Ancient China
The ancient Chinese viewed earth as a what?
A flat square
Who founded Daoism?
Laozi
A sage is a what?
A wise person
Confucius started his own what?
School
What forces are the key to harmony in the universe?
Yin and Yang
What were the most important spirits to the ancient Chinese?
Ancestor Spirits
Daoism believes in the possibility of what two things?
- life after death or even immortality
Define philosophy.
A set of beliefs about the world and how to live.
Confucius was known as the what?
"First Teacher"
upset; actions
How did people frighten spirits away?
Loud noises at festivals
What is Dao and what does it translate to?
- The path or the way
To be able to last or not likely to fall apart is the definition for _________.
Stable
According to Confucians, what is referred to as the source of all virtues?
Filial Piety
Where is ancestor veneration performed?
Holidays & Funerals
Heaven is the home of what four things?
- Sun
- Moon
- Stars
- Storms
Give the four characteristics of the Yang force.
- male - bright - warm - active
Define "ancestor veneration".
The practice of honoring the dead.
Confucius is a "___________" that sought to look for solutions to China's problems during what time period?
- thinker
- The Warring States Period
Where do spirits live on earth?
- Hills - Rivers - Rocks - Seas
Give 2 of the 3 ways that the Chinese honored their ancestors.
- Set out shrines w/tablets of ancestors' name
- Set out food
- Burned fake spirit money
What is the name of the book with Daoism beliefs in it?
Dao De Jing
The devotion of children to their parents is called what?
Filial Piety
Name all of the societal relationships in Confucianism.
- Ruler & Subject - Father & Son
- Husband & Wife - Older & Younger Brothers
- Two Friends
The collected teachings and wisdom of from Confucius is called the what?
The Analects