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Essential Question: What new philosophies developed during the Zhou dynasty and
what did they teach?
Chapter: 21: Three Chinese Philosophies
Questions/Themes/Concepts Answers to questions, Themes, and Concepts
1. What dynasty took
control in China
after the Shang
dynasty?
2. What three
philosophies came
out of the Zhou
dynasty?
3. Where did the Zhou
come from?
4. Why did the Zhou
rulers believe they
should rule?
5. Explain the Mandate
of Heaven.
Questions/Themes/Concepts
6. Explain feudalism.
7. What eventually
happened with the
lords?
8. Describe the
teachings of
Confucianism.
9. Where can you find
the sayings of
Confucius?
10. Who founded
Daoism (Taoism)
and what did he
write?
11. What is the basic
theory of Daoism?
Answers to questions, themes, concepts
Questions/Themes/Concepts
12. What does Dao
mean? What does it
teach?
13. Explain Yin and
Yang.
14. What are Daoist
thought towards
government?
15. Who founded
Legalism?
16. Explain Legalism.
Essential Question:
17. What new philosophies
developed during the Zhou
dynasty and what did they
teach?
Answers to questions, themes, concepts