Geography
This desert is north of the Zhou Dynasty
What is the Gobi Desert
This Chinese philosopher is considered the founder of Confucianism
Who is Confucius?
A famous teacher credited with writing the basic text of Daoism
Who is Laozi?
This philosophy believed that people needed strict laws to maintain order and that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
What is Legalism?
This dynasty ruled China after the Shang Dynasty
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
This river was one of the most important rivers to early Chinese civilization.
What is the Yellow River?
People should be respectful and loyal to their family members.
Leaders should be kind and lead by example.
What are main ideas/ morals of Confucianism?
"The Way"
What is "Dao"?
Legalists believed a government should use these to control behavior
What are strict laws and punishments?
The Zhou used this idea to explain why they had the right to rule China?
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
These mountains helped to protect China from invasion and made travel difficult.
What are the Himalayas?
Confucius ideas that were passed down through his students and later compiled into a book
What is The Analects?
Balance of opposites
ex: light and dark, man and woman, low and high, etc
What is yin-yang?
This person is associated with developing Legalist ideas
Who is Han Fei?
According to the Mandate of Heaven, a ruler could lose the right to rule if they did this
What is become corrupt/ fail to protect the people?
This large plateau is located southwest of China
What is the Tibetan Plateau?
This philosophy is a unique teaching that is both philosophical and religious, and has become the dominant belief in China
What is Confucianism?
This teaching spread into parts of Asia including Korea and Japan
What is Daoism?
Disagreed with the moral preaching of Confucius and rejected Daoism
What are the followers of Legalism/ Legalists?
When the king would would light fires for entertainment and the king's armies would rush in. When the real attack came, the men thought it was a joke so nobody came.
What is the decline of the Zhou Dynasty?
Name TWO ways China's geography helped shape ancient Chinese civilization.
What are fertile river valleys, natural barriers, farming, transportation, and protection from invasion?
The force behind all things that exist
What is taiji?
In Chinese Laozi can mean this
What is "Old Baby"?
A ruler following Legalism would most likely respond to rising crime by doing this
What is creating stricter laws and stronger punishments?
A time of civil war and brutal fighting
What is the Warring States period?