Confucianism and Government

What is ethics?

• Proper behavior

• Rules to follow

• Standards for government officials

• A group of government officials

Confucius taught that people should live their lives according to 2 basic principles. Select them from the list below.

• Appropriate behavior

• Concern for others

• Spiritual awareness

• Worship of ancestor spirits

• Strict discipline

Which of the following dynasties favored Confucianism?

• Han

• Qin

• Shang

• Xia

What teaching became popular in China during the Period of Disunion?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Shinto

Buddhism

• promised escape from suffering.

• stressed ethical behavior.

Based on what you've read about Confucianism, was education important in this system of thought?

• YES

• NO

What made Neo-Confucianism different from the older philosophy (Confucianism?)

• It recognised the importance of education.

• It recognised the importance of spiritual matters.

• It imposed much stricter rules of proper behavior.

• It improved the position of women in Chinese society.

Service as a government official.

• Civil service

• Civic service

• Civilized service

• Civilic service

Bureaucracy

• A group of government officials.

• A proceedure for getting documents from a government office.

• A social class of people who made a career in government.

• A system of exams for the government officials.

Civil service exams were easy and many people managed to pass them.

• TRUE

• FALSE