Auburn History 1010 Final Exam 2
Questions with Guaranteed Pass
Solutions 2025-2026 Updated.
Confucius - Answer (551-479 BCE) A Chinese philosopher known also as Kong Fuzi and created
one of the most influential philosophies in Chinese history.
Axial Age - Answer A period of history (around 600 BCE) when a lot of religious leaders and
thinkers came about, "Turning Point"
Second-Generation societies - Answer emerged in India,
China, and Mediterranean Europe. These
societies built on the foundations of their
ancestors but made a crucial NEXT STEP into a
new phase of cultural identity. Political and
military developments were involved, but the
defining factor was NEW TYPES OF THOUGHT.
Warring States Period - Answer the period from 475 BC until the unification of China under the
Qin dynasty, characterized by lack of centralized government in China. It followed the Zhou
dynasty.
Conscription - Answer A military draft
Infantry - Answer soldiers that fight on foot
Professional Armies - Answer Archers and cavalry
Zhou agricultural revolution - Answer DESPITE ALL THIS WAR, (PERHAPS BECAUSE OF IT)
CHINA AT LARGE FLOURISHED AGRICULTURALLY
AND ECONOMICALLY. FARM PRODUCTION SOARED
AFTER THE ZHOU AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION AS
,nature. NOT only motivated by desire for earthly or
heavenly reward or to avoid punishment. Theoretically,
humans do not require coercive rules.
2. Government
should reflect FAMILY STRUCTURE;
subjects should be loyal BUT rulers should carry out duty
to subjects as if PARENTS.
3. EDUCATION
is of premier importance and should be
available to all those with desire and ability, not just
elites. These educated men should operate government
and society.
Analects - Answer the main Confucian text, has relatively little to say about
women. One passage on "On Women and Servants" says: "Women
and servants are most difficult to nurture. If one is close to them, they
lose their reserve, while if one is distant, they feel resentful." (17:25).
In a traditional male
-
dominated Confucian family, the eldest son is held
in the highest esteem and is responsible for carrying on the family name
and lineage, keeping property in the family and presiding over ancestral
rites.
The preference for boy babies over girls in Asian society is tied up in
part in the Confucian belief that a male heir is necessary to carry on the
family name, provide leadership for the family, and take care of the
family elders.
Confucius is also supposed to have said that "women should be
illiterate."
Confucianism and Women - Answer Some believe China was matriarchal before Confucius'
, CONTEMPORARY w/ CONFUCIANISM BUT QUITE
DIFFERENT. THE ORIGINS ARE LESS CERTAIN,
BUT DAOISM STRESSES:
-
the
dao
, the natural path, which has nothing to
do with rigid rituals, politics, and government.
-
accept the world as is, live spontaneously and
naturally, simply.
Siddhartha Guatama - Answer Born into privileged Kshatriya class, noble, possibly royal. Left
family and life on a spiritual quest at the age of 29. After 6 years attained status as Buddha:
"Enlightened One"
Hedonism - Answer pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses
Buddha - Answer Means "Enlightened One." He is said to have found a path for overcoming
suffering.
Asceticism - Answer severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically
for religious reasons.
Nirvana - Answer a state of spiritual contentment that breaks
the cycle of reincarnation
Middle Way - Answer A basic Buddhist teaching that rejects both the pleasures of sensual
indulgence and the self-denial of asceticism, focusing instead on a practical approach to spiritual
attainment.
Four Truths - Answer 1.Life is suffering. 2. Suffering is caused by
(bad, wrong) desire. 3. Eliminate desire, eliminate
Questions with Guaranteed Pass
Solutions 2025-2026 Updated.
Confucius - Answer (551-479 BCE) A Chinese philosopher known also as Kong Fuzi and created
one of the most influential philosophies in Chinese history.
Axial Age - Answer A period of history (around 600 BCE) when a lot of religious leaders and
thinkers came about, "Turning Point"
Second-Generation societies - Answer emerged in India,
China, and Mediterranean Europe. These
societies built on the foundations of their
ancestors but made a crucial NEXT STEP into a
new phase of cultural identity. Political and
military developments were involved, but the
defining factor was NEW TYPES OF THOUGHT.
Warring States Period - Answer the period from 475 BC until the unification of China under the
Qin dynasty, characterized by lack of centralized government in China. It followed the Zhou
dynasty.
Conscription - Answer A military draft
Infantry - Answer soldiers that fight on foot
Professional Armies - Answer Archers and cavalry
Zhou agricultural revolution - Answer DESPITE ALL THIS WAR, (PERHAPS BECAUSE OF IT)
CHINA AT LARGE FLOURISHED AGRICULTURALLY
AND ECONOMICALLY. FARM PRODUCTION SOARED
AFTER THE ZHOU AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION AS
,nature. NOT only motivated by desire for earthly or
heavenly reward or to avoid punishment. Theoretically,
humans do not require coercive rules.
2. Government
should reflect FAMILY STRUCTURE;
subjects should be loyal BUT rulers should carry out duty
to subjects as if PARENTS.
3. EDUCATION
is of premier importance and should be
available to all those with desire and ability, not just
elites. These educated men should operate government
and society.
Analects - Answer the main Confucian text, has relatively little to say about
women. One passage on "On Women and Servants" says: "Women
and servants are most difficult to nurture. If one is close to them, they
lose their reserve, while if one is distant, they feel resentful." (17:25).
In a traditional male
-
dominated Confucian family, the eldest son is held
in the highest esteem and is responsible for carrying on the family name
and lineage, keeping property in the family and presiding over ancestral
rites.
The preference for boy babies over girls in Asian society is tied up in
part in the Confucian belief that a male heir is necessary to carry on the
family name, provide leadership for the family, and take care of the
family elders.
Confucius is also supposed to have said that "women should be
illiterate."
Confucianism and Women - Answer Some believe China was matriarchal before Confucius'
, CONTEMPORARY w/ CONFUCIANISM BUT QUITE
DIFFERENT. THE ORIGINS ARE LESS CERTAIN,
BUT DAOISM STRESSES:
-
the
dao
, the natural path, which has nothing to
do with rigid rituals, politics, and government.
-
accept the world as is, live spontaneously and
naturally, simply.
Siddhartha Guatama - Answer Born into privileged Kshatriya class, noble, possibly royal. Left
family and life on a spiritual quest at the age of 29. After 6 years attained status as Buddha:
"Enlightened One"
Hedonism - Answer pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses
Buddha - Answer Means "Enlightened One." He is said to have found a path for overcoming
suffering.
Asceticism - Answer severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically
for religious reasons.
Nirvana - Answer a state of spiritual contentment that breaks
the cycle of reincarnation
Middle Way - Answer A basic Buddhist teaching that rejects both the pleasures of sensual
indulgence and the self-denial of asceticism, focusing instead on a practical approach to spiritual
attainment.
Four Truths - Answer 1.Life is suffering. 2. Suffering is caused by
(bad, wrong) desire. 3. Eliminate desire, eliminate
