Where in the World?
This river is named for the colored soil (or loess) that surrounds its banks.
What is the Yellow River?
The first to truly unify China.
What is the Qin Dynasty.
A Confucian term for having respect and devotion for one's family.
What is filial piety?
Daoists are passive and do not believe in war.
What is true?
The Han Dynasty used this philosophy to rule over its people.
What is Confucianism?
This mountain range (largest in the world) separates China from the Indian subcontinent.
What are The Himalayas?
The first to claim the mandate of heaven.
Confucian scholars believe that people are naturally...
What is good?
The natural flow of the universe that people must strive to live in harmony with is called:
What is the Dao?
True or False:
The Han Dynasty expanded China's borders and built up more of the Great Wall.
What is True?
This manmade geographic feature connected the city of Beijing to areas South.
What is the Grand Canal?
What is the Qin Dynasty?
True or False Question:
Confucius served successfully in government for many years.
What is false?
According to Legend, Laozi is the founder of Daoism and wrote it's most influential text known as the
What is the Daodejing?
Emperor Wudi ensured that all of his government officials did this before serving.
What is "pass the civil service exam?"
This geographic feature was the only natural barrier between Chinese civilizations and nomads from Mongolia.
What is "The Gobi Desert?"
What is the Shang Dynasty?
Confucius continued to teach followers long after his death as a result of this foundational text:
What are The Analects?
The concept of "inaction," or not trying to hard for success, wealth, etc. is known as:
What is the concept of "wuwei"?
Unlike most other civilizations, these types of people were NOT the lowest social class in Han China because there specific contributions to society were highly valued.
What are farmers?
This geographic area was home to the first Chinese civilization.
Name the dynasty whose philosophy is best characterized by the below quote:
"When present-day scholars counsel rulers they all tell them to rid themselves of thought of profit and follow the path of mutual love. This is expecting rulers to go further than parents. These are immature ideas, false and deceptive. Therefore the intelligent ruler does not accept them"
What is the Qin Dynasty?
According to Confucian philosophy, this type of people should hold government positions.
What are "scholar officials?" (or educated people)
Daoists prefer to live in these kind of communities:
What are "self sufficient communities?" (or small, rural communities)
The Han Dynasty lost the Mandate of Heaven when it raised taxes and did this to many farmers.
What is "took their land?"