Ancient China
Daoism
Vocabulary & Translations
Confucianism
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The ancient Chinese viewed earth as a what?

A flat square

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Who founded Daoism?

Laozi

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A sage is a what?

A wise person


100

Confucius started his own what?

School

100

What forces are the key to harmony in the universe?

Yin and Yang

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What were the most important spirits to the ancient Chinese? 

Ancestor Spirits


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Daoism believes in the possibility of what two things?

- life after death or even immortality 

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Define philosophy. 

A set of beliefs about the world and how to live. 

200

Confucius was known as the what?

"First Teacher"

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People can __________ order with their _________.

upset; actions

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How did people frighten spirits away?

Loud noises at festivals 

300

What is Dao and what does it translate to?

- The natural way of the universe 


- The path or the way

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To be able to last or not likely to fall apart is the definition for _________.

Stable

300

According to Confucians, what is referred to as the source of all virtues?

Filial Piety

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Where is ancestor veneration performed?

Holidays & Funerals

400

Heaven is the home of what four things?

- Sun

- Moon

- Stars

- Storms

400

Give the four characteristics of the Yang force.

- male  - bright - warm - active

400

Define "ancestor veneration". 

The practice of honoring the dead.

400

Confucius is a "___________" that sought to look for solutions to China's problems during what time period?

- thinker

- The Warring States Period

400

Where do spirits live on earth? 

- Hills   - Rivers   - Rocks  - Seas


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Give 2 of the 3 ways that the Chinese honored their ancestors.

Possible Answers:

- Set out shrines w/tablets of ancestors' name

- Set out food

- Burned fake spirit money

500

What is the name of the book with Daoism beliefs in it?

Dao De Jing

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The devotion of children to their parents is called what?

Filial Piety

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Name all of the societal relationships in Confucianism.

- Ruler & Subject   - Father & Son 

- Husband & Wife    - Older & Younger Brothers 

- Two Friends

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The collected teachings and wisdom of from Confucius is called the what?

The Analects

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