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The Zhou Dynasty and the Three Philosophies

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

The longest lasting Chinese Dynasty was

a)

The Shang.

b)

The Zhou.

c)

The Qin.

d)

The Han.

2.

If a king has the Mandate of Heaven this means that

a)

he controls Heaven.

b)

he could rule without Heaven's permission.

c)

the god Heaven gave him the right to rule.

d)

none of the above.

3.

According to the Ancient Chinese when earthquakes and floods begin to occur this is a a sign that

a)

global warming is occurring.

b)

the ruler was corrupt.

c)

the ruler lost the Mandate of Heaven.

d)

all of the above.

4.

Which of these was the order of the Zhou Society?

a)

King - Peasants - Lords - Warriors

b)

Lords - Warriors - King - Peasants

c)

King - Lords - Warriors - Peasants

5.

The Zhou political system they developed was called

a)

Democracy.

b)

Oligarchy.

c)

Feudalism.

d)

Communism.

6.

What caused the Zhou to collapse?

a)

The Lords were loyal to the King

b)

Lords handed power over to the warriors

c)

Sons of the Lords rejected the power of the King

7.

After the Zhou lost the battle to invaders the Lords started fighting each other this period was known as

a)

The Warring States Period.

b)

The Great Civil War.

c)

The Cruel War.

d)

World War 1.

8.

Which of these was not a philosophy of the Warring States Period?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Lagalism

d)

Feudalism

9.

Confucius's teachings focused on

a)

love.

b)

war.

c)

respect.

10.

Confucius' golden rule was

a)

"Love God above all else".

b)

"Love your neighbor as yourself".

c)

"Don't do to another what you won't have another do to you".

11.

This symbol represents

a)

Yin and Yang.

b)

Jin and Jang.

c)

Huang and Chiang.

12.

The system of government that Daoism represented was

a)

a decentralized system.

b)

a centralized system.

c)

a neutral system.

13.

The founder of Daoism was

a)

Confucius.

b)

Han Feizi.

c)

Laozi (Lao-Tzu).

14.

The basic concept of Legalism was

a)

people should respect each other.

b)

opposite forces should live in harmony.

c)

people are bad by nature and need to be controlled.