What did the Zhou use for currency (money)?
Sea shells
Metal coins
Bags of grain or wheat
Your mom
What are two animals that had their shells or bones used in the oracle bone process?
Sheep, cows, turtles, tortoises
About when did the Zhou dynasty start losing power?
1100 A.D.
1100 BC
700s B.C.
700s A.D.
Which philosopher would feel that this is a key element of a good society?
Confucius
________ gave the new king the right to rule.
the previous king
mandate of heaven
heaven
God
the king owned all the land and distributed large pieces of it to loyal supporters, called lords. In exchange, these lords
Created slaves from their enemies
Fought the king for control
Sent soldiers to support the king in battle
Shared food with those who had no farms
What was the time called when the small territories in China fought against each other?
The Period of the Warring States
Which philosophy would be represented here?
Legalism
a system of government based on landowners and tenants is called
Feudalism
____________ taught that society worked well when all people used standards of good behavior in their roles and in their relationships with others.
Confucius
Filial piety would most closely connect to worship of ______________
Ancestors
Kings
Animals
Stars and planets
What word, meaning a lack of food, could be a sign that a king has lost the Mandate of Heaven?
Famine
Which dynasty was connected to the belief in the Mandate of Heaven?
Zhou Dynasty
How many key relationships did Confucius say society should focus on?
5
Which word would be the most opposite of "noble"
Landlord
Peasant
King
Emperor
Which philosopher would advise people that the image is the way to a happy life?
Lao Tzu
What is another word for the farmers that worked on the land owned by the kings?
Peasants
Artisans
Serfs
Villagers
What was China's longest dynasty?
The Zhou dynasty
True or false: In Confucius' teachings, men and women were equal
False
What word means to have more food than you need?
famine
drought
surplus
flood
Which word best describes the society that Confucius experienced when he was young?
calm
disorder
stable
peaceful
Around 1045 B.C.E. the Zhou, a group of people in ________ (direction) of China took control
eastern
northern
southern
western
The Shang Dynasty developed along the ________ River
Yellow, Huang He, or Sorrow
After overthrowing the _______ dynasty the Zhou established their own dynasty to rule over China
Shang
What was the name of the approval or blessing a king received from God that allowed him to rule?
Mandate of Heaven