Study guide for social studies midterms-ancient china

Practiced ancestor worship and divination

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Song

Overthrew Shang dynasty

• Zhou

• Song

• Qin

• Dao

Filial Piety

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

Emphasis on ethics, morality, and social order

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

Earliest known chinese dynasty

• Zhou

• Shang

• Qin

• Song

The _______ is the idea that dynasties must rule with virtue, and if a ruler acted unjustly, it is the peoples duty to overthrow them. Hint: People saw bad weather/natural disasters as a sign of a bad ruler.

Which state unified China after the Warring States Period?

• Zhou

• Song

• Hong

• Qin

The Analects

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Daoism

What was the significance of the Warring States Period?

• Split China into multiple countries which never reformed

• Started the largest Civil War in the last 1000 years

• Laid the groundwork for the unification of China under the Qin Dynasty and contributed to philosophical ideas

• Directly influenced the Alaskan Revolution into separation from Canada and becoming part of the US

Which philosophy was a syncretic blend of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism which emphasized the importance of individual cultivation and self improvement and focused on the relationship between mind and matter?