Dynasties
Civil Service Exams
Game Cards
Women in a Confucian Society
Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism
100

What dynasty was an age of expansion and prosperity?

What is Han

100

What are three things that people were allowed to have in the room while taking the exam?

What is paper, something to write with, and a bucket

100

When were they invented?

What is the 9th century

100

What is the first of the Three Obediences?

What is obey your father

100

What symbol represents Daoism?

What is the Yin and Yang symbol

200

What dynasty did China become more liberal?

What is Tang

200

What happened before the exams?

What is candidates were searched prior to the exam

200

How were they made?

What is with woodblock printing

200

What is the second of the Three Obediences?

What is obey you husband

200

Who invented the concept of Confucianism?

What is Confucius

300

What dynasty had many agricultural improvements?

What is Song

300

How long do the exams take to complete?

What is 24-72 hours

300

When were they introduced to Europeans?

What is the late 1300s

300

What is the third of the Three Obediences?

What is obey your son

300

What does Daoism focus on?

What is balance and nature

400

What dynasty was ruled by Mongols?

What is Yuan

400

What dynasty were these exams created in?

What is Han

400

What is one popular game played with these cards?

What is Yezi Ge

400

What are three of the expected behaviors of women?

What is modesty, humility, domesticity, submissiveness, education

400

What does Confucianism focus on?

What is family values

500

What dynasty did China close off foreign contact in?

What is Ming

500

What dynasty used these exams to hire government officials for their knowledge and qualifications?

What is Tang

500

What were the designs on the cards?

What is money suited patterns; coins, lines/sticks, myriads, or domino/dice patterns

500

Who wrote books about the expectations of women?

What is Zhao Ban

500

What are three of the concepts in the Eightfold Path in Buddhism?

What is Right Understanding, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration