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What did confucius mainly focus on to emphasize moral values?

Human relationships

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What was Confucius' goal of education?

Learn what it means to be human

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When was Kung Fu Tzu born?

551 BCE

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What was Confucius' job at age 50?

Public official under duke of Lu

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True or false: When he dies in 479, he believed he was a failure

True

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What book was a collection of Confucius' teachings?

Analects

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What were the legalist's main belief?

Humanity is selfish, punishment is needed

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What did Mo Tzu and the Mohists believe?

Universal love towards enemies

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What did Lao Tzu and the Taoists believe in?

The way of the universe - yin and yang

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True or false: Confucius believed that justice, not love should be taken towards enemies

True

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Who was the second founder of Confucianism?

Mencius

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What was neo confucianism a response to?

Taoism and Buddhism, political upheavals

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Who was the founder of neo confucianism?

Chu Hsi

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What are the four great texts?

Analects, great learning, book of mencius, doctrine of the mean

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What is tao?

"The way", or the moral order in the universe - also referred to as heaven

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What is a Chun Tze?

Gentleman with perfect moral character

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Once confucianism was established as an official tradition, nobility was bestowed by __ rather than birth

Merit

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What is the supreme virtue of love and benevolence called?

Jen (ren)

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What is the shu?

Reciprocity; the golden rule

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What is the term for proper behavior in a given situation, also involved rectification of names?

Li

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Wen, cultural arts, DOES NOT INCLUDE

Culinary

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Good government comes from __ , the showing of virtue through example

Te

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What are the five constant relationships?

Father to son*, ruler to subject, husband to wife, friend to friend, older person to younger person

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True or false: Three of five of the constant relationships involve family?

True

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True or false: Confucius spoke about afterlife extensively

False

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What was the main belief of Siddhartha and Buddhists?

The middle way and four noble truths

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What did the book of odes consist of?

Songs and poems

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Mencius believed that __

Humans were naturally good but learned to be evil

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A prominent aspect of the Confucian family is __

A deep respect for elders