中国古代文化(英文版).pptVIP

Many accounts about how the world began begin with _______, or with earth retrieved from ________. The mythology in China begins with the splitting of a ___________ into half and __________ is the creator of the universe. As Pan-gu died, the parts of his body became the _________. Nuwa was not just the _______ of humans, but the great _________ of people. Special features of Chinese mythology are as follows: 1. Mythical stories are entwined with ______. The history of the long period before recorded history is partly based on _______, which is interwoven with mythology. 2. They sing the praises of ______ and ______. They extol（赞美） ___________ and ___________. cosmic egg Pan-gu elements of nature creator protector history water earth Unit 1 legend labor creation perseverance self-sacrifice 3. They praise ________ against _________. 4. They eulogize the yearning for _________ although it is stifled by ________________. 5. They encourage __________and warn against _____. Their writers may have been motivated by ________ teachings about humanity and righteousness, and the Buddhist tenet that good will be rewarded with good and evil repaid with evil. Chinas mythical stories, either those created by the primitive people or those written by later scholars, are full of ___________. rebellion oppression true love feudal ethical codes good deeds sin Confucian human feelings According to Taoism, the entire universe and everything in it flow with a mysterious, unknowable force called ________. The Tao has many different meanings. It is the name that describes ______________. The most important text of Confucianism is ___________. By far the most influential aspect of Confucianism remains the _________ . The most important work of the Confucian literary heritage is __________ . Confucianism places emphasis on social matters while Taoism on searching for _________________. Although Taoism and Confucianism are different, they have both served as ____________ for