Topic 12 Lesson 3: Chinese Thought and Achievements

Confucianism is a belief system that focuses on

• morality.

• harmony with nature.

• enlightenment.

• the afterlife.

Which development helped increase literacy in Song China?

• the expansion of the civil service system

• the introduction of Buddhism

• the development of Neo-Confucianism

• the invention of movable type

Porcelain became a major trade item because it was

• made from rare and valuable materials.

• durable and beautiful.

• easily affordable.

• considered sacred.

The "three perfections" were considered to be painting, poetry, and

• pottery.

• music.

• calligraphy.

• science.

Daoism is an ancient Chinese philosophy that values

• the restoration of peace and stability.

• meditation to reach enlightenment.

• family and community.

• harmony with nature.

What is a compass?

• device with a magnetized piece of metal that points to the north, used for navigation

• early form of printing invented in China in which text was carved into a block of wood

• a philosophy of following the Dao, that is, the natural way of the universe

• religion that developed out of the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha

What is block printing?

• early form of printing invented in China in which text was carved into a block of wood

• a philosophy of following the Dao, that is, the natural way of the universe

• religion that developed out of the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha

• a belief system based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Confucius

What is Daoism?

• a philosophy of following the Dao, that is, the natural way of the universe

• religion that developed out of the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha

• a belief system based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Confucius

• to put together

What is Buddhism?

• religion that developed out of the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha

• a belief system based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Confucius

• to put together

• important

What is Confucianism?

• a belief system based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Confucius

• to put together

• important

• device with a magnetized piece of metal that points to the north, used for navigation