Unit 5 Quiz Review

The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?

• The Mandate of Heaven
• The Dynastic Cycle
• The Heavenly Commandments
• The Oracle Bones

Taoism teaches that

• people should try to live in harmony with nature

• you should keep your enemies close

• calligraphy is a virtue

• the teachings of Confucius are misleading

What are yin and yang?

• two Chinese emperors

• opposing natural forces

• a type of ancient Chinese jade carving

• the force of evil in the world

How did the Yellow River get its name?

• First Chinese emperor named it.

• Soil from the Sahara Desert turns the river yellow.

• Soil from the Gobi Desert turns the river yellow.

• A native fish named the yellowfin tuna lives there.

Line of rulers from the same family is a 

• cultural diffusion
• dyansty

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

• Gods
• Heaven
• Kings
• Men

A philosophy based on respect for elders and authority. 

• Daoism
• Legalism
• Confucianism
• Qin

What is the central idea of Daoism

• Duty to community
• Living in harmony with nature
• Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
• 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 responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents is

• pictograph
• cultural diffusion
• ideograph
• filial piety