| Term | Definition |
|---|
| What is Confucius real name | Master Kong |
| Confucianism was adopted by which dynasty | Han |
| Who is considered father of Taoism | Laozi, although most likely multiple authors make him up (like Moses) |
| Confucius stressed that humans are | essentially social creatures and sought harmony thru social institutions |
| Taoism stresses what to achieve harmony | humans are natural beings and fulfillment lay in harmonizing our thinking with the dao |
| What is Qi (chi) | the stuff of all things that exist |
| What does Di mean | Name of lord |
| What does Shang Di mean | name of High Lord |
| In the Shang religion DI controls what | power to influence weather, success of military campaigns, health of king |
| What are the three main concepts of Confucianism | Ren (humanity), Li (ritual propriety) , Junzi (superior person or gentlemen) |
| What is the Mandate of Heaven and why was it created | Stated why Emperor was in power, justified reason for overthrow of past emperors, came from Western Zhou dynasty as explanation to justify revolt of Shang |
| What does Tudi Gong mean | local god, charged with protecting local area |
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