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Confucianism. Aim: How did Confucian values transform Chinese society?. Do Now: Handout - Rewrite Confucius quotes in your own words. HW: Handout - Read “ The Faults of the Qin Dynasty” Answer questions on a separate sheet of paper Attention: HW is now posted on Snapgrades. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Confucianism
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Aim: How did Confucian values transform Chinese society?
Do Now: Handout - Rewrite Confucius quotes in your ownwords.HW: Handout - Read “The Faults of the Qin
Dynasty” Answer questions on a separate sheet of paper
Attention: HW is now posted on Snapgrades
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Who was Confucius?
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Confucius – Chinese philosopher
• 551 – 479 B.C.E.
• Born in the feudal state of Liu.
• Became a teacher and editor of books
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Confucianism
Religion or philosophy?
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Why are many of Confucius’s beliefs unclear or considered
unreliable today?
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* The single most important Confucian work.* In Chinese, it means “conversation.”* Focus on practicalities of interpersonal
relationships and the relationship of the role of rulers and ministers to the conduct of government.
Who wrote the Analects? When were they written?
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* Knowing what he knows and knowing what he doesn’t know, is characteristics of the person who knows.
* Making a mistake and not correcting it, is making another mistake.
* The superior man blames himself; the inferior man blames others.
* To go too far is as wrong as to fall short.
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* 372 - 289 B.C.E.
* Disciple of Confucius.
* Starts off with the assumption that “people are basically good.”
* If someone does something bad, education, not punishment, is the answer.
Good people will mend their ways in accordance to their inherent goodness.
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Under which Chinese Dynasty did Confucius live and how did this affect his philosophical views
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What led to the rise and fall of the Zhou Dynasty?
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How did Confucius try to improve the government in China?
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During this chaotic time what do you think people were looking to
achieve in society?
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What issues does Confucian philosophy address?
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Confucian Principles• Li Rite, rules, ritual decorum
(Binding force of an enduring stable society)
• Ren humaneness, benevolence, humanity
• Shu Reciprocity, empathy - Do not do unto others what you would not want others to do unto you.
• Yi Righteousness• Xiao Filial Piety (Respect your
elders!)
Main tenets of Confucianism
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What are the five key relationships in Confucianism?
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1. Ruler
Subject
2. Father
Son
3. Husband
Wife
4. Older Brother
YoungerBrother
5. Older Friend
YoungerFriend
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* Status
* Age
* Gender
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• Which of the five key relationships did Confucius feel was an equal one? Why?
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What was the overall goal of Confucianism?
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Summary: How did Confucianism transform society?
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Results
• Great Respect for Education• Held back women• Promoted peace and stability• Discouraged change and progress • Spread throughout East Asia to Taiwan,
Korea, Japan, Vietnam
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