ss Unit 2, Chapter 4, Lesson 3
Terms
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- Confucianism
- a way of thinking and living based on the teachings of Confucious
- Analects
- a collection of sayings by Confucious
- nobility
- a high-ranking social class
- Lu Province
- the birthplace of Confucious
- Daoism
- the belief in finding the "way", or the dao, of the universe
- Mandate of Heaven
- in dynastic China, the devine right to govern for the good of all people
- Laozi
- c. sixth century B.C. first great teacher of Daoism who taught before Confucious
- Book of Documents
- Zhou dynasty text that Confucious interpreted and revived
- Mencius
- c. 371 - 289 B.C. disciple of Confucius who is regarded as second only to Confucious as the cofounder of Confucianism
- Confucious
- c. 551 - 479 B.C. Chinese teacher of morals that came to embody the core of Confucianism