World History - Classical China Vocabulary 24-25

Chinese philosophy that states that human beings are evil by nature and can only be

brought to the correct path by harsh laws

• Legalism

• Confusianism

• Daoism

• Patriarchy

System of political and ethical ideas formulated by Confucius

• Confucianism

• Analects

• Enlightenment

• Daoism

Claim by the Zhou Dynasty that they had direct authority from Heaven to rule

• Mandate of Heaven

• Han Dynasty

• Confucianism

• Legalism

A respect for a person's parents, elders, and ancestors

• Filial Piety

• The Dao

• Analects

• Enlightenment

the way, or order, of the universe

• The Dao

• Filial Piety

• Analects

• Enlightenment

a philosophy created by Lao Tzu in China and seeks

a balance between humans and nature

• Daoism

• Feudalism

• Analects

• Patriarchy

a symbol of Daoism

• Yin and Yang

• Shi Huangdi

• Silk Road

• Han Dynasty

a system where lords ruled over land and reported to the emperor

• Feudalism

• Patriarchy

• Legalism

• Confucianism

dynasty that created the "Mandate of Heaven," Feudalism,

and where Confucianism emerged

• Zhou Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

• Yin Dynasty

Philosophy records where Confucius' teachings

were recorded after his death

• Analects

• Silk Road

• Enlightenment

• Legalism