📜 Confucius & His Teachings
Confucius was a famous Chinese ______ who taught about respect and good behavior.
Who is a teacher (or philosopher)?
Daoism was founded by this wise man who wrote The Way and Its Power.
Who is Laozi (Lao Tzu)?
Legalism was based on the belief that people needed these to stay in line by using ________.
What are strict laws and punishments?
The Xia Dynasty is believed to be the ________ dynasty in Chinese history.
What is the first?
Shi Huangdi was the first emperor of this dynasty.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
Confucius believed society worked best when people followed proper ______.
What are rules of respect or manners?
Daoism teaches people to live in __________ with the natural force known as the Dao or "the Way."
What is harmony?
Legalism believed people are naturally this, so rulers must control them.
What is selfish or bad?
The Shang Dynasty is known for using these animal bones to tell the future.
What are oracle bones?
Shi Huangdi unified China by standardizing these three things.
What are money, writing, and measurements?
The Analects were sayings collected by Confucius' followers and put into a _________.
What is a book?
According to Daoism, people should avoid fighting and seek this kind of life.
What is a simple and peaceful life?
This philosophy was used by what ruler to control the empire.
Who is Shi Huangdi?
The Shang built strong cities along this major river in northern China.
What is the Yellow River (Huang He)?
He started building this massive structure to protect China from northern invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
Confucius believed rulers should lead by setting a good ______ instead of by punishment.
What is example?
Daoism influenced Chinese art by focusing on nature and this type of calm balance.
What is harmony?
Legalism helped unify China by making everyone follow the same ______.
What are laws and rules?
Shang rulers used this metal to make powerful weapons and tools.
What is bronze?
The emperor used this dangerous liquid in search of immortality.
What is mercury?
Explain one way that Confucius’s teachings still influence Chinese culture today.
What is through respect for elders, education, and family loyalty?
Explain how Daoism’s ideas differ from Confucian ideas about government.
Daoism says to avoid strict rules, while Confucianism supports order and duty.
Explain why Legalism caused some people to dislike the Qin Dynasty.
The punishments were harsh and people lost many freedoms.
Explain how historians know about the Shang even though they lived so long ago.
Through stories and archaeological discoveries like oracle bones and bronze artifacts.
Shi Huangdi had family members who tried to rebel. What did he do to them?
What is he had them killed?