China Flashcards
Mencius was a __ that advocated …
Confucianism scholar , govt should be organized through benevolence and human action
Another name for Confucius in Latin
Kong futzi
An ind who practiced The daoist virtue of wuwei would
Go with the flow of the cosmos and live in harmony with nature
Who went against xiongu
Han quid stopped their raids no other effective way
When did sericulture begin
4th mm BCE long before Xia dynasty but until Han dynasty did it spread to the rest of china beyond the yellow river valley
Shang yang
390-338BCE
chief duke Quin heartless fell after his death
Han Feizi
Foundation of state was agriculture and army
Discouraged jobs not related to state
Cut arm for attempting to steal -harsh
similar to eye for eye Hammurabi
UNIFIED CHINA AFTER WARRING STATES(280-233 BCE)
Ren
A sense of humanity kind benevolence
Li
Pay respects to elders
Xiaa
High significance of family
Xunzi
298-238BCE
less positive view in humans
Harsh discipline is good agreed in moral edu and good public behavior
Daoism
Created in response to warring states issues critics of confusion activism preferred a harmonic life with nature founded by Laozi who wrote daodejing
6c BCE
Dao
The way of nature the way of cosmos does nothing accomplishes everything human behavior should be calm used pot and wheel to explain
Liu bang was among______ and started the _____dynasty
Peasant rebels who defeated the Qin dynasty-HAN dynasty
Lou bang was captured and killed by
Xiongnuwarriors
