AP World History Ch 3 Reading Study Guide #2 P. 63-72

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AP World History Ch 3 Reading Study Guide #2 P. 63-72

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1. What did Chinese upperclass values emphasize? Pg.63

2. To what extent were the Chinese tolerant of other religions? Pg.63

3. Describe religion (HARMONY) under the Zhou. Pg.63

4. Complete the chart on Confucianism and Daoism Pg.64-67

Confucianism / Daoism
Founder / Confucius / Laozi
Approximate dates / 551-479 BCE / c. 500 BCE (may not have existed)
Name(s) of Gods / No Gods
Scripture(s)/ Holy Texts / Analects / Dao De Jing (The Book of the Way of Virtue)
Summary of basic teachings
Influence this philosophy had on government
Influence this philosophy had on social classes AND gender roles
Influence this philosophy had on the arts and architecture
Influence this philosophy had on intellectual achievements and technology
Which group(s) benefited the most from this philosophy? Why?

5. What were the Analects? Pg.64

6. Describe the ideas of Legalism. Pgs.65

(Read Document: Teachings of the Rival Chinese Schools. Pg. 66)

7. Describe the difference between the Confucian passages and the Daoist passages. (Reading pg. 66)

8. Why could Daoism (and later Buddhism) and Confucianism co-exist? Pg.65

9. What were The 5 Five Classics? Pg.65-66

10. Describe Classical Chinese art. Pgs.66

11. What was the focus of science and scientific research in China? Pg.66

12. Briefly describe life for each group in the Chinese social class structure. Draw a diagram to represent the hierarchy. Pgs.67-68

13. Describe trade during the Zhou and Han dynasties. Pg.68

14. Why were merchants considered less respectable than peasants and bureaucrats? Pg.68

(Read Visualizing the Past: Capital Designs and Patterns of Political Power. Pg. 68-69)

15. Using the picture which social groups were the most powerful politically in each society? (Reading pg. 68-69)

16. Which society had the strictest political government? (Reading pg. 68-69)

17. What improvements to agriculture developed under the Han? Pg.69

18. Even though Classical China was agrarian, what other industries developed in this era? Pg.69

19. Describe family life and structure in China. Pg.70-71

20. Describe the role of women in Chinese family life. Pgs. 70-71

21. How did the Chinese view their kingdom in comparison with the rest of the world? Pg.71

22. What important new religion came to China from India beginning during the Han decline? Pg.71

23. Why could China not be united any “single formula”? What were the divisions and tensions? Pg.71

24. What was the function of and activity along the “Silk Road”? Pg.72

Borrowed From Mr. Walker