Religious Philosophies of Ancient China Assessment

During the Shang Dynasty, folk religion was practiced.

• True

• False

Folk religion involves worshiping many gods and ancestors as well as performing religious ceremonies involving ritual axes for sacrifices and ritual vessels for providing offerings.

• True

• False

What is an oracle bone?

• A bone with a question supposed to be answered by the ancestors

• a bone used to mix ancient soups

• a bone used to make a request from the gods

• a cracked bone with pictures of the gods on it

What principle did the Zhou dynasty use to justify their rule, suggesting that the heavens granted the emperor the right to rule based on his ability to govern well?

• Mandate of Heaven

• Divine Right of Kings

• Rule of Law

• Feudal System

According to belief in the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that...

• the king did not govern well

• the end of the world was near

• the people did not obey they laws

• the natural world ignored humans

A set of beliefs about how to live.

• philosophy

• dynasty

• loess

• oracle bones

What is the concept of the Dao in Daoism?

• A set of moral guidelines

• A single supreme god

• An invisible force that connects all living things in nature

• A form of meditation

Followers of Daoism believe that the Dao is

• proper relationships between people.

• a form of ancestor worship.

• a pathway to a just and stable government.

• the natural way of the universe.

A philosophy that developed in China and stressed the belief that one should live in harmony, believed that people should avoid interfering with nature or each other. They should be like water and simply let things flow in a natural way. It is called?

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Daosim

• Hinduism

Taoism valued a strong government.

• True

• False