Classical China Review

A philosophy based on respect for elders and authority. 

• Daoism
• Legalism
• Confucianism
• Qin

The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods

• Confucianism
• Mandate of Heaven
• Dao
• Daoism

The responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents

• Dao
• ancestor
• ideograph
• filial piety

Confucianism

• Achieving a peaceful society by being respectful and focusing on family relationships

• People are bad, so you need harsh laws for order

• You need a balance of good/evil, so the less government, the better

A series of tests one must pass to get a position in China's government

• Social Order Exam

• Mandate of Heaven

• Civil Service Exam

• Chinese Government Exam

Which of the following is incorrect about Qin Shi Huangdi?

• Mistakenly poisoned himself to death

• He used Confucianism to unite his people

• First Emperor of China

• Ordered his servants to "burn the books and bury the scholars alive"