WORLD HISTORY

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RISE OF CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What Chinese philosophy was focused on not interfering with the natural order or “going with the flow”?
A
Daoism
B
Confucianism
C
Legalism
D
Hinduism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of China’s indigenous belief systems, Daoism is centered on the practice of wu wei, which means inaction. That might sound like Daoists believe in doing nothing, but that’s not quite right. Instead, it means that a person should do nothing that conflicts with the Dao.

Detailed explanation-2: -Taoism holds that humans and animals should live in balance with the Tao, or the universe. Taoists believe in spiritual immortality, where the spirit of the body joins the universe after death.

Detailed explanation-3: -Confucianism is one of the most influential religious philosophies in the history of China, and it has existed for over 2, 500 years. It is concerned with inner virtue, morality, and respect for the community and its values.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was during the Warring States era that what Sima Tan termed the major philosophical schools of China-Confucianism, Legalism, and Taoism-arose, along with philosophies that later fell into obscurity, like Agriculturalism, Mohism, Chinese Naturalism, and the Logicians.

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