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Life in Ancient China
QUIZ 5-2
A. Legalism
__1. a practice where children must respect parents and
older relatives
__2. the founder of Daoism
__3. the belief that people should give up worldly
desires and turn to nature
B. Daoism
C. filial piety
D. Confucianism
E. Laozi
__4. argued for a system of laws
__5. the belief that people need to have a sense of duty
Directions: Short Answer Answer each question or statement below
on the line provided.
6. The three main social classes in ancient China were landowning ___________ ,
merchants, and peasant _________.
7. In China, the _____________ was the basic building block of society.
8. During the Period of the W__________ S______, many Chinese began to look for
ways to restore peace and order to society.
9. This man was ancient China’s first great thinker and teacher.
10. What kind of society promotes Daoism?
In Section 1, you learned about the Chinese
government under the Zhou dynasty. This section
describes what life was like during the Zhou dynasty.
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Chinese society had three main social classes:
landowning aristocrats, farmers, and merchants.
(page 285)
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Three Chinese philosophies—Confucianism,
Daoism, and Legalism—grew out of a need for
order.
(page 287)
Section 2-Guide
Confucius
convince
Laozi
promote
Hanfeizi
social class
filial piety
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Daoists believe the only acceptable time to inflict
harm on another living creature is in self-defense.
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Life in Ancient China
(pages 285–287)
A. A social class includes individuals who
share a similar position in society. Chinese
society had three main social classes:
aristocrats, farmers, and merchants.
B. Aristocrats grew rich from farmers who grew
crops on the land the aristocrats owned.
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I.
Life in Ancient China
(pages 285–287)
C. Most Chinese people were farmers. Farmers
paid aristocrats with part of their crops.
D. Merchants were in the lowest class. They
grew rich but were still looked down on by
aristocrats and farmers.
E. Chinese families were large, and children
were expected to work on farms.
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I.
Life in Ancient China
(pages 285–287)
F. Filial piety means children had to respect
parents and elders.
G. Men’s jobs were considered more important
than women’s jobs in Chinese society. Men
went to school, ran the government, and
fought wars. Women could not hold
government offices but could influence
decisions of their husbands.
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I.
Life in Ancient China
(pages 285–287)
Section 2-Daily
I.
Life in Ancient China
(pages 285–287)
How did aristocrats use farmers to
grow rich?
Aristocrats allowed farmers to use their land.
In exchange, farmers gave part of their crop to
the landowners.
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II. Chinese Thinkers
(pages 287–291)
A. Three major philosophies—Confucianism,
Daoism, and Legalism—were developed to
reinstate peace after the Period of the
Warring States.
B. Confucius was a great thinker and teacher
who believed that people needed a sense of
duty to be good. Duty meant that a person
must put the needs of family and community
before his or her own needs.
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II. Chinese Thinkers
(pages 287–291)
C. Confucianism taught that all men with a
talent for government should take part
in government.
D. Daoism teaches that people should give up
worldly desires and encourages the
importance of nature. Daoism was created
by the scholar and teacher Laozi.
E. Legalism is the belief that society needs a
system of harsh laws and punishments. The
scholar Hanfeizi developed Legalism.
Section 2-Daily
II. Chinese Thinkers
(pages 287–291)
Section 2-Daily
II. Chinese Thinkers
(pages 287–291)
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Lesson Notes
II. Chinese Thinkers
(pages 287–291)
Why did the aristocrats dislike
Confucianism?
According to Confucianism, any man with a
talent for government should take part in
government. This idea opened government up
to the lower classes.
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Lesson Notes
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Early Chinese society had three main social
classes: aristocrats, farmers, and merchants.
The family was the basis of Chinese society.
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During a time of disorder, three new
philosophies developed in China:
Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism.
Section 2Section Review
Life in Ancient China
QUIZ 5-2
A. Legalism
__1. a practice where children must respect parents and
older relatives
__2. the founder of Daoism
__3. the belief that people should give up worldly
desires and turn to nature
B. Daoism
C. filial piety
D. Confucianism
E. Laozi
__4. argued for a system of laws
__5. the belief that people need to have a sense of duty
Directions: Short Answer Answer each question or statement below
on the line provided.
6. The three main social classes in ancient China were landowning ___________ ,
merchants, and peasant _________.
7. In China, the _____________ was the basic building block of society.
8. During the Period of the W__________ S______, many Chinese began to look for
ways to restore peace and order to society.
9. This man was ancient China’s first great thinker and teacher.
10. What kind of society promotes Daoism?
1. Describe the concept of filial piety.
Family members placed the needs of the head
of the family above their own.
2. Why did many aristocrats favor the
philosophy of Legalism?
Legalism favored force and power and did
not require leaders to show kindness
or understanding.
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3. Compare Draw a table to compare
the three main classes of ancient
Chinese society.
Tables should contain details drawn from a
careful reading of the text.
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4. The Big Ideas Imagine that you are a
farmer in early China. Write an essay
describing how your social class
affects your life.
Essays should include details about the status
of farmers, especially with respect to aristocrats.
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5. Writing Questions Suppose you
could interview Confucius about duty.
Write five questions you might ask
him about the subject.
Questions and answers will vary.
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