Vocab
Being related or being associated with an emperor
imperial
Is Taoism and Daoism the same thing or a different thing?
Taoism and Daoism are the same thing
What is the idea of confucianism?
To focus on morality and the importance of ethics.
What was the Civil Service Exams?
The exams were given from imperial examination, for the purpose of selecting citizens to be on the state bureaucracy.
Whats the name of the dynasty that was a age of expansions and prosperity.
The Han dynasty.
Whats is a line of rulers that descend from one family called
Dynasty
Whats the idea of Daoism?
The idea is to have compassion, to be humble, that human life is only a small part of the process of nature, and to live in harmony.
Who was is the creator of confucianism?
Confucius was the creator of Confucianism.
How long did the Civil Service Exams?
The exam would last several days to complete, and people would be so stressed that they would pass out or quit before the exam was over.
True or false: Gun powder was invented in the Tang dynasty
True: Gun powder was invented in the Tang dynasty
what is a complex body of workers that have many levels of authority
bureaucracy
Who created Daoism
Lao Tzu created Daoism
What did Confucius teach about acting properly in relationships?
"Those above be kind to ones below" and "Those below show respect and obey those above."
What were the protocols to the Civil Service Exams?
Candidates were searched to make sure no cheating was going on, they were put in a room with only a paper and pencil with a bucket to use the restroom in because they weren't allowed to leave that room until they were don't with the exam. They also had to bring their own food cause the test lasted days and food wasn't provided.
What dynasty was know for their agriculture improvements.
The Song dynasty.
What do you call it when officials have proven their worth or merit to rule
Meritocracy
True or false: Daoism only believes that people can be fully bad or fully good not anything in between.
False: Daoism believes that people aren't fully bad or fully good, they believe that everyone has good and bad in them.
What did confucius believe about men?
He believed that all men were of equally power and was against that some men were born superior to other men.
What was the advantage of wealthier citizens who were taking the exam?
Citizens who were wealthy had the advantage of buying books and professionals to help them study for the long hard and stressful exam.
What dynasty was closed off to foreign contact?
The Ming dynasty.
Describe aristocracy.
Aristocrats belong to the upper class, the have more wealth and status and were sometimes hired for their background as being apart of the aristocracy social class in China.
What does the yin yang symbol represent?
The represents harmony and balance in life.
Whats the main idea of the filial piety?
The main idea is to bring a good name to the family by doing good deeds inside or out of the house and to take care of their parents when they get old.
True or false: They were they allowed to re take the exam if they failed.
True: They could retake the test as many times as it took them to get on to the next level.
What was the dynasty's name thats government was ruled by foreigners?
The Yuan dynasty