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The philosophy which believes that everyone is selfish, therefore the only way in which peace can be achieved is by ruling them with strict and tough rules
What is Legalism
A piece of bone or turtle shell where religious leaders would inscribe prophecies during the Shang Dynasty
What are Oracle Bones
A philosophy which teaches that peace could be achieved by simply obeying those whose job is to protect us.
What is Confucianism
A person, usually once removed from grandparents, who is directly descendent of.
What is an ancestor
Philosophy which believes that humans should respect the flow of life and nature, and that finding the balance in life is the source of happiness.
What is Daoism?
the nickname for the most important river in China
What is the yellow river
Helped The Zhou Emperors maintained power
What is the mandate of heaven
The cause of the Zhou Dynasty strategy to implement Lords to backfired
What are warlords
Which of the following did Shi Huangdi not standardize?
Currency, Measurements, Jobs, Writing
Jobs
The way in which the Han Dynasty placed people in jobs?
what are merits?
Explain why Oracle Bones were so important for historians and the legitimacy of the Shang Dynasty?
Explain what was the Mandate of Heaven?
Told people that the emperor was told by the gods to rule
Why did so many philosophies come up during the Warring State Period?
They were looking for answers to stop all the chaos and find peace
The Qin Dynasty only lasted 15 years, but accomplished so much. How did they do it? Why did they last so little?
Legalism forced people to work under the leadership and voice of one single person without asking for other's opinions. Nevertheless, they quickly fell because everyone hated them
A rare occurrence during the Han Dynasty compared to other ancient societies was that they valued farmers more than merchants, explain why.
Farmers made the food for the people, while merchants only traded and did not make nor create anything.
Name two facts of the Shang Dynasty
Used Oracle Bones
Used Dikes
First Dynasty with written records
Name two facts of the Zhou Dynasty
Used Mandate of Heaven
Used lords to control large empire
fell to warlords
Name two facts of the Warring State Period
Led to many philosophies
Came to be due to corruption of Warlords
Name two facts about the Qin Dynasty
The shortest one, only 15 years
Used Legalism
Standardize currency
Name two facts about the Han Dynasty
Used Confucianism
Wanted their population to be educated
Throughout this unit, you have learned about three different philosophies, Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism. In a three paragraph essay, explain which one of these is the best. This paragraph MUST include a thesis statement
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