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China's 3 Philosophies

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  • Q1
    Around what year did the Zhou, a group of people in northwestern China, move into the central plains?
    1405 B.C.E.
    1054 B.C.E.
    1004 B.C.E.
    1045 B.C.E.
    30s
  • Q2
    What did the Zhou claim they had been given to justify their conquest of the Shang dynasty?
    Popular Sovereignty
    Tianming
    Divine Right of Kings
    Mandate of Heaven
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the term for the system of relationships the Zhou used to increase the government's stability?
    Tribute system
    Bureaucracy
    Meritocracy
    Feudalism
    30s
  • Q4
    During what period did the lords of individual states become more ambitious and powerful, eventually rivaling the king's power?
    Late Shang Dynasty
    Spring and Autumn period
    Early Zhou Dynasty
    Warring States period
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the historical time of disorder in China between about 770 and 453 B.C.E. often called?
    Era of the Five Emperors
    Time of the Hundred Schools of Thought
    Warring States period
    Period of the Six Dynasties
    30s
  • Q6
    What were the three major schools of thought that emerged in China during the time of unrest?
    Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism
    Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism
    Platonism, Aristotelianism, and Cynicism
    Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Skepticism
    30s
  • Q7
    Who is considered the founder of Confucianism?
    Buddha
    Laozi
    Hanfeizi
    Confucius (Kongfuzi)
    30s
  • Q8
    What was the goal of Confucianism?
    To seek enlightenment through meditation
    To live in harmony with nature
    To achieve a just and peaceful society
    To establish strict laws and punishments
    30s
  • Q9
    According to Confucianism, how many basic relationships exist between people?
    Five
    Six
    Four
    Three
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the collection of Confucius's sayings compiled by his students called?
    Hanfeizi
    The Analects
    The Five Classics
    Dao De Jing
    30s
  • Q11
    What did the influence of Confucianism lead Han leaders to do?
    Establish a hereditary monarchy
    Hire civil servants based on wealth
    Isolate China from foreign influence
    Hire civil servants based on their ability
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the second great philosophy to emerge from China's time of trouble?
    Buddhism
    Legalism
    Mohism
    Daoism
    30s
  • Q13
    Who is considered the great sage or wise man of Daoism?
    Confucius
    Laozi
    Hanfeizi
    Mencius
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the Dao, central to Daoism, thought to be?
    The will of the emperor
    A set of strict laws and punishments
    The path to enlightenment
    The force that gives order to the natural universe
    30s
  • Q15
    What does Daoism teach about achieving happiness and peace?
    It comes from accumulating wealth and power
    It is achieved through strict adherence to social rules
    It is gained by living in harmony with the way of nature
    It requires following a strict legal code
    30s

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