teach?

• People should follow the path and be one with nature.

• People should have good conduct/moral judgement and the government had a duty to set an example of right conduct.

• There are opposing forces of light and dark.

• The government had a duty to set an example of right conduct.

Respect for elders, good government and social order represent the basic beliefs of

• Hinduism
• Legalism
• Confucianism
• Daoism

In the later years of the Zhou dynasty, what condition in China led to new philosophies?

• wealth

• disorder

• feudalism

• democracy

The Dao means _______

• the Center.
• the Middle.
• the Way.
• the Path.

The yin and yang are ______

• the two temples of Laozi.
• the sun and the stars.
• things that are the same and must be kept together at all times.
• two polar forces in all things that must be kept in balance.