Unit 2 Test
Confucianism Beliefs:
• One of Conficius’s most important tenets was respect for different family members and reverent treatment for the elder members of any society or group.
• He simply wanted to instruct others in his ideas and help them behave morally.
• Confucius wanted his fellow men to be upright and honorable, and to uphold the standards of behavior that had distinguished the Chinese empire in years past.
• Confucius encouraged moderate behavior, thought, and action;
• He asked all people—especially the leaders of the realm—to be deferential, courteous, and caring
• Confucianism, with its dual emphasis on learning and tradition,
• Confucius believed that the best way to train for government service was by reading great literature from the Chinese canon—at that time, this comprised works of verse and historicism written during the Zhou dynasty.
• Confucius’s other teachings emphasized morality and virtue, without linking them to spirituality;
Confucianist and Daoist philososphies similiarity: (Check)
• Like Confucianism, Daoism asked its followers to behave ethically and morally.
• Both placed emphasis on natural behavior and respect of the natural world.
Precept of the berit or Abraham’s Covenant: (Check)
• Abraham and his progeny worship Yahweh alone.
• Ultimately, the berit should be thought of in three ways. First, the berit is an agreement with Yahweh that defends Jews and marks them as the chosen people. Second, the berit implies that the Jews will comply with Yahweh’s rule in all things. Third, the berit brings all Jews together as a group that is larger than their own families
• One of Conficius’s most important tenets was respect for different family members and reverent treatment for the elder members of any society or group.
• He simply wanted to instruct others in his ideas and help them behave morally.
• Confucius wanted his fellow men to be upright and honorable, and to uphold the standards of behavior that had distinguished the Chinese empire in years past.
• Confucius encouraged moderate behavior, thought, and action;
• He asked all people—especially the leaders of the realm—to be deferential, courteous, and caring
• Confucianism, with its dual emphasis on learning and tradition,
• Confucius believed that the best way to train for government service was by reading great literature from the Chinese canon—at that time, this comprised works of verse and historicism written during the Zhou dynasty.
• Confucius’s other teachings emphasized morality and virtue, without linking them to spirituality;
Confucianist and Daoist philososphies similiarity: (Check)
• Like Confucianism, Daoism asked its followers to behave ethically and morally.
• Both placed emphasis on natural behavior and respect of the natural world.
Precept of the berit or Abraham’s Covenant: (Check)
• Abraham and his progeny worship Yahweh alone.
• Ultimately, the berit should be thought of in three ways. First, the berit is an agreement with Yahweh that defends Jews and marks them as the chosen people. Second, the berit implies that the Jews will comply with Yahweh’s rule in all things. Third, the berit brings all Jews together as a group that is larger than their own families