Name: ________________________ Class: _________ Date: __________________ Confucius PowerPoint & Video

CONFUCIUS: BACKGROUND

1. Confucius is one of the most famous _________________________ in Chinese History.

2. He was born in _________, to a poor family within the North China Plain.

3. His lesser-known, birth-name, is ________________________________________________.

4. He believed that he could change the world by _________________________________________________________________.

CONFUCIUS : EDUCATION & TEACHINGS 1. Confucius believed that education & knowledge

_________________________________________________________________.

2. Confucius, however, was not a typical teacher as you know of today.

3. Confucius developed a new moral code based on ______________________, __________________, ____________________, ___________________, ___________________.

4. This code eventually became known as “_______________________________________”.

5. Confucianism is not a religion, but a philosophy or ______________________________.

CONFUCIUS : THE ANALECTS 1. Confucius never wrote down any of his teachings, but his students

recorded these phrases into a book called _______________________________.

2. One of Confucius’s famous quotes is: “_______________________________________________________________”.

CONFUCIUS : GOVERNMENT 1. Confucius believed that a _______________ ________________________ was

the basis for a peaceful and happy society.

2. The basis for a good government, according to Confucius, was _______________ _________________________.

Confucius : 5 Virtues 1. Virtues are ________________________________________________________.

2. The first virtue, according to Confucianism is _______. It represents

____________________ and ________________________.

3. The second virtue of Confucianism is _______. It represents _________________________________________________________.

4. The third virtue of Confucianism is ________. It represents

_______________________, ________________________, and ____________________________.

5. The fourth virtue of Confucianism is ________. It represents

_____________________ and _______________________.

6. The fifth virtue of Confucianism is ________. It represents _____________________________________________________.

CONFUCIUS : RELATIONSHIPS *Make a bulleted list of any information you find significant, or important, from the video within the PowerPoint. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________