Twenty Questions Subject: Chapter 3

Twenty Questions

1. Founder of Daoism Laozi

2. Prehistoric/ legendary Chinese dynasty Xia

3. Philosopher who was interested in politics and society? Confucius

4. First historical dynasty in China Shang

5. What are the Analects? Works containing the teachings of Confucius

6. Dynasty during which Confucius lived? Zhou

7. Shortest Chinese dynasty? Qin

8. General who established the Han dynasty? Liu Bang

9. During what dynasty was the civil service system established? Han

10. The art of beautiful handwriting? Caligraphy

11. Variations of languages Dialects

12. Used by ancient Chinese priest to predict the future? Oracle bones

13. Type of government during the Qin dynasty autocracy

14. Economic practice during the Han dynasty? Leveling

15. Careful records of a family’s ancestors? genealogy

16. What was the biggest problem with the Huang River? Devastating floods

17. What three dynasties in China created a strong central government? Shang, Zhou, Han

18. The importance of family, respect for the elders, and reverence for ancestors form the basis of ?????? Confucianism

19. Book used to train scholars and civil servants in ancient China are called? Five Classics

20. Force that is female, dark and passive? Yin

21. Force that is male, bright and active? Yang