Enhance your knowledge on key aspects of Chinese philosophy with this Ch. 8 quiz! Explore the teachings of Confucius, Mencius, and Daoist principles, focusing on education, political advisement, and harmonious living. Ideal for students of history and philosophy.
Natural laws such as those defined by modern physics
The original force of the cosmos, an eternal and unchanging principle that governs all the workings of the world
Passive and yielding foces that exist only in water and empty spaces
Living according to REN, LI, and XIAO
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Family values
The existence of a god
Reincarnation
Social involvement
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An educator and political advisor
A man involved in the practice of statecraft as an ambitious official
A great traveler and writer of deep philosophical treatises
A powerful and corrupt emperor
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Specially-chosen, highly skilled warriors
Individuals who withdraw from society and live in harmony with nature
Well-educated and conscientious individuals to fill state offices
Graduates of Confucius' own school of philosophy
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Ordered the burning of most books
Ordered workers to link defensive walls into one barrier
Sentenced scholars to be buried alive
Standardized the written script
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Bamboo, pounded thin to make sheets
Silk fabric
Paper
Parchment from animal skins
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Through cooperation with neighboring states
By genocide aimed at other strong states
By the gradual conquest of other states
Through its diplomacy that encouraged allies to help
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Enormous taxation
Drought and plague
Land distribution
Weak rulers
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A devoted army
Better equipment
Charismatic leadership
Little or no competition
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The evil nature of human beings could be improved by moral education
Government should be organized through benevolence and humane action
Government should be based on moral principal and codified law
People should live by Daoist principles and behave by Confucian values
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He intended to invade the Persian empire from Central Asia
Other methods were not effective to pacify the Xiongnu and stop their raids
The economy was stagnant and the buildup to war provided jobs
He wanted to capture the wealthy Xiongnu cities
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Encouraged commerce, entrepreneurial activity, and education
Won the people's support by providing them with legal rights
Sought to rule according to principles of benevolence
Encouraged agricultural cultivation and military service
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The Yellow Turban Uprising
The invasion of the Xiongnu
The rise of the "socialist emperor"
Moving the capital ot Luoyang
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The conquest of northern Korea and Vietnam
The formation of a Confucian educational system
The continuation of Qin road building
The establishment of imperial monopolies on iron and salt
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Motivate him/herself to change the world
Follow high ethical standards and strie for success
Try to govern the state according to benevolent paternalism
Go with the flow of the cosmos and live in harmony with nature
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The Xiongnu nomads
The scholar-officials produced by universities
The eunuchs within the imperial court
The Yellow Turbans
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The statecraft policies of Legalism
Political science and the study of law
Daoism
Confucianism
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Moral education was needed
Good public behavior was to be valued
Humans selfishly pursue their own interests
Harsh social discipline is needed to bring order to society
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The Chinese are inherently practical people who desire guidelines for daily life rather than promises of eternal life
Veneration of ancestors as practiced since ancient times fulfilled the need for protective spirituality
By killing scholars and burning books, Qin Shihuangdi managed to convince the Chinese that it was safer to have no beliefs
Daoism promotes meditation that serves the same purpose as prayer
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Domestic harmony
Chaotic disunity
Unified authority
Centralized power
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Formation of administrative districts
Adherence to Legalism
Persecution of dissenters
Suppression of Confucianism
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The Confucian classics
Daoist principles
Government enforcement
Legalist ideas
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Restore land that had been taken from the royal family
To solve the problem of court factions
To redistribute land more equitably
To conquer the Xiongnu
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Massive public works generated ill will among the people
Waves of rebels overwhelmed the Qin court
Disease devasted the population
Frustration with public works projects and rebel invasions
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Economic policies that favored trade
Paranoia that led to the persecution of officials
Massive conscription for public works
Taxation that favored scholars and bureaucrats
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Compasses
Bronze tools
Sericulture
Wheeled vehicles
Improved ships
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The participation by peasants from around China in building the Great Wall and the standardization of weights, measurements and scripts
The standardization of weights, measurements and scripts and the high enrollment in Qin Shihuangdi's army forces
The standardization of weights, measurements and scripts and the improved road systems built for military use
The participation by peasants from around China in building the Great Wall and the improved road systems built for military use
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