vocabulary
a line of rulers decended from one family
dynasty
who came up with Confucianism
Confucius
who is the creator of Daoism?
Lao Tzu
true or false: candidates were not searched before being able to enter the testing room
false
han
age of expansion and prosperity
define aristocracy
a ruling class of noble families
what is one thing that Confucius believed?
that all men have the potential to be perfect or that some men were not born to be superior over others
what is the characteristics of calm and rest is represented by what symbol?
Yin
what were the prodocals to take the exam?
they had to get searched and couldnt bringanthing or leave the room
song
agricultural improvements
define meritocracy
rule by officials who have proven their merit
the idea that children should be good to their parents
what is filial piety?
what does doa mean in english?
The Way
true or false: the civil service exams will take days to complete
true
xuan
Mongol rules (governments ruled by foreigners)
a test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government
civil service examinations
what is a rule of confucionism?
that everyone should respect and listen to thier elders
what does yang represent?
Masculine energy
what is one thing the questions were about ?
confucionism
ming
china closed off to foreign contact and Zheng he expeditions brought tributaries
define bureaucracy
a highly complex group of workers with many levels of authority
What is the order of hiearchy in cunfucianism?
ruler over subject
father over son
older sibling over younger sibling
husband over wife
what do they teach the most in Daoism?
that all living things should be in harmonhy
what were the candidates of the exam placed in the room with?
paper pencil and a bucket
tang
gunpowder invented, china became more liberal and open to new ideas and ways to dress