China Vocab Flashcard, Week 2

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Chinese philosophy by Laozi emphasizing a simple life and natural laws.

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Daoism

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Confucius taught that people should honor the Mandate of Heaven.

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True

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Legalism: belief in human evil requiring enforcement through

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strict laws and harsh punishments.

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Members of the aristocracy in ancient China?

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rulers, nobles, and wealthy landowners

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NOT a Chinese philosophy?

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Buddhism

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A way of thinking about life is called?

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philosophy

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Confucius summarized his teachings in:

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Do not inflict upon others that which you yourself would not want.

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A bureaucrat is

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a person who works for the government.

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Chinese written language includes symbols and word pictures, known as?

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pictographs and ideographs

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Leader against hereditary positions for government workers?

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Confucius and Confucianism