World History Ms A's 3rd Quarter Vocabulary and Definitions Test

The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods is called the

• Mandate of Heaven

• dynasty

• Zhou

• Warring States Period

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A line of rulers in a country, generally kings of a particular family, is called a

• Mandate of Heaven

• dynasty

• Zhou

• Warring States Period

An aristocrat named Wu Wang overthrew the Shang government in 1045 B.C. which created a new dynasty which was called the

• Mandate of Heaven

• dynasty

• Zhou

• Warring States Period

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Aristocrats who ruled the territories of the Zhou kingdom became more powerful, and began to fight each other. This began in the 400's B.C. and went on for nearly 200 years. This became known as the

• Mandate of Heaven

• dynasty

• Zhou

• Warring States Period

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The ideas of this man created another Chinese Philosophy called Daoism, and he created "the Way". What is his name?

• Laozi

• Confucius

• Han Fei Zi

• Daoism

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Born in 550 B.C. to a farming family, he urged people to follow the beliefs of their ancestors. What was his name?

• Laozi

• Confucius

• Han Fei Zi

• Daoism

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The creator of legalism believed that humans were naturally evil. Strict laws and harsh punishments were necessary to force people to do their duty. His name is

• Laozi

• Confucius

• Han Fei Zi

• Daoism

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A Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature is called

• Laozi

• Confucius

• Han Fei Zi

• Daoism

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A Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws

• Legalism

• Qin Shi Huangdi

• Qin Dynasty

• Terra Cotta Warriors

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The name of the first Emperor of the Qin Dynasty

• Legalism

• Qin Shi Huangdi

• Qin Dynasty

• Terra Cotta Warriors

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