Chinese history

One Choice question: 1. The period of the activities of the philosophers in Pre-Qin states. 2. Which states were the famous Pre-Qin philosophers in? Such as laozi, Confucius

and Mencius. 3. What is the relationship between the emperor of the human being and the heaven? 4. What did Confucianism experience in different dynasties in the history? 5. What are the main ideas of Confucius' thought? 6. What are the three main ideas in China? 7. What is the main content of the Daode Jing? 8. Who is Zhuangzi?Who is Laozi? 9. Who is Taohong Jing? Who is Luxiu njing? 10. What are the main characteristics of Lingbao tradition? 11. What are the main characteristics of Shangqing tradition? 12. What is the main content of Baopuzi? 13. Who is Kumarajiva? What are his main achievements? 14. Do you know the Platform sutra? Which school does it represent?

Multiple-choice questions 1. What is the meaning of “Tianzi”? 2. Who are the representatives of Spring and Autumn and Warring State

philosophers? 3. What is Dao? 4. What is the main content of the Daode Jing? 5. Who is Zhuangzi?Who is Laozi? 6. What is Tianshi Dao? 7. Who is Gehong? What are his main points? 8. What are the characteristics of Daoism? 9. What are the characteristics of Buddhism? 10. Who are the representative translators of the “Ancient Translation” period? 11. What is Huayan school? What is Tiantai school?What is Chan school? What is

Pure land tradition?

Connect the lines questions: 1. Who is Taohong Jing? 2. Who is Luxiu Jing? 3. Who is Zhuxi? 4. Who is Xuanzang? 5. Who is Kumarajiva? 6. What is Declarations of the Perfected?

Short answer questions: 1. According to Gehong’s idea, what is the gradation of the immortals? 2. What are the three steps of internal alchemy? 3. What is internal alchemy? What is external alchemy? 4. Please explain the constitution of Buddhism sutras.

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5. Please explain the reasons for the emergence of Buddhist sects. 6. Please explain the early branch of the Daoism-- The Way of Great Peace. 7. Please explain the characteristics of immortals.

Essay questions: 1. Please use the examples to explain how Buddhism was accepted through its own

efforts after it was introduced to China. 2. Please use the examples to explain the conflict and fusion among Confucianism,

Buddhism and Taosim 3. Please read the text of Declarations of the Perfected of chapter one, and find the

characteristics of Daosim inside it.

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