Name _____________________________

Confucianism Text Map (pg. 176)

Confucianism
1. The dominant philosophy in _______________, Confucianism is based on the teachings of
________________.
2. His ideas had a dramatic effect on the ________ system of _____________.
3. Confuciuss teachings focused on _____, or proper behavior, for _______________ and
_________________.
4. He said that people should conduct their lives according to two basic principles. These principles were
_______, or concern for others and li, or _______________ ________________.
5. __________________ argued that society would function best if everyone followed ________ and ______.
6. __________________ thought everyone had a proper _________ to play in society.
7. For example, he said that young people should __________ their __________ and subjects should obey their
__________.
8. By the time of the ________ dynasty, ___________________ had again come into favor, and Confucianism
became the ____________ state _________________.
9. As ____________________ became more popular in China, Confucianism lost some of its
________________.
10. During and after the _______ dynasty, a new philosophy called ________-____________________
developed.
11. Based on Confucianism, ________-__________________ was similar to the older philosophy in that it
taught ___________ _______________.
12. Later its influence grew even more. In fact, the ideas of Neo-Confucianism became official __________
teachings after the _______ dynasty.
Scholar Officials
13. The Song dynasty improved the system by which people went to work for the ___________________.
14. These workers formed a large bureaucracy, or a ______________________________________________
________________________________________________.
15. They joined the bureaucracy by passing __________ ____________ examinations.
16. Civil Service means _______________________________________________________________.
17. To become a civil servant, a person had to pass a series of ____________ _______________
18. Because the ________ were so difficult, students spent _________ preparing for them.
19. Only a very small ___________ of the people who took the _________ would reach the top level and be
appointed to a position in the ___________________.
20. Passing the tests mean life as a scholar-______________, an ______________ member of the
___________.
21. Scholar-officials were elite members of ___________.
22. They performed many important __________ in the government and were widely ___________ for their
knowledge and ethics.
23. Their _________________ included considerable _________ and _______________ penalties for
_____________ the ________.
24. Many also became ______________ from gifts given by many seeking their __________.
25. The civil service ___________________ ___________ helped ensure that talented, ______________ people,
including commoners, could hope to become ___________-officials.
26. The __________ __________ system was a major factor in the stability of the ________ government.

Name _____________________________

Confucianism Word Map (pg. 176)

Confucianism
27. The dominant philosophy in _______________, Confucianism is based on the teachings of
________________.
28. His ideas had a dramatic effect on the ________ system of _____________.
29. Confuciuss teachings focused on _____, or proper behavior, for _______________ and
_________________.
30. He said that people should conduct their lives according to two basic principles. These principles were
_______, or concern for others and li, or _______________ ________________.
31. __________________ argued that society would function best if everyone followed ________ and ______.
32. __________________ thought everyone had a proper _________ to play in society.
33. For example, he said that young people should __________ their __________ and subjects should obey their
__________.
34. By the time of the ________ dynasty, ___________________ had again come into favor, and Confucianism
became the ____________ state _________________.
35. As ____________________ became more popular in China, Confucianism lost some of its
________________.
36. During and after the _______ dynasty, a new philosophy called ________-____________________
developed.
37. Based on Confucianism, ________-__________________ was similar to the older philosophy in that it
taught ___________ _______________.
38. Later its influence grew even more. In fact, the ideas of Neo-Confucianism became official __________
teachings after the _______ dynasty.
Scholar Officials
39. The Song dynasty improved the system by which people went to work for the ___________________.
40. These workers formed a large bureaucracy, or a ______________________________________________
________________________________________________.
41. They joined the bureaucracy by passing __________ ____________ examinations.
42. Civil Service means _______________________________________________________________.
43. To become a civil servant, a person had to pass a series of ____________ _______________
44. Because the ________ were so difficult, students spent _________ preparing for them.
45. Only a very small ___________ of the people who took the _________ would reach the top level and be
appointed to a position in the ___________________.
46. Passing the tests mean life as a scholar-______________, an ______________ member of the
___________.
47. Scholar-officials were elite members of ___________.
48. They performed many important __________ in the government and were widely ___________ for their
knowledge and ethics.
49. Their _________________ included considerable _________ and _______________ penalties for
_____________ the ________.
50. Many also became ______________ from gifts given by many seeking their __________.
51. The civil service ___________________ ___________ helped ensure that talented, ______________ people,
including commoners, could hope to become ___________-officials.
52. The __________ __________ system was a major factor in the stability of the ________ government.
53.