Confucianism and Daoism

Questions about Confucianism

  1. When did Confucius live?
  2. Who was Confucius? How do we know what his teachings are?
  3. Society is made up of _____ Basic Relationships.
  4. What are the Basic Relationships?
  5. What did superior people have to do in their relationships?
  6. What did inferior people have to do in their relationships?
  7. How did a society become orderly?
  8. How did Confucianism affect the Han Dynasty and how they selected civil servants?
  9. How did the teachings of Confucius influence Chinese culture?


Questions about Daoism

  1. Who is credited as the creator of Daoism? When did he live?
  2. What does the word "Dao" mean? How does it relate to nature?
  3. Name three examples of opposites.
  4. What symbol best represents the Dao? Why?
  5. According to Daoism, where does harmony come from?
  6. According to Daoism, how could people follow the way of nature?
  7. According to Daoism, what should people avoid?
  8. According to Daoism, what did the best rulers do?