Vocabulary
Belonging or related to an Emporer
Imperial
Is calm a quality of yin or yang
Yin
Who is the Chinese philosopher who taught Confucianism
Confueius
The exams sometimes took days to complete
True or False
True
An age of expansion and prosperity
Han dynasty
A test given to qualify candidates for government jobs
Civil service examinations
Does yang represent a masculine or feminine personality
Masculine
What other name is Confucius known by
Kong Zi
Why were candidates serched
To make sure that they were not cheating
gunpowder was invented, china became more open different ideas andway of dress
Tang dynasty
a line of rulers descending from one family
Dynasty
What are the charecteristics of yin
- calm
-passive
-soft
Confucius said being mortaly superior has to do with...
a. The blood or birth place
b. Character and personal developement
b. Character and personal developement
Where were people placed to take the exams and what were they given
In a small room with only a paper and something to write with
Agriculture was improved
Song dynasty
A highly complex body of workers with many levels of authority
Bureaucracy
Who is the Chinese teacher who taught Daoism
Lao Tzu (Laozi)
What did Confucius belive
Confucius belived that all men hadthe potential to be perfict
People with more money were more likely to pass the exam because they had access to better tutors and materials
True or false
True
Mongal rules were established (government ruled by foreigners)
Yuan dynasty
A ruling class of noble families who lead the government
Aristocracy
What did Daoism teach
Daoism taught people balance, not having mony possetions, caring about nature, and showing compation
What is filial piety
The idea that childeren shoould be good to their parents
What was the purpose of the exams
To chose people for goverment jobs that were more capable and not just high ranking people
China closes off to foreign contact and Zheng went on expeditions and brought tributaries
Ming dynasty