Three Chinese Philosophies Flashcards
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What dynasty took over after the shang?
The Zhou dynasty.
Define mandate over haven.
a power that controlled human destiny.
Define fedulisim.
People that own land based an the goverment.
Define the warring states period.
A period of time when several Chinese states went to war for 250 years.
Define confucianism.
It was a religion that gave people roles in life.
What are antalects?
A book with confuceises sayings after his death
What are the main teachings of confucianism?
To have a peaceful society and to have a role in life, Mother, Father, sister, brother, older and younger sibling.
What are the main teachings of Daoism?
The main teachings of Daoism is follow the way, and to accept whatever comes.
What is another name for daoism?
Another was to pronounce Daoism is Taoism
Yin and yang
The dark and the light side.
What are the main teachings of legalism?
They are to follow the laws and don’t study confucanism teachings. It was also the most strict teachings of all of the three.
Why was legalism adopted?
It was adopted because of the strict laws and it made the people stronger.
