Chapter 8 Flashcards
What was the classic of filial piety and what did it teach
It was a Confucian book that taught children to obey parents and order
Who was Liu Bang
Founder of the Han Dynasty
How did the Han pacify Xiongnu
Payed tribute
Who were the Xiongnu
Nomadic people who loved in the steppes of Central Asia
What was the Daodejng and Zhuangzi
Daoism books
Who founded Daoism and the Daodejng
Laozi
Why did Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism come around
In response to the Period of Warring States
What did Xunzi believe about human nature
Believed humans were selfish and didnt care about other and didnt contribute to the larger world
Chinese silk
Finer because is advanced techniques
Priced commodity in other places
Silk tread made from unraveling silkworm cocoon
Han curriculum was based on
Confucianism
What did Admonitious for women teach
Obedience, humility, subservience, and devotion to their husband
Who was Qin Shihuangdi
The first emperor of the Qin dynasty
Who was the military leader of Xiongnu
Maodun
How did legalist ministers make a strong and powerful state
They encouraged agriculture cultivation and military service
Daoist followers practiced wuwei, what is wuwei
Go with the flow of the cosmos and live in harmony with nature
What is the concept dao mean
The original force of the cosmos, an external and in changing principal that governs all the workings of the world
Who wrote the Analects
Disciples of Confucius
Collection of Confucius teachings
Analects
Junzi
A well educated and conscientious individual
Why did the han collapse
Internal weakness
What was the capital of the Qun dynasty
Xianyang
Who first unified china as one state
Qin dynasty
How did legalists control the people
Clear and strict laws
Who was the most influential figure in ancient and modern China
Confucius
Another name for Daoism
Taoism
Confucian belief about improving life
Hard work
Daoism belief about improving life
No action inaction
Who was Shang Yang
Wrote the book of The Lord Shang
What philosophy brought order to china
Legalism
What happened to Han feizi
Forced to commit suicide by political enemies
Review/ basics of Confucianism
Respect for family, hard work, education
What is Li
Sense of propriety, behave
Dates of later Han
25-220CE
What led to the Han dynasty’s collapse
The yellow turban uprising
What did wang mang attempt
To redistribute land more equitably
After 100ce Chinese writing was on
Paper
Who is known as the socialist emperor
Wang mang
How did Qin centralize china
He standardized laws, currency, weights, and measures
What is xiao
Filial piety, family
What is ren
Kindness and benevolence or humanity
What were Confucian values
Ren, Li and xiao
Who was Confucius
An educator and political advisor
Started Confucianism
Who was king Fuzi
Confucius
Who was the greatest and most energetic Han emperor
Han wudi
Who was part of the imperial family
Large land holders
Capital of later Han
Luoyang
Dates of former Han
206bce- 9ce
Capital of former Han
Chang’an
What was Han wudi known as
Martial emperor
How long did the han dynasty last
400 years
When was Qin Shihuangdi tomb excavated
1974
Review/ basics of Daoism
Keeping life simple and being one with nature
Review/ basics of Buddhism
Respect for others property and all life
Review/ basics of legalism
All power to the legal ruler
During which dynasty did Confucian ideas become widely accepted in china
Han
What did candidates during the Han have to show they knew to be chosen as a gov official
Education in Confucian teachings
What are the five key relationships in Confucianism
Ruler and subject Parent and child Husband and wife Elder sibling and younger sibling Friend and friend
What is wuwei
Disengagement from the competitive and involvement in the real world
What did Mencius believe about human nature
It was normally good
Who was the spokesman for Confucian school
Mencius
How did the Qin empire end
Waves of revolts
What can you see at the first emperors tomb
A terra-cotta army of Qin soldiers and cavalry
What’s did Qin Shihuangdi do
Burned books
Built defensive walls
Killed scholars
Standardized written script
What did Han fei believe about people
They were naturally evil and selfish
Who’s ideas were legalism based on
Han fei
Which Confucian values did gov official need
Ren
People with xiao
Respected family and parents, looked after welfare and supported family in old age
People with Li were
Respectful to elder, and treated others with courtesy
People with ren were
Courteous respectful diligent and loyal
What does filial piety mean
Respect owed to ones parents and ancestors
