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Name the 8fold path (right...EVIL SCAM)!!!! right effort, right views, right intentions, right living, right speech, right concentration, right action, right mindfulness
li-proper conduct, ren- compassion and respect, xin- trustworthiness, yi- righteousness and honesty, zhi- understanding of himself and knowledge about right and wrong List the Junzi Code
What is the main principle of Daoism? go with the flow of nature
What subculture of people supported Daoism the most? peasants
Why did the peasants support Daoism the most? they were attracted to Daoism because they cared about nature
Name as many Yin characteristics as you can think of negative force, feminine in charater, dark, cool, wet, mysterious, secret, submissive, shadows and earth, women
Name as many Yang characteristics as you can think of. positive force, masculine in character, active, warm, dry, bright, agressive, sun and heaven, men
Why was it important for Chinese people to find a balanced harmony in Yin and Yang? too much yin or yang would upset the balanced harmony and bring problems to this person.
List 2 ways in which fortune tellers attempted to predict the future. 1. read lines in stalks of grain 2. read water currents
What is the name of the founder of Daoism Lao-Tse
What is the name of the founder of Confucianism? Kong-fu-zi
What is the name of the founder of Mohism Mozi
What is the name of the founder of Buddhism Siddhartha Gautama
What is the name of the founder of Legalism? Hsun Tzu
The Accomplishments under Legalism... ended warring states, united China, connected Great Wall, STANDARDIZED: taxes, money, writing, weights/measures, size of axels
belief that the soul should upon a person's death comes back to life in a different form What is the def. of reincarnation?
"perfect peace" frees soul from the cycle of reincarnation What is the def. of nirvana?
What is Divine Retribution? belief in a type of heaven
What is the def. of aristocracy? rule of upper class
a system in which talented people are rewarded and advanced What is the def. of meritocracy?
What is the def. of nepotism? favoritism based on family relationships, friends, and associates
What were the Analects? the book of his ideas
What was the autocratic government? where the ruler has absolute power

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Created October 8, 2007
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pinkyrocks45 : Changed What is the def. of reincarnation? → belief that the sould upon a person's death comes back to life in a different form to belief that the soul should upon a person's death comes back to life in a different form → What is the def. of reincarnation?
pinkyrocks45 : Changed What is the def. of meritocracy? → a system in which telented people are rewarded and advanced to a system in which talented people are rewarded and advanced → What is the def. of meritocracy?
pinkyrocks45 : Changed Name the 5 virtues that a "perfect gentleman" must have. → li-proper conduct, ren- compassion and respect, xin- trustworthiness, yi- righteousness and honesty, zhi- understanding of himself and knowledge about right and wrong to li-proper conduct, ren- compassion and respect, xin- trustworthiness, yi- righteousness and honesty, zhi- understanding of himself and knowledge about right and wrong → List the Junzi Code
pinkyrocks45 : Changed What is the def. of nirvana? → "perfect peace" frees sould from the cycle of reincarnation to "perfect peace" frees soul from the cycle of reincarnation → What is the def. of nirvana?
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  1. li-proper conduct, ren- compassion and respect, xin- trustworthiness, yi- righteousness and honesty, zhi- understanding of himself and knowledge about right and wrong → List the Junzi Code - 2 misses
  2. What is the main principle of Daoism? → go with the flow of nature - 2 misses
  3. Why did the peasants support Daoism the most? → they were attracted to Daoism because they cared about nature - 2 misses
  4. Name as many Yin characteristics as you can think of → negative force, feminine in charater, dark, cool, wet, mysterious, secret, submissive, shadows and earth, women - 2 misses
  5. Name as many Yang characteristics as you can think of. → positive force, masculine in character, active, warm, dry, bright, agressive, sun and heaven, men - 2 misses
  6. Why was it important for Chinese people to find a balanced harmony in Yin and Yang? → too much yin or yang would upset the balanced harmony and bring problems to this person. - 2 misses
  7. List 2 ways in which fortune tellers attempted to predict the future. → 1. read lines in stalks of grain 2. read water currents - 2 misses