Governing Philosophies
This governing philosophy was built around strong central rule and strict laws.
What is legalism?
Caring about the way things look, or ideas about beauty.
What are aesthetics?
Qin Shi Huangdi reformed China's writing by doing this.
What is mandating one written language for the entire country?
These were the warriors of medieval Japan.
Who are Samurai?
This type of geographic feature typically provides fertile land and transportation.
What is a river?
This governing philosophy thought it was important to have moral leaders who cared for their subjects.
What is Confucianism?
A society where men have most or all of the power.
What is a patriarchy?
Qin Shi Huangdi governed with an extreme version of this philosophy.
What is legalism?
Battle armor from this period was not only designed for protection, but also for this.
What are aesthetics? Or, looking fly.
This type of geographic feature typically provides protection from invasion, and forces humans to get creative with their farming practices.
What are mountains?
This philosophy thought we didn't need any true government, and we should all live simple lives in small, self-sustaining communities. It was pretty chill, bro.
What is Daoism?
Devotion to your family. Often associated with ancestor worship.
What is filial piety?
Qin Shi Huangdi became the first Emperor of China by doing this.
Uniting the warring states/conquering neighboring states/etc.
This is the native religion of Japan, built around worshipping spirits in nature known as kami.
What is Shinto?
Japan is this type of geographic feature- a collection of islands.
What is an archipelago?
This symbol represents opposing forces in nature that exist in harmony with each other.
What is the Yin/Yang?
The organized offices and people who carry out the government's business.
What is a bureaucracy?
This was one of Qin Shi Huangdi's economic reforms.
What is a common currency/common measurements for carts/common weights for tax collection/etc.
These military dictators each controlled their own territory as Japan became more decentralized.
Who are the Shogun?
Several countries in East Asia are located on this- an area with increased volcanic activity and earthquakes.
What is the Ring of Fire?
This idea states that a leader's divine right to rule his people depends on whether or not he takes care of their needs.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
This form of Buddhism worshipped the Buddha as a god, and said that anyone could achieve Nirvana.
What is Mahayana Buddhism?
During the burning and the burying, Qin Shi Huangdi buried his political opponents alive, and burned books that promoted THIS philosophy.
What is Confucianism?
Religious life in Japan was centered around these structures, which were said to be the homes of different kami.
What are Shrines?
This specific geographic feature acts as a natural barrier between China and India. It is effectively the dividing line between East Asia and South/Central Asia.
What are the Himalayan Mountains?