Chinese History and Philosophy

A belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the Gods is called the __________.

• Mandate of Heaven

• Divine Right

• Heavenly Decree

• Celestial Right

Why was Confucius not able to get a government position? He was not the son of an __________.

• aristocrat

• merchant

• artisan

• peasant

Philosophy taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws. This is called __________.

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Taoism

• Buddhism

He believed in legalist philosophy and was a strict emperor __________.

• Shi Huangdi

• Qin Er Shi

• Liu Bang

• Han Wudi

Why do the Chinese use the color red?

• Good luck

• Celebration

• Economic prosperity

• Symbol of power

The philosophy that promoted family first, respecting those above and below you, leaders having good behavior so their people have good behavior, and treating others justly is called __________.

• Confucianism

• Existentialism

• Stoicism

• Utilitarianism

Philosophy that states a simple honest life with nature is called __________.

• Daoism

• Stoicism

• Epicureanism

• Transcendentalism

A symbol in writing based on pictures is called a __________.

• Pictograph

• Ideogram

• Alphabet

• Hieroglyph

Time of the warring states is a period of time during the Zhou dynasty that lasted for 200 years; fighting for power is called __________.

• Period of the warring states

• Age of Chaos

• Era of Decline

• Epoch of Rebellion

Continent of China is __________.

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• South America