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Confucius and China
Confucianism, Daoism, Qin and Han Dynasties
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chinese philosopher whose goal was to create social order in China. | Confucius |
| Confucian teaching that you should not do to people what you do not want them to do to you. Similar to the Christian "golden rule" | Reciprocity |
| Confucian idea that you should respect your elders and those in positions of authority | filial piety |
| ruler and subject, parent and child, husband and wife, older friend and younger friend, older sibling and younger sibling | The Five Relationships |
| Tests that needed to be taken in order to become a government official. Inspired by the Confucian idea that government officials should be educated. | Civil Service Exams |
| Chinese philosophy that rejected society and suggested that people should turn to nature | Daoism |
| Chinese idea that people are evil by nature and that laws needed to be harsh. Harsh punishments would scare people into obeying the law | Legalism |
| Built to protect China from nomadic invaders | the Great Wall |
| Trade route that stretched from China to the edge of Eastern Europe (allowed for massive amounts of cultural diffusion) | Silk Road |
| Under this dynasty, China experienced a long period of peace and prosperity. | Han Dynasty |