Vocabulary
belonging or related to an emperor
imperial
What symbol is often used in Daoism to represent harmony and balance
The Yin and Yang symbol
Where did Confucianism come from?
A Chinese philosopher named Conficus
How long did civil service exams take?
Multiple days
Whats a Song?
Argriculture improvments
A line of rulers descending from 1 family
Dynasty
The characteristics of calm and rest is associantion with which symbol in Daoism.
Yin
What did Confucius believe?
All men had potential to be perfect; some men were born more superior than others.
What was aloud in the room during civil service exams?
Paper and something to write with
What is tang?
Gunpowder which was invented in china.
a test giving to qualify candidates for government jobs
Civil service examinations
What are the characteristics of Yang?
Outgoing, Positive, day and masculine
What did those above have to do?
What did those below have to do?
Those above had to be kind to the people below, asfore the people below had to pay respect to those above.
What topics were covered in the civil service exams?
History, literature and poetry
Whats a Yuan?
Mongols rules. (goberments ruled by foreigners)
A highly complex body of workers with many levels of authority.
Bureaucracy
Identify the Chinese teacher who taugh Daoism
Lao Tzu
In the 7th century what was the name of the chinese monk that traveled to india?
Xuan Zang
What was the name of the people who partcipated in the exams?
Candidates
What does Han?
Age of expansion and prosperity, Zhan Bon wrote her books.
A ruling class of noble families
Aristocracy
What does Dao translate in english
Yin
What did Xuan Zang bring back from india?
Thousands of buddist scripters.
What did candidates eat during the civil service exams?
Basic meals like Rice, Vegetables and any sort of protein.
Define the word Mings?
China close off to foreign contact and Zhang he expeditions brought tributaries.