WorksheetsPhilosophies of ancient China
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who was Confucius?
He was a man who lived in China from 551 to 479 BCE. Confucianism is a system of beliefs based on his teachings
He was a sage, or wise person, who many scholars believe was born in the sixth century BCE. He is credited with developing Daoism.
He was a man who lived during the Zhou Dynasty around 280-233 B.C.E. He is the founder fo Legalism.
He was the last king of the Zhou dynasty. He created Confucianism to end the Era of Warring States.
What is "li" according to Confucius and why is it important?
Li are strict laws. Confucius believed that strict laws were needed to restore order to society.
Li is a universal force connected to nature that creates order for all things. Confucius believed everyone needed to be one with Li.
Li is proper behavior. Confucius believed that if everyone followed li, then society would be ordered and peaceful.
Li is a supreme god. Confucius believed that if everyone followed the laws created by Li then order would be restored.
According to Confucius, what were the responsibilities of each individual in the five basic relationships?
Both the superior and inferior person should do what they natural desire as long as they are one with the Dao.
The superior person should not encourage the inferior person to do anything they do not naturally desire to do and the inferior person should try not to draw attention to themselves.
The superior person should make strict laws with harsh punishments and the inferior person should obey the laws.
The superior person in each relationship should be respected and obeyed and in turn should be kind and set a good example for the other person.
According to Confucius, how should rulers rule their people?
Rulers should govern using fewer laws and should only support the people in achieving what they naturally desire.
If rulers want to be respected and obeyed then they should be kind to their people and set a good moral example.
Rulers should created detailed laws to train people to accept their authority, never demonstrate or give in to feelings of affection or charity and should trust no one.
Rulers should let people do whatever they want even if their actions create more disorder and chaos in society.
Who was Laozi?
He was a man who lived in China from 551 to 479 BCE. Confucianism is a system of beliefs based on his teachings
He was a sage, or wise person, who many scholars believe was born in the sixth century BCE. He is credited with developing Daoism.
He was a man who lived during the Zhou Dynasty around 280-233 B.C.E. He is the founder fo Legalism.
He was the last king of the Zhou dynasty. He created Daoism to end the Era of Warring States.
According to Daoists, how should people behave?
They believed that people should not strive for power and wealth because it was harmful and unnatural and that they needed to be one with the Dao, which is a universal force connected to nature.
They believed that the elders in society should act as role models and that people should respect and obey them.
They believed that all people were bad by nature and thus strict laws with clear rewards and punishments were needed to restore order in society.
They believed that people should be allowed to do what they want regardless of the consequences.
According to Daoists, how should rulers rule their people?
Rulers should govern using fewer laws and should only support the people in achieving what they naturally desire.
If rulers want to be respected and obeyed then they should be kind to their people and set a good moral example.
Rulers should created detailed laws to train people to accept their authority, never demonstrate or give in to feelings of affection or charity and should trust no one.
Rulers should let people do whatever they want even if their actions create more disorder and chaos in society.
Who was Han Fei?
He was a man who lived in China from 551 to 479 BCE. Confucianism is a system of beliefs based on his teachings
He was a sage, or wise person, who many scholars believe was born in the sixth century BCE. He is credited with developing Daoism.
He was a man who lived during the Zhou Dynasty around 280-233 B.C.E. He is the founder fo Legalism.
He was the last king of the Zhou dynasty. He created Legalism to end the Era of Warring States.
According to Legalists, what was the best way to create a strong society?
They believed people should not strive for power and wealth because it was harmful and unnatural and that they needed to be one with the Dao, which is a universal force connected to nature.
They believed that the elders in society should act as role models and that people should respect and obey them.
They believed that all people were bad by nature and thus strict laws with clear rewards and punishments were needed to restore order in society.
They believed that people should be allowed to do what they want regardless of the consequences.
According to Legalists, how should rulers rule their people?
Rulers should govern using fewer laws and should only support the people in achieving what they naturally desire.
If rulers want to be respected and obeyed then they should be kind to their people and set a good moral example.
Rulers should created detailed laws to train people to accept their authority, never demonstrate or give in to feelings of affection or charity and should trust no one.
Rulers should let people do whatever they want even if their actions create more disorder and chaos in society.
