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Society and Culture in Ancient China

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Confucianism?

a)

a system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius

b)

a chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and harmony with nature

2.

What is Daoism?

a)

a chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and harmony with nature

b)

the responsibility children have to respect, obay, and care for their parents

3.

What is filial piety?

a)

the responsibility children have to respect, obay, and care for their parents

b)

a single human being as contrasted with a group

4.

What is an individual?

a)

a single human being as contrasted with a group

b)

a chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws

5.

What is legalism?

a)

a chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws

b)

the study of the basic ideas about society, education, and right and wrong

6.

What is philosophy?

a)

the study of the basic ideas about society, education, and right and wrong

b)

having things in common

7.

What does similar mean?

a)

having things in common

b)

a group of people who are at a similar cultural, economic, or education life

8.

What are social classes?

a)

a group of people who are at a similar cultural, economic, or education life

b)

having things in common

9.

In early China, which of the following was something done mostly by women?

a)

raising children

b)

overseeing the education of their children

c)

all of the above

d)

managing household finances

10.

Followers of Legalism wanted to increase freedom for Chinese people by doing away with all laws.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Merchants were not well respected in early Chinese society because ______.

a)

their positions were hereditary and others were not able to become mechants

b)

they were uneducated

c)

most people thought they were only interested in making money

d)

they did not respect the elderly

12.

According to Lazoni, the Dao is the spiritual force that guides all things.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Confucius believed that peace would come to China if people would ________.

a)

follow the beliefs of their ancestors

b)

put individual rights first

c)

adopt a strict code laws

d)

turn away from worldly affairs

14.

Which philosophy was supported by aristocrats because it did not require rulers to consider the wishes of their people?

a)

none of the above

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

d)

Confucianism

15.

Most women in early China had the opportunity to become well educated.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

What was the goal of each of the major Chinese philosophies?

a)

an expanded empire

b)

equal rights for all citizens

c)

a peaceful society

d)

individual freedom

17.

The followers of Confucius wrote down his sayings and collected them in a book called Analects.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

In early China there were more farmers than there were aristocrats.

a)

true

b)

false